{"id":9604,"date":"2013-02-07T12:00:19","date_gmt":"2013-02-07T18:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/?p=9604"},"modified":"2021-08-30T11:24:31","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T16:24:31","slug":"review-heineken-dark-lager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/review-heineken-dark-lager\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Heineken Dark Lager"},"content":{"rendered":"

Heineken says:<\/p>\n

“A well-balanced, deep-amber lager with flavors of fruit, yeast and toasted malt.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Heineken Dark Lager<\/em>
\nEuro Dark Lager, 5% ABV<\/em><\/p>\n

*This beer was provided by the brewer for the purpose of a review.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Karl<\/strong>: While not a bad attempt at a dark or black lager, this is never going to supplant something like Kostritzer on taphandles at German beer halls.<\/p>\n

Smoother than a regular Heineken, this beer lacks the tell-tale \u201cskunk\u201d taste that I\u2019ve come to associate, and even appreciate, from a regular bottle of Heineken.<\/p>\n

Noticeable caramel taste masks the barest hint of a malty backbone, and for the most part it\u2019s not a bad beer. It never hits the highs of other dark lagers, nor does it hit any particular lows.<\/p>\n

While it\u2019s not likely that I\u2019ll ever find myself opting to drink this over other offerings, if you\u2019re at a place where normally Heineken is the best of a bad lot and this has replaced it temporarily, you could certainly do much worse.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Ryan<\/strong>: Heineken Dark is a rather drama-free approach to doing something a little different. You don’t have to rewrite history to put out a good beer and Heineken has done just that, putting out a pretty solid dark lager.<\/p>\n

There isn’t anything particularly off about this beer nor is there anything that wows me, which is perfectly acceptable.<\/p>\n

What you do have is a rather smooth and easy drinking dark lager that is one-note, caramel, but it’s a tasty one-note. Sure there’s a bit of earthy hops poking through on the finish and some toffee and cola-like qualities on the back-end, but mostly this is just a mildly sweet, smooth dark beer.<\/p>\n