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Brewed by FEMSA - Cuauhtémoc-Moctezuma (Heineken)
Style: Pale Lager
Monterrey/Veracruz-Llave, Mexico

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RATINGS: 1227   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.08   EST. CALORIES: 134   ABV: 4.45%
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Dos Equis Special Lager is a refreshing, crisp, golden, lager style beer imported from Mexico. Made with roasted malts, choice hops, a unique strain of yeast and purified water, this distinctive brew is known simply as “Lager” in its homeland.


alcoholica's rating

1.3
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 3/20
alcoholica (128) - Dublin, Ohio, USA - NOV 18, 2003
This beer is yellow like the rest of the mexican beers, except for M Negro. It doesn't taste much different than Corona.


most recent ratings

2
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 8/20
UDBeernut (868) - Near Buffalo, New York, USA - MAY 20, 2013
road soda sized can drank in my hotel room. ohh shiny green can, what treasures do you have locked behind your snap cap lid? out of the can, no apreance to be seen unless you include the aformentioned can, with 1897 sticking out on the black cursive letter. nose has slight corn aroma. Taste is heavy sweetness from corn meal and corn bread. slight hint of bitterness and grass on the finish. body is watery but makes cinqo o’clock some what more mind numbing in yet another hotel room.

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
badhack (175) - San Jose, California, USA - MAY 20, 2013
A very light beer, tasting slightly of malt and mostly of corn. Has a light citrus hop throughout. Not a bad beer, but not my favorite ultra due to the large amount of corn flavor.

2.1
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 6/20
Mora2000 (4042) - McKinney, Texas, USA - MAY 12, 2013
Surprised I had not reviewed this yet since it is the classic Tex-Mex happy hour beer. Yellow with a white head. Aroma is grain. Flavor is grain with quite a bit of sweetness from the malt. Thin mouthfeel and medium carbonation.

2.1
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 6/20
kaser (1005) - Chicago, Illinois, USA - MAY 10, 2013
Had this a million times. Decent beer overall. Can't say it us my favorite Mexican beer but its up there

0.8
   AROMA 1/10   APPEARANCE 1/5   TASTE 2/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 3/20
PhillyBeer2112 (2437) - Oviedo, Florida, USA - MAY 9, 2013
I was sure I rated this 13 years ago but there was some confusion in the db back then about the Dos Equis beers. This is primarily light struck all the time, with an otherwise light body and flavor. If not light struck, there’s nothing much else to say about it, no hop character. Light slightly sourish and grainy malts.

2.3
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
Audioquest (10) - Ontario, CANADA - MAY 3, 2013
The most interesting man in the world may prefer Dos Equis, but he’s probably the only one. Pours a golden colour, what little head there is dissipates immediately. Watery and inoffensive.

1.6
   AROMA 2/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 2/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 7/20
trapped (333) - TURKEY - MAY 2, 2013
Drought. Pale yellow color with whitish small foamy head, doughy aroma, sweetish yeast taste, abrupt finish. Very very generic!

0.8
   AROMA 2/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 1/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 2/20
CpyNPrnT (42) - Indiana, USA - APR 30, 2013
Bottle. Better then corona. Still not that good though. Very flat and unassuming taste. Have one or two to get drunk.

1.7
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 4/20
Fredis23 (87) - Illinois, USA - APR 30, 2013
Light Yellow, Small Head, Barely Any LacingLight Citrusy taste, that about it. The only "interesting" thing its sparkle water feel. Might be ok for 100*F plus thirst quenching, other than that bland boring. I guess the most interesting man in the world is trying to balance his life, drinks boring beer...

2.1
   AROMA 2/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
tapthis (39) - Texas, USA - APR 30, 2013
Not the best lager out there, but is an ok substitute if all there is, is bmc. Poors a light yellow, no smell to it, and isnt as crisp as i like my lagers to be. No head or lacing


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