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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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 jb (1023), Rochester, New York, USA
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/101/53/102/58/20
Jan 26, 2008  
Had this alongside a nice spicy Mexican meal today and it worked well in that context. Served with a lime, the fruitiness of the lime played a big part, showing up in the aroma and flavor. Palate was delicate with a sweetness of honey. Appearance was very dull, pale and headless.


 zathrus13 (1288), Mount Laurel, New Jersey, USA
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/54/102/58/20
Jan 22, 2008  
Yellow, with a white head. Aroma is corn and grain. Flavor is mostly corn and maybe a little bit of hops.


 Collint (450), Sylva, North Carolina, USA
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/55/102/56/20
Jan 20, 2008  
24 oz can. Poures little head, pretty much none. Smells like corn and kinda funky when I first opened it. It is a unique beer. Nothing too impresive.


 Headbanger (1574), Aurora, Illinois, USA
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/53/103/58/20
Jan 19, 2008  
12oz bottle-A darker golden body with a very small ring for a head and an aroma of nothing. Taste of a liitle malt and hops along with some corn. Not a bad tasting mxican brew.


 FLnative80 (174), Orlando, Florida, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/55/103/59/20
Jan 15, 2008  
Can. 12 fl. oz. Golden yellow with white, thin, disappearing head. Very light grain aroma. Thin body with a slightly dry texture. Not much to the flavor. Just a fair amount of bitterness. Goes down easy without any overpowering skunkiness. I’ll take a cooler full of these to the beach anyday.


 JDUB (170), Beautiful Venice Beach, California, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/54/102/510/20
Jan 9, 2008  
24 oz tall boy. Pasadena, CA. Snow in the local mountains following a stormy weekend - lots of muddy mountain biking - awesome. Sorry, that all excites me more than the beer. I mean hey, is anyone actually reading up on Modelo Especial ratings for real connoisseur insights??? Actually, this ain’t that bad for a "brown-baggin’ it" kind of evening at the local mini mart. Light fizzy yellow (trivia, author?: "Fizzy Yellow Beer is for Wussies"). Hay aroma with a slight manufactured fruity sweetness. cheap lager flavor. Ahhh, at $1.99 it’ll do.


 Hinez57 (129), Clinton, Mississippi, USA
1.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/53/102/56/20
Jan 4, 2008  
It is what it is. Way better than American Lite beers, equivilent to a Budwieser. Pale, thin head, lively mouthfeel, highly carbed, and a thin body. Flavor is kind fo bitter and lacking any real flavor. On the plus side, you don’t really taste the rice/corn adjuncts. Why drink this when you can have a Boddingtons, it won’t overpower anyone with flavor, but at least what’s there taste good. Better than most mass produced pale lagers. Not nearly as good as the Negro version!


 BMan1113VR (2752), Los Angeles (and Dallas), Texas, USA
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/53/102/57/20
Jan 4, 2008  
Poured from a 12 oz aluminum can, very classy, I know. Aroma is faint with light lemon, light dough, mild apple and pear (maybe to all of the above). Pours medium yellow with a small white head that goes away far to quickly. No lacing (big suprise I am sure). Initial flavor is sweet followed by bitter and then something bad at the end. Not to pleasent. I have a faint memory of the stuff tasting better out of the bottle, but that is not what I rated.



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