Heineken

Pros: Well Known Import
Cons: Not the best of tastes.

Back when the drinking age was 18 in New York State I drank Heineken and Heineken only. We are talking about the late sixties and early seventies when Heineken was one of the very few and, at times, the only import beer one would find in a bar. ...

Pros: Uniform quality, more hoppy than the average mass market lager, good summer brew.
Cons: Green glass.

Are there changes brewing in the beer world? I’ve just finished filling out an online survey (which I am supposed to be paid $35 for, which is a lot of Epinions folks) regarding some of the major imported beer brands, specifically Bass, Stella Artois,...

Pros: It's better than Bud, Miller, and Old Style, and is at least as readily available.
Cons: Slight premium price, uninteresting; most microbrews are better

Heineken was the beer I'd buy in keg-shaped cans for fifty cents from a broken-English speaking vendor in New Orleans's warehouse district during the Mardi Gras festivities while I was an underage Tulane student. It beat the heck out of the swill being ...

Pros: Great taste, versatile
Cons: A little expensive for the empty wallet-ed...

As I have expressed in previous Epinions, I am a poor college student who tries to get as much as I can for as little money. I have strayed a bit by taking a liking to this beer, but it is well worth it.

My First Taste
I think that...

Pros: Availability
Cons: Bad Smell

A product of the Netherlands, Heineken is the most widely exported beer in the world. It is a popular import beer that can be found practically anywhere, including most any store or restaurant.

Despite its popularity, Heineken is not without...

Pros: Quite refreshing
Cons: Uninteresting, bad aftertaste

One of the worst things about the festive season is when friends come around visiting. What's wrong with that? I hear you ask. Nothing really, it's what they bring with them that's the problem. And no, I'm not talking about obnoxious, screaming little ...

Pros: thirst quenching in warm weather
Cons: non-distinctive and unspectacular

I’ve traveled to the Netherlands several times in my life. But even before my first trip there, I knew that they made some fine beers. The most common imported beer in America has generally been Heineken. I think Corona may have ...

Pros: Available everywhere, not too pricey.
Cons: That green bottle, acquired taste.

Heineken, the caviar of beers. Why? Simply because one has to acquire both a taste and appreciation for both. Sophistication is the keyword. Caviar tastes awful, no matter how many diplomats and movie stars adore it. Heineken is in the same ...

Pros: Better than US big-3 and widely available
Cons: No complexity or depth. Not enough hop

I remember back in 1994, the year I’d just finished university and with a group of friends decided to go traveling around Europe for a month. Our first stop was, you’ll be surprised to hear, Amsterdam. Four years of university had not left us in the best...

Pros: Full-flavored, "meaty" beer that has some complexity.
Cons: A little on the bitter side; aftertaste is horrible.

I like this stuff. It's not the best beer I've ever had, but it sure hits the spot and tastes a bit "upscale," too. This stuff is what I consider to be Holland's version of Budweiser because of the way it's marketed and sold. It's good beer, but not the...

Pros: Nice Dutch lager with good hop character.
Cons: Not worth the price, smells skunky.

It's all about the beer, right? At least that was what the latest Heineken advertisements led me to believe. Actually, it's all about the advertising.

Heineken, for as long as I can remember, has been synonymous with quality,...

Pros: Crispness, good range of flavors, makes great beer can chicken
Cons: Those green bottles, too light in the eyes of some

Does anyone out there remember laserdisc? I do, and a family from Hong Kong does to. My family is very close to this Chinese family, their sons are as Americanized as it gets and the father is one of the nicest and politest men I have ever met. What does ...

Pros: great taste, the bottle design
Cons: the price

I found twisted13 dislike of Heineken humorous. I enjoyed his review. Still I must say that I have yet tasted a beer that is as delicious as Heineken. Twisted13 quipped that drinking Heineken from a wooden shoe might improve its taste. I do not know...

Pros: Widely available, a degree of character
Cons: A little light in flavour

I always feel that it is good to challenge one’s prejudices, and I am certainly prejudiced against lagers. In Britain beer drinkers tend to either be ale drinkers or lager drinkers and I’ve always fallen into the former category. Britain has a strong...

Pros: Smooth, unassuming, not unpleasant
Cons: Lacking flavor and finish...

As the years advance I find myself frequently taking wanders down memory lane in an effort to regain some of that rapidly departing and forgotten youth. Many of my fonder memories are of wines, beers and spirits sampled in that distant past. One of the...