4.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
This actually surprised me very much. It poured a nice clear dark brown with an off-white head. The taste was very malty, not too complex, but just the way I enjoy it. Definitely recommended, and a great beer to enjoy any time or with any food.
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 19/20
Nice dark beer. great reddish color and love the carmel tatse to it. very good beer
4.4 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
An American Dark Lager, brewed in Europe. That’s interesting. Anyways, it’s not really that dark. Darker than regular Heineken. It’s reddish. It’s goodish.
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
Heineken Dark has a medium, creamy, tan head and a very dark reddish-brown appearance, with moderate carbonation. The aroma is of malt and some sort of cream or milkiness. Taste is unusual; very malty, with some sort of bread flavor that probably is due to the wheat component. Mouth-feel is fairly heavy, and Heineken Dark finishes smooth. Overall, I found this to be an unusual and interesting lager. I highly recommend giving this a taste.
RJT
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
Heineken Brouwerijen B. V.--Heineken Dark
1996 12 oz. Bottle. 5.50% ABV. (3.5 / 5.0) Black Lager.
2007 12 oz. Bottle. 5.17% ABV--20 IBU’s.? (4.25 / 5.0) Schwarzbier. Foamy lacy dark head. Clear dark mahogeny red color. Malty mild toasted toffee subtle hop front. Creamy smooth malty toasted mild sweet toffee fruit body. Clean smooth mild hop end.Nice rich smooth flavor. Sampled 3/27/2007.
3.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 17/20
UPDATED: SEP 13, 2008 Drink this one the PINT-festival at the Koningshoeve abbey. This is a good Dark lager with a lightly bitter taste with hints of caramel.
3.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Not bad! The bottle I had yielded no head and was a bit flat, but bubbled nicely. Good flavor and less hoppy then the green bottle stuff.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
This beer has a huge head. I actually really liked it, which is surprising because their regular isnt my favorite. I was definitely glad I gave it a try.
3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
not a bad beer. i’m a bit of a fan of dark beers though, so perhaps i’m biased. i took my first sip of this a bit skeptically, thinking that heineken probably wouldn’t be able to do a dark beer well, but was fairly pleased with it. after a six pack, i was even more pleased...
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
After having the regular Heineken lager and liking it, the Special Dark was a great experience. Somewhat sweet and smooth, it's a lot better than the standard lager. Reminds me some of Newcastle.
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