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« ACLU: Defense Department Refuses to Turn Over Abu Ghraib Abuse Photographs; Asks to File Secret Brief Justifying Refusal | Main | Updated: Greater Rhode Island Blogs & Bloggers list » July 26, 2005How does Heineken Light compare with Amstel Light?Fellow beer blogger Sean Polay asks this question in the comments on the Heineken Light: The Tasting post, adding that he's always considered Amstel Light "Heineken Light." Both are about the same "weight," thinner than their full-bore parents, but in other ways they are noticeably different. First, the color of Amstel is a bit darker:
The flavor of Amstel Light is "darker," too. When it's cold, Amstel Light has more flavor -- a stronger grain taste with the bitter undertones of ale. I didn't much like that flavor. Heineken Light doesn't bite, and has no aftertaste. My fellow taster preferred Amstel's stronger flavor -- he thought the Heineken Light had a "musky" taste, so he claimed the Amstel cup. (Let the argument about beer in green bottles being "skunked" begin.) About halfway through my Heineken Light, I grabbed his Amstel. It tasted salty. But by the bottom of the cups, on this hot summer night, both warm flat beers tasted pretty much the same. I mentioned in the original post that Heineken Light comes in a taller, slimmer bottle than Heineken. It's the same height as the Amstel Light, but has high, round shoulders and not much neck.  Posted by Sheila Lennon | |||||||
my passport photo blogging since 2002 garden blogs archived headlines  Sheila Lennon is features & interactive producer of projo.com, the Web site of The Providence (R.I.) Journal Rhode Island |
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