Rocky: I think I found Holland's version of a trailer park beer. Cracked open the green (of course) bottle and took a whiff, and it smelled very much like Heineken and Bavaria. Bit more watery, more of a bitter finish. No real redeeming qualities at all. As I contemplate pouring the rest out I'm scared that possibly the 3 horses are not just the label design and brewery name, but could possibly be involved in the ingredient mix as well. If you're slow...I'm calling it horsepiss. (3/13/2004)


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Rocky: This is a Dutch "gruitbier". A gruit is a mixture of spices and herbs and is used in place of hops to add flavor and aroma. I guess that technically it's not even a beer since by definition a beer contains hops, but I wouldn't have detected their absence if the label hadn't told me. It's pretty tasty...like a spiced wheat beer. It's not bad, but the fact that this very old style of brewing is all but forgotten says something. (6/19/2004)


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Steve: This is Amstel breaking into other markets, besides the light beer group (at which it excels). Smooth, crisp, with a good heavy body for a pils. Drink this cold, it's horrible after sitting (better indoors where that won't happen... not a picnic beer). Should challenge Heineken and Beck's if given the chance, despite moronic commercials.


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Steve: This was nowhere near as good as its cousin, Heineken, or sister beers, Amstel 1870 and Amstel Light. It was decent, but that's it. It excells at mediocrity, I guess you could say. Don't bother, as everyone has had a beer better than this, at most likely a cheaper price, too.


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Steve: Best tasting light beer I ever had. Lowest in calories AND alcohol of any beer, so when I'm driving, and I want a beer, this is my choice, as most bars carry it. This is a preference for many women who want something with flavor, from overseas, yet not too strong. It's a satisfying light beer.


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Steve: This is a relatively new brewery out of Amsterdam, and Atlanta is one of the first markets it's hit. It comes in a really cool 11.2 oz bottle that is shaped like an old-style fire hydrant (unlike many Dutch beers, the bottle is brown). It offers a nice 5.9% ABV. As for the taste, it's a lot more like a decent European lager. This would appeal to your average beer drinker. The price, on the other hand, would keep most of them away. (5/8/2004)


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Rocky: I overlooked this for a long time but then heard someone say it was their favorite beer. I like to try new things..its imported, and has that bold symbol to let you know...the green bottle. (btw...don't be fooled by green bottles. that just means it will be less skunky than if it were in a clear bottle, but not much.) Not a whole lot to get excited about here. Typical pale yellow pilsner without much head, or much taste. If you love Heineken, get this instead and save two bucks on the sixer. If you love good beer, get something else. (11/8/2003)


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Guest Review - Chris J: A rather dissapointing brew. The big name of Heineken is the lone promotion of this N/A brew. Tastes like it sat on the shelf for several years: metallic, bitter, but not at all like it's good alcoholic brother.


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Steve: Comes in one of the coolest bottles I've ever seen. All beer should come in these bottles, with the corks. That's the good part. No, just kidding, Grolsch is OK, but obviously didn't travel well, as it suffers from quality deterioration (sorry, Bud has made "skunking" a cliche). Smooth, nice alcohol content for a lager, and comes in big bottles (1/2 L), but the novelty bottle costs $$$. (12/11/2004)


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Steve: This has something that the original Grolsch doesn't--a well balanced flavor, not the bitter, poorly traveled skunky flavor Grolsch Lager has. This is a typical amber, with a moderate bitter flavor, but is nice and smooth, very drinkable. The extra plus is the great re-corkable bottle, perfect for collections or homebrewers. Downside is price.


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Sam: Yawn. I've seen this in stores now for about a year, and wasn't willing to sink the cash for a sixer. Recently at a party someone brought this, and let me try a bottle. Neither of us were impressed. Bland, fizzy, no hops presence whatsoever. Don't waste your coins. (6/9/2007)


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Steve: The main thing you're going to notice is the odor. It didn't phase me, but my wife asked what I was drinking while she was sitting across the room, so I knew it must be oderiferous. The bottle says "Limburg Beer," so maybe Limburg is the Dutch way of telling you to hold your nose. And while it's Dutch, it comes in a brown bottle, so it's quite un-Grolsch like. Plus, it has a warming 6.5% ABV. All in all, not bad. More malty then hoppy, if you like that. All in all, I've had much better. (9/5/2004)


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Steve: Tastes much like Becks. Easy to drink if you're used to domestics. No harsh flavor. The #2 "cheap" beer among German students, behind Becks (In comparison, ours is what? Coors? I think they have the better deal).


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Steve: I didn't just buy a keg can. I bought a Keg Can, the big ol' 1 pint, 8 oz can, that is the keg can version of a Silo. Roughly about half a liter. A lot o' Heineken, in other words. Honestly, I'm not sure if this is just Heineken's version of a canned beer, to make it more of a novelty, or if this is processed in such a way so that it tastes like it's coming from a keg. When I drank it from the can, it had that basic canned taste, nothing special. I kind of felt like a college student, or perhaps a drunk on the street, drinking from such a big can. I then poured it into one of my Weizen glasses (it filled the damn thing up) and drank it that way. Nice, actually. Good, clean lager, refreshing, the kind of beer I could drink all day if at a picnic. Better than regular bottled Heiny, I think. If you can buy the six pack and pour into a glass, I would recommend this. (9/20/2003)


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Rocky: A-B has Light and then Ultra...Coors has Light and then Aspen Edge. Heineken is a little tricky, because their light beer is called Amstel, and now their extremely light beer is called Light. Smells sort of like Heineken, but it lacks that distinctive Heineken aftertaste...primarily because it lacks taste at all. To be fair, they didn't make this for the beer geeks. The ultra-light crowd now has a decent import as an option, so I'm sure it will do very well. (4/15/2006)


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Steve: Not a bad beer overall, but the most dominating facet is the strong grassy odor, flavor and background, something I hadn't noticed in past samplings. (12/4/2004)


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Steve: This brewery is the successor to the La Trappe line. Not sure why the name change, although it's still brewed by the good monks at the abbey of Koningshoeven. This has a thick flavor, very sweet, like syrup (although without the consistency). It was certainly enjoyable, but at $9 for a 4-pack (of 11.2 oz bottles) I don't see my wife being too happy about this becoming a regular of mine. FYI, Microsoft spell check doesn't recognize Trappist, and instead suggests Rapist as an alternative. (7/17/2004)


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Steve: Another beer that I had on Christmas Eve 2004, right after trying most of a bottle of Gouden Carolus Noël, so needless to say I was just about lit up like a plastic Santa. Blah blah tasted plums blah blah raisins and all that other stuff you want from a Quadrupel. It also contained lots of Christmas cheer, even though it's not a seasonal beer. Also part of the celebration of the engagement of my best friends Kris & Melissa (disregard the fact that the engagement did not formally happen until Christmas morning.....remember, I had been drinking). I can say that it was my favorite Koeningshoeven, and not just because I was all f'd up. If you've been reading me all this time, you know whether or not to trust my judgment, so let's just leave it at that. (6/11/2005)


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Steve: You know that noise that Homer Simpson makes when he sees donuts, or beer, or Marge naked (or is that just me?), or anything else that makes the drool come down the corner of his mouth? And you know he'd step over his mother for just a drop of whatever has his desires? That's kind of the noise I'm making right now. This is just....wonderful. Freakin' wonderful. Or, as the Dutch would say...you know what, I don't give a damn what the Dutch would say, I'm calling it wonderful. The 8% alcohol just sooooothes the back of my throat. It's probably a sacrilege that I'm drinking it out of a Westmalle goblet, but I think god will forgive me, because it was still brewed by his monks. Or at least there was a monastery on the label. (3/5/2005)


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Steve: Warning for the uninitiated: like many trappist ales, this in unfiltered. Meaning, like the German hefe-weizen, there is yeast, or funk if you will, floating in it. This is basically a liquid light bread: yeasty & wheaty. I recommend swirling the bottle lightly to evenly mix the yeast (especially if you are going to split one between two glasses). (10/25/1998)


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