Heineken

[Bijo]

A thread solely for the praise or non-praise to Heineken. What are your thoughts on this beer brand? Good, bad? Explain.

I personally find it... "decent" but not any higher than that. If not decent, less than average.

[Martok]

Meh, it's okay. If someone were to buy me a drink and ordered a Heineken without first asking if that's what I wnated, I would drink it. I usually don't drink them of my own volition, however.

[Stig]

Should I even post something on it?
No Heineken is not worth it


If you want beer drink something Belgian or from Limburg ... or Grolsch

I would never buy a crate of Heineken, but if they would have it in the bar I would be going I would drink it ... but then the pubs and bars I go to don't have Heineken, I live in a no-Heineken-area

[Caius]

I dont drink.

[Strike For The South]

I dont drink.

Do you want to?

[Caius]

Do you want to?

I dont want to.

[Beirut]

I dont want to.

That's ok. I'll take up the slack.


As for Heneiken, I like it. Not an earth shaking beer but certainly good. My woman likes it as well, most chicks do.

But it has to be cold. Otherwise, it's Gah!

[Gregoshi]

I dont want to.

Me neither and I'm 47.

To keep on topic, I do like the name - the "grab a Heine" line is pretty funny.

[Stig]

but certainly good.

[Tristuskhan]

Strange taste of plastic, I do not like Heineken... As Stig stated, if you want good beer, get some Chouffe or another belgian local one...

[Togakure]

I voted 'Gah!' There was a time when Heineken was in. But that time is long past. I'll drink it, but I don't go out of my way to buy it. It does need to be very cold. I don't mind the flavor, but it doesn't have much character.

I'll choose Heineken over commercial American beers any day.

If I'm going to drink that kind of beer, Stella is just about everywhere around here these days. But my preference of late has been good ol' Guinness--unless I'm drinking tequila, in which case I'll have a Dos Equiis or the like.

[Geoffrey S]

Can't say I particularly like it or not. It's bland, cheap beer. Must say that it was delicious last sunday after half a year without alcohol though.

[ShadesPanther]

Don't really like it. I would drink it if a friend ordered it for me but not really what I would order.
Personally I would order Smithwicks or Stella or Guinness

[Csargo]

[Reverend Joe]

Ale... gives me a headache.

I had to say it. Although it's not entirely fair, since I like a few ales for taste alone; but they do all give me a headache. So I think I'll stick to bourbon and cheap lager chasers. (i.e. Icehouse )

Anyway, I like Heine.

(Swearing - Beirut)

[Ianofsmeg16]

It's nice...

But gimme a crate of Carslberg Export, or even better, San Miguel..and i'll be much happier

[Big King Sanctaphrax]

Unpleasant, metallic fizzy rubbish. Why anyone in the UK would drink it when we have so many glorious ales available I have no idea.

[Strike For The South]

What about blue moon? they sell that stuff here

[Kralizec]

It's drinkable, but it's not my first choice. Or second, third or fourth...

[Strike For The South]

It's drinkable, but it's not my first choice. Or second, third or fourth...

lol we get all the crap then?

[ShadesPanther]

lol we get all the crap then?

Pretty much. American beer is horrible and so is the stuff designed for the American market.

[Strike For The South]

Pretty much. American beer is horrible and so is the stuff designed for the American market.

How stupid do I think the Americans are?

I drink Texas beer anyway

[Tristuskhan]

I drink Texas beer anyway

You're drinking oil?

[Moros]

Heineken is urine with bubbles.

[Stig]

Heineken is urine with bubbles.

Yup, and Bavaria is urine without bubbles.

Ever had it? (Urine or Bavaria, it doesn't matter they taste the same)

[Andres]

Heineken is urine with bubbles.

You can only make that statement if you tried them both.

Did you ?

On second thoughts, please don't answer that question.

[Beirut]

Heineken is urine with bubbles.

Oh, it's not that bad.

If the weather is very hot, and the beer is very cold, Heineken is fine. Overpriced to be sure, but fine. I prefer Becks but my woman prefers Heineken. Guess which kind I buy?

For my part I much prefer a dark beer, but if you've been working in the heat all day, guzzling a Guinness is not the first thing on your mind. This is where a Heineken does good duty, though a Corona with lime is much better.

[Samurai Waki]

I drink Rocky Mountain Ales and Lagers; with Micros there certainly seems to be a wide variety that spans a good bit in quality, everything from "This was brewed very well" to "Ugh. I can't stand sifting barley through my teeth". Theres a couple of note-able breweries in my Home State (Montana) that were started by Belgian and German Immigrants, though only one or two have kept within ownership of their founders, but the recipes are still there and for something brewed in the US (comparable) to something you might find in Germany or Belgium. Not that I'd take a Montana Micro over a top notch Belgian Beer. But the price for some of these Beers is quite excruciating outside of Montana Proper (in state the Price for a 6 pack usually goes for about $ 12.99) and in California the price is doubled, and on the Eastern Seaboard the Price can easily be tripled or quadrupled. So there obviously is a demand out there, but the Operations will always remain small time and therefore the quality will pretty much always remain top-notch.) However, this kind of Beer doesn't sell itself well to main stream, mostly because Americans drink beer to get thoroughly Hammered, and little else, and although one of these Beers is twice or three times the alcohol content of Budweiser or Miller etc. Its much nicer to have a Micro with dinner than to just chug it down and go onto the next (not to mention You WILL GET FULL) unlike the mainstream consumer Beers.

[King Henry V]

Like Monty Python's comment on American beer, Heineken is like having sex in a canoe: ****** close to water.

(Just the **** please - Beirut)

[Andres]

For my part I much prefer a dark beer, but if you've been working in the heat all day, guzzling a Guinness is not the first thing on your mind. This is where a Heineken does good duty

Don't you prefer Stella over Heineken? Or Jupiler (if you have that in Canada)?

[QUOTE=Wakizashi] Theres a couple of note-able breweries in my Home State (Montana) that were started by Belgian and German Immigrants[/URL]

Interesting. You have some more info about those?