Meanings
- GeordieslangNewcastle Brown Ale
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".
2013, Mike Brown, Thrilling, Sweet and Rotten, AuthorHouse, page 272 more examples
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.
2006, Peter Tate, SeaSickness, Lulu, page 30His 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.
2012, Ralph Hill, Simon's Return, AuthorHouse, page 168Synonyms: Broonale, Broon, Dog, Newkie Brown
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounNewcastle Brown Ale
Origin
From the 1953–1958 BBC Radio science fiction programme Journey into Space.
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Journey into Space. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Journey%20into%20Space
“Journey into Space.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Journey%20into%20Space. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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