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Updated: January 16, 2008

Opened: 1864

Annual Production: 15,000,000 hl

U.S. Importer: Heineken USA Inc., White Plains, NY

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    Amberley
    • Date: February 4, 1995 (#751)
      Package: draught
      Place: The HopYard, Pleasanton CA
      Score: 11 points
      Overall Impression
      Dark amber, good head. Malt, smoke and chlorophenols aroma. Pretty phenolic. There's a VERY good beer under here somewhere. Very much like Portland MacTarnahan's. "Whiskey beer" ... sorta like making a beer out of a whiskey mash, no distillation. Filled out a marketing survey yesterday at Buffalo Bill's in exchange for a free pint of this stuff.
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    Amstel Light
    3.50% abv.
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    Buckler
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    Dark Lager
    • Date: June 18, 2006 (#6026)
      Package: bottled
      Place: Hy-Vee, Columbus NE
      Score: 17 points
      Appearance (3)
      Bright red-brown. High carbonation. Thick head.
      Aroma (4)
      Brown sugar, dark caramel, lots of chocolate.
      Mouthfeel (8)
      Light body, fizzy. Grainy, with some sweet dark caramel. Big grassy hop flavor up front, some bitterness in the middle. Hint of roast. Somewhat astringent.
      Overall Impression (2)
    • Date: April 7, 1998 (#2695)
      Package: bottled
      Score: 13 points
      Overall Impression
      Red, thick head. Diacetyl aroma, sweet. Tastes sweet, like brown sugar. (Note: this is reportedly an all-malt beer.) Very very drying.
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    Lager Beer
    European-Style Pilsener
    • Date: June 18, 2006 (#6025)
      Package: bottled
      Place: Hy-Vee, Columbus NE
      Score: 11 points
      Appearance (3)
      Bright pale-golden. Moderate carbonation. Thick head.
      Aroma (1)
      INTENSELY skunky.
      Mouthfeel (6)
      Light body, fizzy. Sweet grainy malt. Really skunky. Sweet grainy finish.
      Overall Impression (1)
      Other than the mercaptans, it's a slightly bigger version of the Light. If you buy it, buy it from a closed case.
    • Date: May 20, 1996 (#1481)
      Package: bottled
      Place: Kamuela Liquor Store, Kamuela HI
      Score: 13½ points
      Overall Impression
      Golden, moderate carbonation, good head. Hint of hop aroma, more than a hint of mercaptans. Good body, good malty flavor...with some corn, maybe? OK bitterness in finish, but kinda sticky at the same time.
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    Premium Light Lager Beer
    European-Style Low-Alcohol Lager / German-Style Leicht(bier)
    • Date: June 18, 2006 (#6024)
      Package: bottled
      Place: from the brewery
      Score: 19 points
      Appearance (3)
      Bright pale golden. Lots of carbonation. Nice thick head.
      Aroma (3)
      Sweet, grainy, with some SO2.
      Mouthfeel (10)
      Very light body. Very fizzy. Sweet grainy malt flavor. Some sulfur. There's a hint of noble hop flavor that's absent from most "light" — or indeed most "industrial" — beers.
      Overall Impression (3)
      This is a rare light beer that actually tastes like beer. Thanks to Charlie Kondek of Hass MS&L for the bottle, shipped in a nifty aluminum carrying case complete with a bottle opener!
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    Tarwebok
    American-Style Rye Ale or Lager