Windhoek Light - Namibia Breweries Limited

WoodBrew

Illinois

2.05/5  rDev -8.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

Yeeeesh! This beer is more like water with grain. Even USA light beers have 4% abv at least. This beer is way light. Poured a clear golden with good carbontation the gave a white head. The aroma was dominated by grain. The taste was similar to O'Douls....I am not kidding. Massive grain and water taste. This made the muthfeel very difficult. I believe Windhoek Light is Afrikans for near beer.

Serving type: can

06-27-2011 18:54:26 | More by WoodBrew

Thehuntmaster

South Africa

1.98/5  rDev -11.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2

330ml bottle 2,4% Abv.
Served chilled in a pint glass.
BB: May 2012

Appearance: Pretty standard pour - very light golden body, topped by a large white head that lasts pretty well, but leaves no lace.

Small: Not much of a nose, light pale grain and a little sweetness is about it.

Taste: As with the nose, the flavour is very mild, pale grain and a hint of stale hops is about it.

Mouthfeel: Light, watery and over-carbonated. Blegh

Overall: I guess that this is better than other light lagers I have had, but still not something I would ever choose to drink.

Serving type: bottle

01-26-2012 06:45:44 | More by Thehuntmaster

drpimento

Wisconsin

2.1/5  rDev -5.8%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5

Hm, at least it's pure beer and can be used as a tonic to aid the heart. Pours with a nice, foamy, frothy, sudsy white head and some lace. Color is a clear light yellow with a big bubble trail. Aroma is skunk hop and ever so slight malt. Flavor is a shallow sweetness with a hint of bitter plus a bit of carbonic tang. Body is a little watery. Finish is like flavor with a lingering sweetness. My last one ever.

Serving type: can

01-07-2011 20:48:33 | More by drpimento

nick76

Florida

2.98/5  rDev +33.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

The aroma is sweet and malty with a cereal quality. There is also a hint of metal which I guess is the hops. The appearance is pale gold with a small, foamy head. The flavor is like the aroma with a slightly bitter finish. The palate is smooth. This is not a great beer but its outstanding for a low alcohol beer.

Serving type: bottle

01-18-2009 03:42:56 | More by nick76

bark

Sweden

3.18/5  rDev +42.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

The colour is straw yellow; the low head is white.

The smell is malty and a bit sweet. Hints of anonymous bitterness.

Some malt in the taste. Rather sweet with hints of wort. Some dough in the aftertaste.

The carbonation is medium sweet; the liquid is somewhat smooth.

A fully acceptable low alcohol lager, although I prefer the hoppier Swedish ones.

Serving type: bottle

10-18-2008 10:19:33 | More by bark

SSBrennan

District of Columbia

2.42/5  rDev +8.5%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 3

Inoffensive and ultimately unappealing. The options in South Africa are a little limited and Windhoek Light falls somewhere between Windhoek Lager and the SABMiller line. It is fairly refreshing but virtually tasteless.

It poured very thin and clear with a fair head.

The taste is a fair approximation of Windhoek Lager but thinned, no ill-taste just not much taste at all.

Serving type: can

02-15-2007 16:46:22 | More by SSBrennan

hunteraw

China

2.1/5  rDev -5.8%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

Appearance: pale gold, moderate head, no lacing

Smell: almost nothing detectable.

Taste: watery! very mild, almost nothing to detect, but the usual suspects are here - very mild malt and hops.

Mouthfeel: watery, thin mouthfeel. Moderate carbonation, mild aftertaste.

Drinkability: nothing objectionable per se, especially considering it's a light lager. Not a good beer certainly, but still better than Miller Lite.

Serving type: can

06-12-2006 11:18:40 | More by hunteraw

rastaman

United Kingdom (England)

1/5  rDev -55.2%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1

This was very close to drinking water, i had a really hard time picking up any flavour whatsoever. Very, very watery, very low ABV aswell (2%). It'd probably be really refreshing in the hot African sun blah, blah, blah. But interms of a good beer, nah.

Serving type: bottle

08-16-2002 16:49:47 | More by rastaman