Heineken better from a can?

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  1. Grindelvasdrum

    Grindelvasdrum Initiate (0) Aug 9, 2015 Kentucky

    Unorthodox perhaps, but to me Heineken tastes better from a can than from a bottle.

    Anybody agree? And if so, does anybody know why this is so?
     
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  2. nc41

    nc41 Initiate (0) Sep 25, 2008 North Carolina
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    I'd agree, those green bottles can be dangerous.
     
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  3. SLewis

    SLewis Pundit (901) Jun 17, 2014 North Carolina

    No light can get in and skunk the beer if it's in a can.
    Cans are great
     
  4. Grindelvasdrum

    Grindelvasdrum Initiate (0) Aug 9, 2015 Kentucky

    I was thinking it had to because of the bottles somehow. It's really pretty good from a can or on draft.
     
  5. BrewsingBuffalo

    BrewsingBuffalo Initiate (0) Jul 6, 2015 New York

    Green bottles are dumb as fuck. It has nothing to do with Heineken itself. Anything, especially an import, in green or clear bottles is likely going to be worse off than it's canned counterparts.
     
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  6. Groenebeor

    Groenebeor Initiate (0) Feb 14, 2009 California

    Green bottles are literally satan

    That being said, it doesn't matter if they were in cardboard, and not exposed to UV for even a few minutes.

    I regularly buy Hofbrau Munchen products in the 12 pack that aren't exposed to light.
     
  7. Grindelvasdrum

    Grindelvasdrum Initiate (0) Aug 9, 2015 Kentucky

    I've had bad experiences with some clear bottles too.
     
  8. Groenebeor

    Groenebeor Initiate (0) Feb 14, 2009 California

    Same issue. It lets far too much UV in.

    Go brown, or make sure if never saw any light.
     
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  9. beertraveler08

    beertraveler08 Initiate (0) Mar 22, 2016 Louisiana

    Heineken taste great all the time even in those shitty green bottles.
     
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  10. scottakelly

    scottakelly Initiate (0) May 9, 2007 Ohio

    I have only bought it in the can for years now. The green bottles are not worth the risk. And yes, Heineken is a very good beer.
     
  11. Urk1127

    Urk1127 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,728) Jul 2, 2014 New Jersey
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    For me, i dislike Heineken in all forms. I can drink it if offered but otherwise i can't come to do it. Im a Becks guy and i can tell the difference blindfolded ive done it before.
     
  12. The_Snow_Bird

    The_Snow_Bird Grand Pooh-Bah (3,096) May 7, 2015 Michigan
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    I would have it in cans or bottles.
     
  13. dutesanch

    dutesanch Initiate (0) Apr 22, 2014 California

    Tastes even better from a pint can than a 12oz. Mostly because its 4oz more beer. No scientific basis
     
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  14. drmeto

    drmeto Pooh-Bah (2,188) Jan 29, 2015 Germany
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    Being canned avoids that the Hops get light struck, which is a common off aroma/flavour in Beers bottled in non brown/Black bottles.
    Its still the same Heineken
     
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  15. CJNAPS

    CJNAPS Initiate (0) Nov 3, 2013 California

    Yeah I would go with the can.
     
  16. ecpho

    ecpho Savant (1,159) Mar 28, 2011 New York

    I used to love those keg shaped cans they had.
     
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  17. pat61

    pat61 Initiate (0) Dec 29, 2010 Minnesota

    Heineken is packaged in a green bottle because the marketing people think that makes the beer look classier. It also makes it skunky. AI have a good friend who swears by Heineken in the bottle, buys it all the time, and is more than generous in sharing. More often than not the bottled Heineken I have had is light struck. My friend thinks that is how it is supposed to taste. The canned stuff is much better although if I am buying, I would buy something else.
     
  18. PhilsPils

    PhilsPils Zealot (721) Feb 11, 2010 Texas

    Among the first wine iconoclasts to champion screw caps and yes, I'll choose beer in a can over bottle, everything else being equal.
     
  19. neenerzig

    neenerzig Pooh-Bah (2,851) Feb 15, 2006 Ohio
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    I very rarely drink Heineken anymore, but when I do I also prefer it out of the can, as there's less Of a chance of it being skunked in a can than there is when it is in those green glass bottles.
     
  20. offthelevel_bytheplumb

    offthelevel_bytheplumb Initiate (0) Aug 19, 2013 Illinois

    I know I'm in the minority on this one, but I don't mind a skunky Heineken from time to time. Personally, though, I only drink it, can or bottle, if I'm offered one from my old man. I haven't purchased one since I was underage.
     
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