This is a great light Lager but not necessarily my forte. The first brick for the brewery was laid on June 11, 1870, in Amsterdam. Even though there were 559 other breweries in Holland at the time this was one of only 2 that did things Bavarian-style. By 1886, the Amstel brewery was the city's largest brewer of lager beer. In 1883 Amstel started exporting beer to the U.K. and to the Dutch colonies in the Far East. Many years later, in 1980, Amstel Light was born. It is now the #1 imported light beer in the United States. Characteristic of this beer is a unique selection of raw materials and an intensive fermenting process. The result is a special light beer containing only 3.5% alcohol and approximately 35% fewer calories than regular lager beer. Which means Amstel Light is a lot like drinking spring water with a kick. I do however enjoy being able to empty the bottles for use in the upcoming American Amber batch.
To my enlightenment they also make these types of beers:Lager, Light, 1870, Gold, Malt, Lente Bock, Oud Bruin, Bock, Herfst Bock
