Newcastle Brown Ale "Newcastle Cabbie" as part of an Anti-Drunk Driving campaign. Newcastle Exhibition is a draught pasteurised keg beer (4.3% ABV) first introduced in 1929 and commonly found around the Newcastle area. Newcastle Amber Ale (1032 OG) was a light ale available until the 1980s. It was a diluted version of Exhibition. Amber Ale and a much stronger aged stock beer were formerly blended to create Newcastle Brown Ale. This method was discontinued sometime before the brand was moved to Dunston. Newcastle Star was a strong bottled beer (7.5% ABV) available from 1999 to 2006. In 2010, Heineken USA launched Newcastle Summer
Mild ale has led to a modest renaissance and an increasing number of milds (sometimes labelled "Dark") being brewed. The Campaign for Real Ale has designated May as Mild Month. In the United States, a group of beer bloggers organised the first American Mild Month for May 2015, with forty-five participating breweries across the country. "Mild" was originally used to designate any beer which was young, fresh or unaged and did not refer to a specific style of beer. Thus there was Mild Ale but also Mild Porter and even Mild Bitter Beer. These young beers were often blended with aged "stale"