Newcastle Brown Ale malt would be used to darken the beer. In 2017, Heineken announced that some production would move from the John Smith’s Brewery, Tadcaster, to the Zoeterwoude Brewery in the Netherlands. The company claimed this would allow for shorter order lead times and faster transportation to the U.S. and allow distributors to purchase by the pallet rather than the container. Newcastle Brown Ale is brewed with pale malt and crystal malt. It has a lower hopping rate than traditional English bitters. The beer is one of the United Kingdom's leading bottled ales and is in the top 20 highest-selling ales overall,
When Jones' Ale was New drink and dye his old face,<br> When Jones's ale was new, my boys, when Jones's ale was new.<br> In the Copper Family version, "The Jovial Tradesmen" from rural Sussex: The first to come in was the ploughman with sweat all on his brow,<br> Up with the lark at the break of day he guides the speedy plough.<br> He drives his team, how they do toil<br> O'er hill and valley to turn the soil,<br> When Jones's ale was new, my boys, when Jones's ale was new.<br> (The Copper Family version also includes verses introducing a blacksmith and a scytheman, both important