Heineken Dark Lager | Heineken Nederland B.V.
Brewed by:
Heineken Nederland B.V.
Netherlands
heineken.com
Style: Euro Dark Lager
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 5.00%
Availability: Year-round
Notes / Commercial Description:
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Added by BeerAdvocate on 08-08-2001
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Ratings: 637 | Reviews: 262
Reviews by mikethebeerguy:
2.35/5 rDev -26.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2
call me old fashion but I primarily rate my beers based upon taste. I'm also a big Heineken fan. However this brew still disappointed me. It lacked a clean after taste and the flavor that it did have did not satisfy. Personally I would not recommend this brew however that is just me. I found it truly disappointing.
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look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2
call me old fashion but I primarily rate my beers based upon taste. I'm also a big Heineken fan. However this brew still disappointed me. It lacked a clean after taste and the flavor that it did have did not satisfy. Personally I would not recommend this brew however that is just me. I found it truly disappointing.
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More User Reviews:
4.21/5 rDev +31.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
What can I say? I recently hit upon a local gold mine in terms of singles for sale. I just want to drink different beers until I find The One. It is sort of the same reason that I am still single.
From the bottle: "Brewed with passion for quality."
The pour erased any question that it might not be dark. I had two-plus fingers of rocky, deep-tan head by the time that I was done and it looked like the top of a root beer float. Color was ruby-red with NE-quality clarity and I began to think of the last time I had seen a beer this pretty. Nose was rich with caramel, toffee, even coconut. Mouthfeel was medium and the taste was very caramel-like with a hint of smoke on the tongue. Finish was likewise faintly smoky and semi-dry, not sweet at all. First of all, I am not ashamed to say that I was impressed. Secondly, is it too much to ask them to CAN this beer? I would readily put some in the cooler.
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look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
What can I say? I recently hit upon a local gold mine in terms of singles for sale. I just want to drink different beers until I find The One. It is sort of the same reason that I am still single.
From the bottle: "Brewed with passion for quality."
The pour erased any question that it might not be dark. I had two-plus fingers of rocky, deep-tan head by the time that I was done and it looked like the top of a root beer float. Color was ruby-red with NE-quality clarity and I began to think of the last time I had seen a beer this pretty. Nose was rich with caramel, toffee, even coconut. Mouthfeel was medium and the taste was very caramel-like with a hint of smoke on the tongue. Finish was likewise faintly smoky and semi-dry, not sweet at all. First of all, I am not ashamed to say that I was impressed. Secondly, is it too much to ask them to CAN this beer? I would readily put some in the cooler.
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1.77/5 rDev -44.9%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
Appearance Clear light brown body with a typical bee-bop head that went up and down in less than ten seconds.
Smell Nice scent of toasted malt and caramel.
Taste Ugh! An insult to dunkel lager to say the least. Its tough to explain. The cheap, burnt malt flavor is somewhat bitter but nowhere near nice. The tease of caramel sweetness turned into a handful of Sweet-N-Low picked up from the floor of a dirty diner after a long week. I think I actually tasted a cigarette butt in there.
Mouthfeel Flat and difficult to swallow. The worst.
Drinkability The smell wasnt that bad, but that taste was evil incarnate. Sorrow I couldnt offer much positive here, but the only purpose for making this beer would seem so that a regular Heiny-in-a-can doesnt taste so bad. This "one" rating was well earned.
Comments Chase this with a shot of Jaegermeister.
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look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
Appearance Clear light brown body with a typical bee-bop head that went up and down in less than ten seconds.
Smell Nice scent of toasted malt and caramel.
Taste Ugh! An insult to dunkel lager to say the least. Its tough to explain. The cheap, burnt malt flavor is somewhat bitter but nowhere near nice. The tease of caramel sweetness turned into a handful of Sweet-N-Low picked up from the floor of a dirty diner after a long week. I think I actually tasted a cigarette butt in there.
Mouthfeel Flat and difficult to swallow. The worst.
Drinkability The smell wasnt that bad, but that taste was evil incarnate. Sorrow I couldnt offer much positive here, but the only purpose for making this beer would seem so that a regular Heiny-in-a-can doesnt taste so bad. This "one" rating was well earned.
Comments Chase this with a shot of Jaegermeister.
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3.89/5 rDev +21.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.62/5 rDev +12.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a clear dark brownish copper color with a very thin tan colored head. Nose is dominated by sweet malts and grains with a hint of fruitiness. Taste is roasted malts with notes of caramel and dark bread. A strong maltiness is present both upfront and in the finish. This is a decent beer, but it doesn't really have any distinguishing characteristics aside from the strong maltiness. I wanted to like it more but couldn't.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a clear dark brownish copper color with a very thin tan colored head. Nose is dominated by sweet malts and grains with a hint of fruitiness. Taste is roasted malts with notes of caramel and dark bread. A strong maltiness is present both upfront and in the finish. This is a decent beer, but it doesn't really have any distinguishing characteristics aside from the strong maltiness. I wanted to like it more but couldn't.
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3.37/5 rDev +5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
12onz brown without any date
The appearance of this beer is a red-brown color with thin line of light brown bubbles that goes away almost inmediatly.
The smell is a sweet malt aroma,very nice btw.The taste is like malt to , little bit of sweetnes and i can taste something like a coffee taste far away, some caramel too. It feels very nice on the mouth, refreshing but with a nice body. This is a really nice beer , i would drink it more often.
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look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
12onz brown without any date
The appearance of this beer is a red-brown color with thin line of light brown bubbles that goes away almost inmediatly.
The smell is a sweet malt aroma,very nice btw.The taste is like malt to , little bit of sweetnes and i can taste something like a coffee taste far away, some caramel too. It feels very nice on the mouth, refreshing but with a nice body. This is a really nice beer , i would drink it more often.
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3.71/5 rDev +15.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
2.95/5 rDev -8.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 4
A - Dark red with a tan head. Although it is dark, the body even looks a little thin.
S - Mostly toasted/roasted notes from the dark malts. A little bready.
T - A tiny hint of some coffee/chocolate from the roasted malts, but it is really watered down, so there is not much too it. There is no hop presence to speak of. The flavor is really one-dimensional and dilute and really only comes at the front of the sip. Although there is a little sour yeast flavor towards the end that doesn't really help the taste.
M - A really thin body, with medium carbonation.
D - Considering the thin body and low ABV and really reserved flavor this one is really easy to drink. However, the not-so-great flavor kind of takes away from the drinkability.
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look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 4
A - Dark red with a tan head. Although it is dark, the body even looks a little thin.
S - Mostly toasted/roasted notes from the dark malts. A little bready.
T - A tiny hint of some coffee/chocolate from the roasted malts, but it is really watered down, so there is not much too it. There is no hop presence to speak of. The flavor is really one-dimensional and dilute and really only comes at the front of the sip. Although there is a little sour yeast flavor towards the end that doesn't really help the taste.
M - A really thin body, with medium carbonation.
D - Considering the thin body and low ABV and really reserved flavor this one is really easy to drink. However, the not-so-great flavor kind of takes away from the drinkability.
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2.9/5 rDev -9.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 3
Pours brown into the glass with decent head that sticks it out a little. Smells of a touch of yeast, maybe a bit of caramel...nothing smacking you in the face, but nothing unpleasant. Taste is decently malty sweet with a touch of caramel flavor up front and fades off to a thin flavor and mouthfeel. Highly carbonated. Better than this beer's more popular brother. Fairly drinkable.
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look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 3
Pours brown into the glass with decent head that sticks it out a little. Smells of a touch of yeast, maybe a bit of caramel...nothing smacking you in the face, but nothing unpleasant. Taste is decently malty sweet with a touch of caramel flavor up front and fades off to a thin flavor and mouthfeel. Highly carbonated. Better than this beer's more popular brother. Fairly drinkable.
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3.65/5 rDev +13.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Presentation: 12 oz stubby brown bottle with no freshness date.
Appearance: Brownish ruby hued beer, exceptional clarity. Thin tan lace foams up nice during the pour but after a minute it disappears into a thin ring and certainly lacks in retention.
Smell: Dark bread malty aroma, not much else and clean at that.
Taste: Moderate body, laid back crispness. Sweet with dark bready flavours, fresh grain throughout. Quite malty with an underlying graininess. Clean to the palate, hops bring an easy going bitterness to the table. The hops bunch up with the graininess in the end and both help to tone down the sweetness. Good lingering maltiness in the end, a bit thin but flavourful none the less.
Notes: Not too shabby, if you like dark lagers this is not really that bad. It is somewhat middle of the road but there are no off flavours or complexities that jump out and make your taste buds scream.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Presentation: 12 oz stubby brown bottle with no freshness date.
Appearance: Brownish ruby hued beer, exceptional clarity. Thin tan lace foams up nice during the pour but after a minute it disappears into a thin ring and certainly lacks in retention.
Smell: Dark bread malty aroma, not much else and clean at that.
Taste: Moderate body, laid back crispness. Sweet with dark bready flavours, fresh grain throughout. Quite malty with an underlying graininess. Clean to the palate, hops bring an easy going bitterness to the table. The hops bunch up with the graininess in the end and both help to tone down the sweetness. Good lingering maltiness in the end, a bit thin but flavourful none the less.
Notes: Not too shabby, if you like dark lagers this is not really that bad. It is somewhat middle of the road but there are no off flavours or complexities that jump out and make your taste buds scream.
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2.9/5 rDev -9.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
A decent example of a macro European dark lager. Head is dark white, with very little lacing. Taste is of chocolatey malts, with a slight hop taste. The finish is a bit rough, burning on the way down. I liked this somewhat. I wish it were cheaper here in the states, as I might try it more often. Not a great dark lager, but not bad.
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look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
A decent example of a macro European dark lager. Head is dark white, with very little lacing. Taste is of chocolatey malts, with a slight hop taste. The finish is a bit rough, burning on the way down. I liked this somewhat. I wish it were cheaper here in the states, as I might try it more often. Not a great dark lager, but not bad.
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3.13/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
12 ounce bottle, pours dark brown, with an average looking off white head. a bit of chocolate in the nose. Taste is a bit skunky (yes even the dark is skunky!) with notes of cocoa, caramel and chocolate maybe a little wet cardboard. Medium body. Fairly smooth stuff. Clean and non descript with flavors that are sort of muted. Eh, not my favorite stuff. worth a try if youre into dark lagers.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
12 ounce bottle, pours dark brown, with an average looking off white head. a bit of chocolate in the nose. Taste is a bit skunky (yes even the dark is skunky!) with notes of cocoa, caramel and chocolate maybe a little wet cardboard. Medium body. Fairly smooth stuff. Clean and non descript with flavors that are sort of muted. Eh, not my favorite stuff. worth a try if youre into dark lagers.
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3.68/5 rDev +14.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
12 oz bottle that was sitting in my fridge for an undeterminate period of time, purchased by someone other than me.
Poured a deep brown with hints of red. Thin tan head that receeded to the center, leaving a miniature depiction of Hurricane Grace. Left a ring of lacing around the glass.
Smells strong of malt with a malty, bready taste. The beer says what it needs to say, lets you think about it for a bit, then goes away and expects you to take another sip. I could have one or two of these, but I'm certainly not sitting back with a six pack to pass the waning hours. Worth a try if it's free, like this one was.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
12 oz bottle that was sitting in my fridge for an undeterminate period of time, purchased by someone other than me.
Poured a deep brown with hints of red. Thin tan head that receeded to the center, leaving a miniature depiction of Hurricane Grace. Left a ring of lacing around the glass.
Smells strong of malt with a malty, bready taste. The beer says what it needs to say, lets you think about it for a bit, then goes away and expects you to take another sip. I could have one or two of these, but I'm certainly not sitting back with a six pack to pass the waning hours. Worth a try if it's free, like this one was.
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3/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
A: dark brown, minimal head and lacing
S: malty smell with hints of coffee
T: tastes to me about how it smells. nothing to blow you away
M: light body, which was weird cause you don't usually expect that from a dark beer
D: this beer was just okay for me, I would have trouble buying it if it was next to something else in the store.
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look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
A: dark brown, minimal head and lacing
S: malty smell with hints of coffee
T: tastes to me about how it smells. nothing to blow you away
M: light body, which was weird cause you don't usually expect that from a dark beer
D: this beer was just okay for me, I would have trouble buying it if it was next to something else in the store.
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2.75/5 rDev -14.3%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Heineken Dark Lager from Heineken Nederland B.V.
Beer rating:
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