Journey into Space

English

Etymology

From the 1953–1958 BBC Radio science fiction programme Journey into Space.

Proper noun

Journey into Space

1. (Geordie, slang) Newcastle Brown Ale
   • 2006, Peter Tate, SeaSickness, Lulu, page 30:

     It had been an enormous Rabelaisian bender which had taken place in the old teaching hospital in Newcastle. Huge quantities of Newcastle Brown ale, an extremely dangerous dark amber fluid known locally as ‘journey into space’ had been consumed.

   • 2012, Ralph Hill, Simon's Return, AuthorHouse, page 168:

     His other memory had been hearing people talking about ‘a journey into space’ which was how they described their local beer, Newcastle Brown! He didn’t drink, he wasn’t old enough but he remembered the saying. He had even seen the horse drawn drays carrying barrels of beer from pub to pub. ‘Journey into Space’ after an Allibone lecture was something you didn’t forget.

   • 2013, Mike Brown, Thrilling, Sweet and Rotten, AuthorHouse, page 27:

     Bobby taught woodwork at the High School, and was one of the few teachers Stan got on with. He was a Geordie exile, who still referred to Newcastle Brown Ale as "Journey into Space".

Synonyms

• Broonale (Geordie)
• Broon (Geordie)
• Dog (Geordie, idiomatic)
• Newkie Brown

See also

• brown ale