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by epinions


things to know about Mexican beers: almost all beer in Mexico is produced by two big breweries:
basically, Corona and Dos Equis.


The Big Two Breweries
Grupo Modelo (CM) is the biggest brewing company in Mexico and is based in Mexico City.
Cerveceria Cuahtemoc Moctezuma (CCM) is the older of the two companies and is based in Monterrey.

Beers
three beers sold by Mexico's two big brewers that stand out as being substantially better than any beer made by any major U.S. or Canadian brewer...

Best of the Best
- Negra Modelo (GM): chocolatey smooth dark lager beer similar in style to a Munich dunkles
- Nochebuena (winter seasonal) (CCM): copper colored vienna style lager with a firm nutty malt flavor and a rich, robust body
- Bohemia (CCM): hoppy pilsner style lager with a strong noble hop signature and a somewhat dry flavor

Ordinary Pale Lagers
By the way, all of these beers are lagers.

- Carta Blanca (CCM)
- Corona (GM)
- Dos Equis (clara) (CCM)
- Modelo Especial (GM)
- Pacifico (GM)
- Sol (CCM)
- Superior (CCM)
- Tecate (CCM)

Ordinary Amber Lagers  based loosely on the marzen (vienna) style.

- Dos Equis (oscura) (CCM)
- Indio (CCM)
- Victoria (GM)
- Estrella (generally available around Guadalajara) (GM): ordinary light lager, a little lighter than average
- Leon Negra (generally available only in Yucatan) (GM): ordinary amber lager, a little darker than average