Amstel Bier / Beer / Lager
Heineken Nederland in Zoeterwoude, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands 🇳🇱
Lager - Pale Regular|
Score
4.69
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3.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 4
One of the first pale lagers to appear in the Netherlands already in the late 19th century, decades before the style seeped through in Belgium; since long owned by Heineken. Deep golden blonde lager, almost ’old gold’ in colour, with a thin and unstable head. Very weak profile, rather watery with sweetish corn, soft carbo and very mild herbal hop bitterness in the finish. In all: correctly made, but utterly boring, like most standard pale lagers.
Tried
on 28 Aug 2014
at 02:01
4.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Clear golden with a fairy quickly dissipating white foam with no lacings. Aroma is light grain, pale malt and some grass. Taste is about the same, hint of slight almond in between. Finishes lightly bitter albeit very wattery. Light body, medium carbo. A bit weak but works in 35 degree celcius on a Rhodes beach.
Tried
on 24 Aug 2014
at 11:25
4.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Tap at Lindos View Hotel, Rhodes. Clear yellow golden colour, white foam head and aroma of malt & grain. Sweet malty taste, with grain & light grassy bitterness. Watery mouthfeel, light body, high carbonation, residual sweetness in the finish. A bland lager for drinking cold.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Aug 2014
at 02:39
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
This was poured into a pilsener glass.
The appearance was a semi - clear yellow to orange color with a slight bubbly/foamy head that dissipated within about a minute.
The smell didn’t have much to it as it slightly seemed to have a slight sweet cooked corn. A light invasive toastiness tries to come through but maintains a fond background.
The taste was a mediocre sweet corn to toast . Slight caramel balanced it in a fairly decent way.
On the palate, this one sat about a light on the body with a fairly decent sessionability about it. The carbonation comes across fairly smooth which was good for the style and for me.
Overall, good pale lager that’s worthy of having again.
This was poured into a pilsener glass.
The appearance was a semi - clear yellow to orange color with a slight bubbly/foamy head that dissipated within about a minute.
The smell didn’t have much to it as it slightly seemed to have a slight sweet cooked corn. A light invasive toastiness tries to come through but maintains a fond background.
The taste was a mediocre sweet corn to toast . Slight caramel balanced it in a fairly decent way.
On the palate, this one sat about a light on the body with a fairly decent sessionability about it. The carbonation comes across fairly smooth which was good for the style and for me.
Overall, good pale lager that’s worthy of having again.
Tried
on 04 Aug 2014
at 23:25