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&amp;quot;9BeanRow&amp;quot;:1pn6qv6d wrote: In the pub. Heineken have employed someone to train staff in the pouring of the Heineken super-cold and the metro interviewed him about pouring the perfect pint of Heineken. <!-- s:? --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_confused.gif" alt="" title="Confused" /><!-- s:? -->[/quote:1pn6qv6d]
the best way to pour a perfect pint of heineken is to leave the sink plug out,it goes down smoothly

&amp;quot;9BeanRow&amp;quot;:3in8xvnq wrote: Did anyone read this spurious psydo-science?

Such gems include the most bitter part of the hop being contained in the very top of the foam and lack of 'skimming' the beer leading to more frequent urination.

I cannot think of any rationale for this other than pouring more beer, so more kegs are ordered, mind you I am not science inclined.

Also, does C02 [i:3in8xvnq]aid[/i:3in8xvnq] digestion?!![/quote:3in8xvnq]


The Germans always reckoned that the hop oils collect in the head of the pint and the rationale behind the large foamy head is to sweeten the beer. Some of it would also be due to the carbonation level dropping and softening the beer also.
Try it for yourself, drink a beer from a bottle, then the same beer from a glass with a large foamy head, you should notice a marked difference in the beers.

&amp;quot;DEMPSEY&amp;quot;:w0myodb8 wrote: the best way to pour a perfect pint of heineken is to leave the sink plug out,it goes down smoothly[/quote:w0myodb8]

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Have to say, that if Heineken in every pub tasted like the stuff TheBeerNut and I tried during the Heineken Experience in Amsterdam[/url:3sjwbyz3], I'd buy it. No idea what they did to it, but it was a different beast altogether.

what in a name, I remember being in a pub in the west where we poured 3 heineken beers,1 bottle,1 can and 1 draft,we then did a blind taste and everybody reckoned the bottle was the best tasting.

I just got back from going on the "Heineken Experience" tour in Amsterdam and can definitely say that this is the kind of drivel that they're spouting as their official party line now.
(They're basically saying that head/foam is junk and that it's terrible and bitter and you should drink THROUGH it.)
They are also perpetuating the myth that certain types of tastebuds only live on certain parts of the tongue and they say that you should take as big of a drink as possible because it will cause the beer to cover the "sweet" tastebuds at the back of your tongue which will make it taste sweeter.

They DID mention that the Heineken that they sell there comes straight from the brewery in kegs (no skunking) and it was even slighly hazy so I'd imagine that it didn't sit very long.

I proudly kept my "bracelet" with the two "tokens" intact and refused my free pints. There were good craft beers to be had just around the street; I couldn't afford to waste my precious time in Amsterdam on macro lager.

-I'll post pictures of the Heineken "brain washing room" when I get time... <!-- s:wink: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_wink.gif" alt="" title="Wink" /><!-- s:wink: -->


Adam