Heineken Light was being passed out for free in DCA bars. I like it much better than Amstel Light - which I find is a little bitter.

Heineken Light is not available here either. Hopefully it will come around soon because I love Heineken and try to lean towards the light beers to keep my waistline down haha.

As I understand it, Heineken Light is being phased in around the U.S. but it will eventually be available nationwide; if it hasn't gotten to your hometown yet, give it a few more weeks or months.

It is available here (in Los Angeles). I am also a real fan of Heineken. I can actually daydream that I am back in Amsterdam when I open a bottle, if I try hard. Sort of like a mini-mental vacation. I, too, am a fan of light beers and I was over-joyed when I saw a cardboard display at my local market. It tastes pretty close (if not exact) to the non-light version. The only problem I am finding is that it sells out very quickly. Even at our huge mega-supermarket "Ralphs" which carries an impressive beer selection. Both times I went to look for it, I got the last 6 pack. Good luck, to you!

have it in southern california.. had the 6 pack in bottles. was ok. prefer the fully loaded heineken but was a decent light beer. good taste. wasn't too bad.

I've never seen it either. Sounds interesting.

I'm anxious to give it a try. My understanding is its just being phased in here in the Chicago area. I like Heineken, but its the only beer on the planet that give me a headache. Maybe I'll have better luck with this stuff.

But on the other hand, I find Amstel light to be an absolutely insipid, watery product. If this is the same bland stuff with new packaging, I'm sure my first will be my last....as was the case with Michelob Ultra.

Rolled out in Chicago on April 1st. It is good, traditional Heineken taste, just slightly lighter/watered down. In fact, it is too light and I wouldn't switch from traditional Heineken.

I just saw the commerical for Heineken Light last night... I still haven't seen it in the store but I will keep looking.

I found it today!! A huge box of it at Costco. I am surprised it is really good. I drink miller light and other light beers but I prefer heavy beers so this is a great catch. Light but has a non-light taste if that makes sense!

Heine is probably the worst Dutch beer out there (besides Amstel). Although this is true of most countries that produce good beer. They only send out the crap and keep the good stuff for themselves, particularly DE. When I was in NL, I became quite enamored with Domelsch (sp?), which is miles above Heine in taste, and cost about the same there. Grolsch isn't too bad, but it's not as good as the local stuff.

Even in the US you see this. For example, one of the best (IMO) breweries in the country, Deschutes in Bend, OR, can only be had on the west coast. There is absolutely no way to get it on the East coast no matter where you go. Sure, you can get Anchor Steam and Rogue and Sierra Nevada and such, but these are all piss in comparison to Deschutes, particularly their seasonal blends. For my money, the summertime Twilight Ale is the best light ale I've ever had, and I've had lots and lots of ales, both light and dark. Their stout and porters are also phenomenal. If you are ever in WA/OR and love beer, I would highly, highly recommend trying these out.

And if you're in Olympia, WA on a Thurs. (although I can't really see why you would be, unless you're a lobbyist or politico), go to the East Side Tavern, but go early, as it gets annoyingly crowded after about 9 or so. The reason to go on Thurs is that they have 2 dollar pints of microbrews (of which they have nearly 40 on tap) that are almost universally all good (although the best tend to come from OR). A good way to sample the various beers in of the Pacific NW.

You can't get Oregon's Deschutes (or Colorado's New Belgium, or Virginia's Old Dominion or etc. etc. etc.) everywhere because these companies are too small (hence the term "microbrewery") to economically distribute nationwide. And by that I don't just mean the expense of shipping to an area, but also things like the cost of marketing, of signing up a local or regional representative -- and also the cost in lost sales by reducing the amount of beer available to sell in their local or regional territories.

But stop and think: if you found a great bakery in San Francisco, would you be surprised that you couldn't find their pies on store shelves in New Jersey? Different product, same issue.

Finally tried one in Memphis last weekend. Not bad, but not impressive, either. I didn't finish it, so the waitress comped me with a free Stella instead. (Turns out the restaurant had been given a free supply of Stella by a distributor wanting them to carry it).

Now THAT was an upgrade!

Clear is worst of all - that explains Miller High Life.

I agree and understand that clear is generally not good. That said...there are a couple of decent brews that come in clear bottles. Sleeman's up in Canada comes to mind. Presumably brewers/vendors/customers are smart enough to store the merchandise properly.

As for Miller High Life.... I remember this as having once been halfway okay stuff. At least for a "macro-brew". I'm talking in the seventies and early eighties. But I agree the current version is pretty awful. I doubt if its just the clear glass.... they seem to have tinkered with the formula....and not for the better!