Is heineken a premium beer? When I opened it from the green bottle it tasted like the smell of a skunk??

Question

I purchased a huge bottle of heineken beer! It was in a green bottle, it tasted like the smell of a skunk. I know that sounds crazy...Is it suppose to taste like that? I thought it was a premium beer? It says premium on the bottle, and that it is made in holland?? Is heineken usually a good beer? I paid $2.49 for the bottle, it has like 1 pint and 5 oz or so in it.. Please help! thanks

Answer 1

It is a premium beer, but that's just a marketing ploy. It doesn't actually mean anything.

Yes, that's what Heineken always tastes like.

Answer 2

Skunky beer is usually the result of light. Companies that produce good beers usually have the decency to use brown bottles for protection. All I can say for green bottles is that they are not as bad as the clear bottles used for Corona. While I do use some green bottles (Grolsch) for my homebrew, I am careful to protect them from light and heat.

Answer 3

Yes, Heineken is a good beer and shouldn't smell like that.  Bottles need to be kept refrigerated at all times, so it's possible that your bottle wasn't refrigerated - either at the store, or your house

Answer 4

Heineken is just another mass-produced, pale Euro lager. UV rays from light are responsible for skunking beer when they break down the beer's hops. The green bottles that Heineken comes in doesn't do much for blocking light from passing through. Inevitably, most Heineken you come across is skunked (unless it's in a can, keg, or box of bottles).

Most good beer (American craft brews, as well as imported craft brews) will come in brown bottles, or even opaque ceramic bottles. This prevents light from coming through and skunking the beer.

Answer 5

Your tastes most likely should remain with "Bud Lite".  You obviously don't like the taste of beer.

Answer 6

Some smell is from hops, its natural.  If it is very strong, then it was most likely stored improperly and is a bit off.

Answer 7

maybe the beer is just old....sometimes stores take beer out of fridge and let sit at room temp then they put back in fridge and that makes beer stale. heineken is an aquired taste as well so it might be OK and your just not used to it. buy a 6 pack next time - they prob sell quicker and would be fresher then the big one you bought

Answer 8

Beer is heady by it's definition. Heineken just isn't for you. Lots have serious bouquets and some are acquired tastes. The dark European beers are like black strap molasses when imported sometimes and creamy and smooth when you taste them in their countries. (Guiness Stout imported is NOTHING like it is in Ireland.) Drink 2 of each beer you try. If by the end of # 2 you have grown accustomed to the flavor, move on.

Answer 9

Bring it back to the shop and ask to be reimbursed -

next time forget Heineken blabla - and buy skunkless beer