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Modelo Especial

Modelo Especial - Pale Lager

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 Percentile 
4
overall
Brewed by Grupo Modelo (Corona)
Style: Pale Lager

México DF, Mexico

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
6521.97/5.01.98/5.06%36.6Dimpled mug, English pint, Lager glass, Shaker
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Commercial Description:
Modelo Especial, a pilsener type beer, was introduced to the market in 1966. Today it is sold in glass bottles as well as cans, which are having an increasing demand due to consumer preferences, making Modelo Especial the leader in the can segment in Mexico.
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castironchef (6), Pearl City, Hawaii, USA
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3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/102/58/102/515/20
Apr 23, 2008  
12oz bottle; date code: GE11B128 10:26; purchased on 2008.04.23; $1.50 @ SWAM One of the better light beers. Beats Corona and Pacifico in my book. Light and refreshing, with enough body and taste to stand out from the rest.


noid1985 (49), Broadview, Illinois, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/103/513/20
Apr 22, 2008  
Much beer than corona, pours a light yellow, very sweet...and overall pretty good tasting beer


 Parrothead (185), Ephrata, Pennsylvania, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/102/511/20
Apr 16, 2008  
Well, I can actually say that I taste malt and hops in this one, which is more than I can say for US macrobrews. Other than that, not much to say for it. I think I’ll try a slice of lime in #2. I picked this up by mistake - I was in a hurry and grabbed this out of the cooler - I thought I was buying Modelo Negro. How dumb is that? I do give it a bit more credit than weezfour - and by the way, are submarines actually painted?


 weezfour (122), Oradell, New Jersey, USA
0.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
1/101/51/101/51/20
Apr 16, 2008  
No joke, probably one of the worst beers I can remember. Gave me a stomach ache instantly. Equally suited for striping the paint of the side of a submarine, and for pouring down the sink. Pass.


 unclemike (834), Ft. Riley, Kansas, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/512/20
Apr 15, 2008  
This pale lager pours a light yellow gold color from a clear 12oz bottle. Small to medium sized white foamy head. Aroma is grainy, grassy, corny and sweet. A light bodied pale lager. Malts are mild, cereal and grainy. Hops are slightly bitter and a touch spicy. Lively carbonation. Somewhat metallic tasting and that flavor, sad to say, is the major flavor component to that beer. Sort of like beer flavored water; buy not in a good way. It has no off tastes because it has almost no flavor at all. Mouthfeel is thin. Finish is crisp. Aftertaste is slightly bitter.


 DKTN (110), Mc Donald, Tennessee, USA
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/53/102/56/20
Apr 15, 2008  
Bottle, 12 oz. Light yellow with a spare diminishing, off-white head. Some lacing and a clear body. Aroma of malt and hay, light hops, and skunk. Light and thin on the palate with a soft carbonation. Flavor of skunk. Not a very interesting beer.


 bigrond (1043), factoryville, Pennsylvania, USA
1.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/101/53/101/54/20
Apr 13, 2008  
this was as close to water as possible. Flavor is totaly absent but the alcohol is high for a beer this clear. bad beer!!


 SuperDave70 (1157), Beautiful Sunny Mesa, Arizona, USA
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/54/102/58/20
Apr 11, 2008  
Pretty typical of the other Mexican macro beers. Not awful, but really nothing special.



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