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Modelo Especial

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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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
6541.97/5.01.97/5.06%35.4Dimpled mug, English pint, Lager glass, Shaker
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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Dixon (31), Iowa, USA
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/55/102/57/20
Feb 2, 2008  
Our waiter recommended it when we went out for Mexican last week. It went along great with my meal, but I would never drink it otherwise and never without the lime they added. The flavor wasn’t horrible, it was just fruity and sweet - no hoppiness to it at all.


 Slacks (483), Bolton, Ontario, Canada
1.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/101/52/102/59/20
Jan 27, 2008  
12oz Bottle: My first bottle on my Mexican beer quest on my cruise last week, and a lesson learned: beer gets cheaper the further you get away from the main drag in Cozumel. Bought this from a lady in a pharmacy that didn’t speak english, only enough to say "2!". Never pay more than a dollar for Mexican beer. Anyways, I had it from the clear bottle and was shocked to find it hadn’t gone skunky. Until I tasted it and realized it would have required hops for that. That said I can see how it might be refreshing if I’d been stranded in the desert for a week with no sustenance or water.


 jb (1033), 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 (1296), 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 (453), 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 (1581), 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.



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