Heineken Original
Heineken Original is the brewery's flagship pale lager, brewed from malted barley, water and hop extract and fermented with the house A-yeast. It pours clear gold under a white head. The yeast gives a light fruity note with a hint of banana, set over a soft, grainy malt base with a touch of bread crust. Hop extract keeps the bitterness mild and evenly blended rather than sharp, and the beer finishes dry, crisp and short, with little sweetness left on the tongue.
Tasting Notes
AI-generated sensory profile for Heineken Original
Serve well-chilled at 4–6°C. Carbonation and crispness are the main event — cold preserves both.
The sturdy German stein maintains temperature and keeps carbonation intact. Built for long, convivial drinking.
Store cold and drink fresh. Lagers are at their crispest within 3–4 months.
About Pale Lager
Style guide · what to expect · how to find alternatives
What is a Pale Lager?
Euro Pale Lagers are clean, refreshing lagers with 4–5.5% ABV and IBU 10–25. Soft malt sweetness, light hop bitterness and high carbonation make them supremely drinkable.
Finding a similar Pale Lager
hopIQ matches by flavor profile — not just style label. A beer with the same dry, crisp, banana character as Heineken Original will score highly even if brewed in a different country or under a different sub-style name.



