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TonySpilotro · 03-31-2006, 08:07 AM

Anybody try this stuff yet? It came out in bars & restaurants on March 1st and was scheduled for stores on April 1st......but apparently the demand was huge because I just bought a 12 pack 2 days early last night. These things are delicious, I highly recommend them...

yellowchef · 03-31-2006, 08:32 AM

I dunno....

BigBen · 03-31-2006, 08:35 AM

Light beer is reserved for pregnant women and little kids.

(jk on the pregnant women thing. FAS IS PREVENTABLE. Don't consume alcohol when pregnant. No type, amount or time is safe)

TonySpilotro · 03-31-2006, 09:04 AM

I've heard that "Meathead's Motto" before....I'm heavy into all varieties, but there are certain times for light beers in my humble opinion (with the exception of Coors Light...I would be embarrassed to have one in my hand). Heineken Light, Amstel, Sam Adams Light, all good beers regardless of their light status.

For example, NCAA basketball parties on St. Patrick's Day that last from 10:30am-midnight, or hot sunny days on the beach when the final tally may reach 20+. I hear where you're coming from but respectfully disagree...

Mister Coaster · 03-31-2006, 10:44 AM

I always thought Amstel Light WAS Heineken's version of light beer??? No?

Heineken is perhaps my most hated beer, therfore I never tried Amstel Light nor do I plan on trying Heineken Light, so... Nothing to see here, move along.

maleficent · 03-31-2006, 10:46 AM

Heinekin I've never liked because i thought it was bitter.. Amstel light is actually pretty good, not light beer tasting at all - and doesn't have the color that most light beers have...

snowy · 03-31-2006, 12:07 PM

Amstel is its own brand, though they are both Dutch beers. My dad usually swaps off between Heineken and Amstel Light depending on what he can get at Costco. I prefer the Amstel Light because it's smoother, but I'll have to try the Heinie Light before coming to a definite conclusion. Heineken Light has promise.

The_Jazz · 03-31-2006, 12:23 PM

Heineken?! Fuck that shit! Pabst! Blue! Ribbon!

Ah, Dennis Hopper at his best.

As for me, what Dennis said but substitute Baltika for Pabst. I was done with Heineken when I figured out that like all the other hall marks of the frat boy graduate, it doesn't help pick up chicks.

TonySpilotro · 03-31-2006, 01:05 PM

Ahh man, now I'm gonna have to watch Blue Velvet this weekend...or at least that scene. Have had it saved on my DVR for a few months...glad I didn't erase it yet.

Anxst · 04-02-2006, 08:59 AM

I don't like Heineken. I doubt I'll like Heineken Light, but I'll give it a try, just like everything else I come across.

If I want a lighter beer, I usually just buy small beer. If I want somethign for a hot day, I'll pick up a nice wheat beer.

Hanxter · 04-13-2006, 11:31 AM

to me heinie is skunk... stinks like skunk... tastes like vinegar...

splck · 04-24-2006, 06:32 PM

Heineken is usually hated when compared to american beer. It's a shame they're lowering their standards and producing a light beer.

If you don't like Heinies, you don't like good beer.

cyrnel · 04-24-2006, 06:42 PM

Heineken in the U.S. is utter garbage. An "import" by label only. It is a cruel joke of an adaptation created solely for the N.American market. Yuck. The native version is completely different and worlds better. Downside: you'll never want the U.S. version of Heineken again.

splck · 04-24-2006, 07:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cyrnel

Heineken in the U.S. is utter garbage. An "import" by label only. It is a cruel joke of an adaptation created solely for the N.American market. Yuck. The native version is completely different and worlds better. Downside: you'll never want the U.S. version of Heineken again.

I dunno, I've drank my fair share while in Holland and here in Canada, and while the taste may be not exact, it was not "completely different". It was more similar that different IMO. Mind you, I havent had many while in the states, so there could be a difference.

That said, I drank lots of beers in Holland that were better than Heineken.

snowy · 04-25-2006, 06:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cyrnel

Heineken in the U.S. is utter garbage. An "import" by label only. It is a cruel joke of an adaptation created solely for the N.American market. Yuck. The native version is completely different and worlds better. Downside: you'll never want the U.S. version of Heineken again.

Um, actually...I've found they taste mostly the same. And I've had Heineken in the Netherlands.

Like splck said, though, when you're there, there are much better beers to be had.

cyrnel · 04-25-2006, 07:41 AM

Eh? Balderdash. I thought they tasted completely different. Three of we beer snobs tried the bottles side-by-side and agreed. My NL roomie made a point of showing us after trying the stuff I'd been buying.

If nothing else the alcohol content is/was double our own. Tough to get the taste the same with the alcohol conent that far apart.

Oh, the NL bottles were much larger but I'm not allowing that to color my taste.

Temporary_User · 04-25-2006, 01:47 PM

Im in Canada, so i dont know what kind of Heine Im drinking up here, but I always thought of a heine as a pretty light beer.
can someone explain to me what a light beer is?
is it simply alc. content?

03-31-2006, 08:07 AM	#1 (permalink)
TonySpilotro Insane Location: Little Italy	Heineken Light Anybody try this stuff yet? It came out in bars & restaurants on March 1st and was scheduled for stores on April 1st......but apparently the demand was huge because I just bought a 12 pack 2 days early last night. These things are delicious, I highly recommend them... __________________ I'm impressed with people from Chicago. Hollywood is hype, New York is talk, Chicago is work. -Michael Douglas

03-31-2006, 08:32 AM	#2 (permalink)
yellowchef Addict Location: Shalimar, FL	I dunno.... __________________ the voices in your head are not real--but they still have some really great ideas. always remeber you can choose your friends, but you can't choose your family. But..you CAN choose the insane asylum where you have them all put away!

03-31-2006, 08:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
BigBen Comedian Location: Use the search button	Light beer is reserved for pregnant women and little kids. (jk on the pregnant women thing. FAS IS PREVENTABLE. Don't consume alcohol when pregnant. No type, amount or time is safe) __________________ 3.141592654 Hey, if you are impressed with my memorizing pi to 10 digits, you should see the size of my penis.

03-31-2006, 09:04 AM	#4 (permalink)
TonySpilotro Insane Location: Little Italy	I've heard that "Meathead's Motto" before....I'm heavy into all varieties, but there are certain times for light beers in my humble opinion (with the exception of Coors Light...I would be embarrassed to have one in my hand). Heineken Light, Amstel, Sam Adams Light, all good beers regardless of their light status. For example, NCAA basketball parties on St. Patrick's Day that last from 10:30am-midnight, or hot sunny days on the beach when the final tally may reach 20+. I hear where you're coming from but respectfully disagree... __________________ I'm impressed with people from Chicago. Hollywood is hype, New York is talk, Chicago is work. -Michael Douglas

03-31-2006, 10:44 AM	#5 (permalink)
Mister Coaster Big & Brassy Location: The "Canyon"	I always thought Amstel Light WAS Heineken's version of light beer??? No? Heineken is perhaps my most hated beer, therfore I never tried Amstel Light nor do I plan on trying Heineken Light, so... Nothing to see here, move along. __________________ If you have any poo... fling it NOW!

03-31-2006, 10:46 AM	#6 (permalink)
maleficent Junkie Moderator Emeritus Location: Chicago	Heinekin I've never liked because i thought it was bitter.. Amstel light is actually pretty good, not light beer tasting at all - and doesn't have the color that most light beers have... __________________ Free your heart from hatred. Free your mind from worries. Live simply. Give more. Expect less.

03-31-2006, 12:07 PM	#7 (permalink)
snowy Kick Ass Kunoichi Location: Oregon	Amstel is its own brand, though they are both Dutch beers. My dad usually swaps off between Heineken and Amstel Light depending on what he can get at Costco. I prefer the Amstel Light because it's smoother, but I'll have to try the Heinie Light before coming to a definite conclusion. Heineken Light has promise. __________________ If I am not better, at least I am different. --Jean-Jacques Rousseau

03-31-2006, 12:23 PM	#8 (permalink)
The_Jazz Asshole Administrator Location: Chicago	Heineken?! Fuck that shit! Pabst! Blue! Ribbon! Ah, Dennis Hopper at his best. As for me, what Dennis said but substitute Baltika for Pabst. I was done with Heineken when I figured out that like all the other hall marks of the frat boy graduate, it doesn't help pick up chicks. __________________ "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - B. Franklin "There ought to be limits to freedom." - George W. Bush "We have met the enemy and he is us." - Pogo

03-31-2006, 01:05 PM	#9 (permalink)
TonySpilotro Insane Location: Little Italy	Ahh man, now I'm gonna have to watch Blue Velvet this weekend...or at least that scene. Have had it saved on my DVR for a few months...glad I didn't erase it yet. __________________ I'm impressed with people from Chicago. Hollywood is hype, New York is talk, Chicago is work. -Michael Douglas

04-02-2006, 08:59 AM	#10 (permalink)
Anxst Condensing fact from the vapor of nuance. Location: Madison, WI	I don't like Heineken. I doubt I'll like Heineken Light, but I'll give it a try, just like everything else I come across. If I want a lighter beer, I usually just buy small beer. If I want somethign for a hot day, I'll pick up a nice wheat beer. __________________ Don't mind me. I'm just releasing the insanity pressure from my headvalves.

04-13-2006, 11:31 AM	#11 (permalink)
Hanxter The Griffin	to me heinie is skunk... stinks like skunk... tastes like vinegar...

04-24-2006, 06:32 PM	#12 (permalink)
splck it's jam Location: Lowerainland BC	Heineken is usually hated when compared to american beer. It's a shame they're lowering their standards and producing a light beer. If you don't like Heinies, you don't like good beer. __________________ nice line eh?

04-24-2006, 06:42 PM	#13 (permalink)
cyrnel Adequate Location: In my angry-dome.	Heineken in the U.S. is utter garbage. An "import" by label only. It is a cruel joke of an adaptation created solely for the N.American market. Yuck. The native version is completely different and worlds better. Downside: you'll never want the U.S. version of Heineken again. __________________ There are a vast number of people who are uninformed and heavily propagandized, but fundamentally decent. The propaganda that inundates them is effective when unchallenged, but much of it goes only skin deep. If they can be brought to raise questions and apply their decent instincts and basic intelligence, many people quickly escape the confines of the doctrinal system and are willing to do something to help others who are really suffering and oppressed." -Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media, p. 195

04-25-2006, 07:41 AM	#16 (permalink)
cyrnel Adequate Location: In my angry-dome.	Eh? Balderdash. I thought they tasted completely different. Three of we beer snobs tried the bottles side-by-side and agreed. My NL roomie made a point of showing us after trying the stuff I'd been buying. If nothing else the alcohol content is/was double our own. Tough to get the taste the same with the alcohol conent that far apart. Oh, the NL bottles were much larger but I'm not allowing that to color my taste. __________________ There are a vast number of people who are uninformed and heavily propagandized, but fundamentally decent. The propaganda that inundates them is effective when unchallenged, but much of it goes only skin deep. If they can be brought to raise questions and apply their decent instincts and basic intelligence, many people quickly escape the confines of the doctrinal system and are willing to do something to help others who are really suffering and oppressed." -Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media, p. 195

04-25-2006, 01:47 PM	#17 (permalink)
Temporary_User Psycho	Im in Canada, so i dont know what kind of Heine Im drinking up here, but I always thought of a heine as a pretty light beer. can someone explain to me what a light beer is? is it simply alc. content?