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Lager fans blast new Heineken tipple aimed at ‘lighter drinking’ Gen-Z Brits
HEINEKEN’S new woke lager aimed at “lightweight” millennial drinkers has been slammed by customers who want a return to tradition.
The Dutch lager giant has launched a new 4% alcohol by volume (ABV) tipple designed to suit “lighter drinking” Generation-Z Brits.
Heineken’s new woke lager aimed at ‘lightweight’ millennial drinkers has been slammed by customers[/caption]
Brewers say Heineken Silver uses an “ice-cold brewing process” to create a significantly “less bitter taste” than the brand’s core 5%ABV lager.
But it has been panned by fans who say it is “woke madness” and are urging the company to rethink.
Thomas Simpson, 44, of Bexley, south east London, said: “Why can’t things be left alone?
“I fear this is the future of beer now, woke options aimed at Generation Z rather than traditional beer lovers who have been drinking it for years.”
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Plumber Paul Rogers, 33, of Allestree, Derby, said: “This is just woke madness. Beer should be traditional.”
It comes as Heineken is preparing to cut beer production at its European manufacturing planet if faced with a severe gas shortage over winter.
Heineken strategy director Alexander Wilson, said the new drink was designed to attract younger millennial drinkers to the brand.
He said: “Underindexing with 18 to 34-year-olds – that’s a historic trend.
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“It is important for the long-term health of the category to being younger consumers through.”
One punter writing in Beer Advocate, wrote: “This beer is very bad. It may well be the least flavoursome beer I’ve ever had.
“The beer is light in body with medium carbonation, incredibly dull, not offensive in taste, but not good.”
While another customer on the Tesco website one customer labelled the brew, “nothing to shout about and overpriced”.
The disappointed drinker, wrote: “Certainly less bitter than standard Heineken, but lower alcohol level should mean it’s lower priced than standard Heineken but it is priced the same.
“Try BudVar if you want a properly lagered lager with taste.”
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The supermarket is selling four 330ml bottles of Heineken Silver for £4.50.
In June, The Sun revealed fans of Stella Artois were rejoicing after its latest beer returned to tradition by being five per cent in strength.
My dad used me as a human walking stick after his booze benders and his drinking changed me forever, says Vicky Pattison
HARD partying and heavy drinking is what Vicky Pattison became famous for when she first hit our screens in 2011 on Geordie Shore.
A decade on, Vicky has transformed her image, becoming a bestselling author, winning I’m a Celebrity! Get Me Out of Here…, and landing on the panel of Loose Women – but her success has come with a heavy price.
Vicky Pattison said she hated the person she became during her Geordie Shore days[/caption]
She is determined not to go down the same dark path as her dad John[/caption]
Geordie Shore painted its young stars as troublemakers and alcohol dependants when it first debuted.
And while many of its contributors, including Vicky and Charlotte Crosby, have gone on to become celebrities who have carved out successful careers in the media, it has also left them with a certain reputation.
Vicky’s five-year stint on the MTV reality series saw her gain the title as a wild party animal – drinking to excess in the pubs and clubs of Newcastle and snogging strangers.
Behind that good-time girl front, however, Vicky was dealing with a tough home life and a father who’s an alcoholic.
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She has been wondering for years whether her own relationship with booze is linked to her dad John’s problems.
And it’s this highly emotive issue that she confronts in a powerful one-off documentary this week.
“My dad has been largely removed from my life in the public eye because he’s struggled with his illness, it just didn’t feel right,” explains Vicky, in her exclusive chat with The Sun’s TV Mag.
“He’s a very poorly man and that’s part of him. I definitely wish things were different and I know he wishes he was different, too.
“He’s in a relatively strong place compared to how he’d been in more recent years, so he felt strong enough and ready to talk about his disease.”
Despite coming to terms with his illness, Vicky hasn’t always understood her dad.
Habit’s bad for health
By Carol Cooper, Sun Doctor
IT’S easy to slide into the habit of drinking too much alcohol.
But the bottom line is that excess booze is unhealthy. Alcohol affects every organ in the body.
It’s toxic to the liver. It can also damage the pancreas, the heart and the circulation.
Blood pressure can soar and the pulse can become dangerously irregular.
Over time, alcohol abuse can lead to stomach problems, as well as a higher risk of many cancers.
Heavy drinking is also linked with high blood pressure, heart muscle disease, strokes, gout, osteoporosis, depression, facial rashes, malnutrition and infertility.
It’s so important to recognise excess drinking and do something about it before there’s permanent damage.
For various reasons, alcohol abuse can run in the family. That can make a drinker more aware of problems.
Try the self-assessment tool at the website drinkaware.co.uk
She remembers parts of her childhood, including being used as a “human walking stick” for her dad after a bender, not seeming right.
“As a kid growing up, you absolutely assume that what you are exposed to is normal because you have no other point of reference – I assumed everybody spent their Saturdays and Sundays in pubs,” she admitted.
“But there are elements as an adult I feel I would prefer my child not to be exposed to, definitely.”
Vicky added that the process of making her upcoming documentary regarding alcohol abuse has allowed her to understand her dad better.
It’s also brought Vicky – who recently got engaged to her partner of three years, Ercan Ramadan – closer to her dream of becoming a mother.
“You know I’ve really put off having children for a long time because I didn’t want to make children like me, who are in some way broken,” she says with a crack in her voice.
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“I’ve felt that for a long time. For years I’ve said I wasn’t ready or wasn’t sure I wanted them.
“Since making this documentary and since meeting Ercan, I know that I’ve got so much more control than I’ve ever given myself credit for before, and I’ve got more hope now.”
Vicky Pattison: My Dad, Alcohol And Me airs on Tuesday, August 2 on Channel 4 and All 4.
Vicky recently opened up on her father’s addiction with alcohol[/caption]