I know this is a silly question, but here it goes... :D :D :D

I usually get drunk with just 4 regular Heineken beers.

However, I tried Heineken "Light" beers last weekend.
After 7 of them, I didn't feel a thing... this was on a
rather empty stomach as well... :confused:

Is there less alcohol in the light version?

Thanks!

(hey, I did say this was a silly question... :D )

I know this is a silly question, but here it goes... :D :D :D

Is there less alcohol in the light version?

Yep! All light beers have less alcohol, more than half percent less. Lights are near 4.2% and regulars are 5-5.9%.

In my opinion you can get the same taste by mixing the regular beers with a little water and save some bux. (not bottled water!:cool: )

In my opinion light and beer are two words that should not be used in the same sentance :D

The very wise Ed Stoudt (founder, along with his wife Carol, of Pennsylvania's excellent Stoudt Brewing Co.) invented what is perhaps the best way to drink light beer.

As Ed explains; "First, drink a real beer then drink a glass of water. Then drink a real beer, then drink a glass of water. The effect is the same as drinking light beer but, this way, at least half of the time you're enjoying it."

As Ed explains; "First, drink a real beer then drink a glass of water. Then drink a real beer, then drink a glass of water. The effect is the same as drinking light beer but, this way, at least half of the time you're enjoying it."


That's pretty good advice....

but I'm the glass-half-empty kind of person...

by following the above method, I won't be enjoying beer
at least half the time... :D I'll be sitting there thinking:
"I'm drinking water!!!"

I usually get drunk with just 4 regular Heineken beers.


Are you a 20-something female, by chance? :D :D

Are you a 20-something female, by chance? :D :D

No, I would say Doug Parker.

I quickly get nasty headaches drinking any Heineken beer. Maybe it is brewed from very old stale dirty canal water.

MisterNice

Drink the glass of water quickly; then you will not feel as though you are cheating yourself. Plus, this help to stave off hangovers (for some reason, sticking to all German beers does this, too).

The water does help to keep you hydrated from borrowing the beer in the first place.

Drink the glass of water quickly; then you will not feel as though you are cheating yourself. Plus, this help to stave off hangovers (for some reason, sticking to all German beers does this, too).

Credit the Rheinheitsgebot (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinheitsgebot) for that reduced hangover when drinking German beers. (You can get the same effect if you stick to beers from other countries that also are brewed according to the original German purity standards from 1487.)

As mentioned, drinking a lot of water helps keep you hydrated, and taking a multivitamin pill right before you start drinking -- or even better if you can manage it, right after you stop drinking -- will help replace some of what you've flushed out of your system and lessen the severity of a hangover.

Most lite beers are just beer-flavored water anyway...

I usually have the opposite happen - when drinking full-bodied beer I can drink less due to the caloric content (and get less drunk), but I always find a way to drink 7-10 light beers and wake up with a headache!

best light beer is probably Michelob Light or Yuengling Trad. Lager Light....both are far better than Diet Heineken.

I quickly get nasty headaches drinking any Heineken beer.

Same here. I rather like the taste of the stuff, but its one of only two beers that regularly has the effect of giving me headaches (Abita Turbo Dog from Louisiana is the other).

Tried Heineken light when they first came out with it. This was at a restaurant in Memphis. No headache. No apparent taste either. My first one will likely end up being my last.

Awesome thread title :D


...that's all I have to add

I can't remember where I read this:
"Light beer is beer for people who really don't like beer, but like to pee a lot."

I can't remember where I read this:
"Light beer is beer for people who really don't like beer, but like to pee a lot."

mmmmm beer

Go get yourself a good Belgian Ale. 1 25 oz beer and you're feeling good. 2 and you're loopy. + it tastes SOOOO good.

DUVAL
Diabolique
Lucifer

an Abbey Ale (gotta support the church!)

Go get yourself a good Belgian Ale. 1 25 oz beer and you're feeling good. 2 and you're loopy. + it tastes SOOOO good.

DUVAL
Diabolique
Lucifer

an Abbey Ale (gotta support the church!)

These are fine if you want a "good Belgian Ale". But if you want a great one, Nothing but an authentic Chimay will do. The absoloute gold standard of Belgian ales (at least those available in North America).

Around ten bucks a bottle and worth every last penny.

I usually have the opposite happen - when drinking full-bodied beer I can drink less due to the caloric content (and get less drunk), but I always find a way to drink 7-10 light beers and wake up with a headache!

best light beer is probably Michelob Light or Yuengling Trad. Lager Light....both are far better than Diet Heineken.

I agree with the Yuengling. It's hard to find a fridge in PA that doesn't have a few bottles. But I live in GA now and for some reason they don't sell it there, even though the sell it in SC and FL. :mad:

Heineken Light is an abomination. They shouldn't ruin such a fine brand by degrading its product into something more aligned with cow urine than beer.

Light beer has less alcohol then the regular counterparts. However, according to the following:

http://www.beer100.com/beercalories.htm

and

http://www.realbeer.com/edu/health/calories.php

The difference is not that much. Funny, I though it was a lot more, with light beer being at 3.5% and normal at 5.5%.

Most of the huge USA breweries shoot alcohol contents of 5.0% for the regular swill and 4.3% for the lighter swill.

MisterNice

Every now and then I'll drink a beer poured over ice. This accomplishes two things for me. One, it keeps my beer really cold. Two, it keeps me hydrated which is a downside of drinking alcohol. At least it's better than drinking a beer, drinking a water - repeat.

Every now and then I'll drink a beer poured over ice. This accomplishes two things for me. One, it keeps my beer really cold. Two, it keeps me hydrated which is a downside of drinking alcohol. At least it's better than drinking a beer, drinking a water - repeat.

Speak for yourself -- MMMV ("My Mileage May Vary")

These are fine if you want a "good Belgian Ale". But if you want a great one, Nothing but an authentic Chimay will do. The absoloute gold standard of Belgian ales (at least those available in North America).

Around ten bucks a bottle and worth every last penny.

and about $1.30 a bottle in a supermarket in Belgium. As good as Chimay is (ie, sensational) in Belgium it's about the standard of something like a Samual Adams in the US. Chimay is the best known of the trappist Ales but some of the smaller beweries put out a better product. Wisely, the belgians tend to keep it for themselves :)

I do vaguely remember some of my trips to Belgium however the specifics do elude me beyond a feeling that I had a damn good time.

and about $1.30 a bottle in a supermarket in Belgium. As good as Chimay is (ie, sensational) in Belgium it's about the standard of something like a Samual Adams in the US. Chimay is the best known of the trappist Ales but some of the smaller beweries put out a better product. Wisely, the belgians tend to keep it for themselves :)

I do vaguely remember some of my trips to Belgium however the specifics do elude me beyond a feeling that I had a damn good time.

Life takes me to the Netherlands far more often than Belgium. Unfortunately Heineken actually owns a portion of most Dutch bars, and as such, forbids other brews from being served. After much searching, I found the Brouwerij 't IJ (http://www.brouwerijhetij.nl/eng/index.html) in an old windmill in Amsterdam, about a mile past the train station on the IJ. Although served in tiny Dutch portions (who drinks just 8 oz of beer?), only two or three drinks at this place can get me pretty buzzed. I'll be at their big summer festival on 7.14.07. PM me if you want to spend a day hitting on the ladies of the Netherlands while enjoying some spectacular beer.

These are fine if you want a "good Belgian Ale". But if you want a great one, Nothing but an authentic Chimay will do. The absoloute gold standard of Belgian ales (at least those available in North America).

Around ten bucks a bottle and worth every last penny.

Rochefort was really tasty when I went to Belgium. Insanely strong as well (12 to 13% alcohol). In fact, in Belgium, sample the local beer (avoid Stella's) - had a different one at most meals, and liked or loved them all. Not many are available in NA unfortunately. Stella's is at best average for the country, if not below in my view.

Re: Chimay. I reiterate the words of "what's available in North America".

There's never been a doubt in my mind that the Belgians are capable of better brew that they keep to themselves at home. (The thought of how good THAT must be simply boggles my mind!)

I'm also comfortable with the belief that at least a small trickle of the really, really good stuff finds its way out of the country and into the hands of determined, dedicated consumers here and elsewhere.