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Brewed by Grupo Modelo (Corona)
Style: Pale Lager
México DF, Mexico

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 960   WEIGHTED AVG: 1.98   EST. CALORIES: 132   ABV: 4.4%
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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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1.7
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 4/20
Nilz (221) - Glasgow, SCOTLAND - MAR 30, 2013
Pours a very light yellow beer with only a minimal head. Mild aroma with a slight grassy note. Taste is refreshing although not prepossessing, a little malty grain but fairly mild.

2
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
jimmay (807) - Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA - MAR 30, 2013
355 ml bottle on the beach in Mexico. Pours light golden in colour, with small white head. Not great, but goes down easy on a hot day at the beach!

1.8
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
Brouwerij (407) - Boulder, Colorado, USA - MAR 28, 2013
Can. Pours a clear, pale straw with quarter finger of white head. Settles instantly without any head. Aroma is bread, dough, grain, yeast, generic lager, mild bitter. Flavor is bread and grain, with a mild sweet, fruity, vegetal finish. Moderate carbonation, very light body, and watery texture. Not much to say about this beer, a watery, bland, generic export lager.

1.4
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 4/20
omelas (13) - CHILE - MAR 24, 2013
Suave. Demasiado suave. Tuvo albunos toques interesantes, pero facilmente olvidable. No vale la pena tomarla de nuevo

2.8
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
maekchu (1086) - Hirakata, JAPAN - MAR 22, 2013
Bottle from local Yamaya. Nice Saaz (or Saaz-like) aroma. Clear golden straw. Mild caramel, sugar for sure / mid gets spritzy with carb and some malt, and just a little corny cardboard / final has a bit of sweet extract note. Thin-medium body. Well, not half bad. First Mexican lager I’ve had with noticeable Saaz-like aroma.

2
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
dlbeer (381) - Wisconsin, USA - MAR 19, 2013
Bottle. Gold pour with white head. Smells malty and slightly skunky. Tasted very similar to corona. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

2.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
burg326 (2325) - Florida, USA - MAR 19, 2013
12 ounce bottle as pictured, had a light golden yellow color, drank from the bottle flavors of grass, corn, light offsetting flavor of musk, decent beer overall.

1.5
   AROMA 1/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 2/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 9/20
Ed5388 (479) - Forked River, New Jersey, USA - MAR 17, 2013
12oz bottle. Pours a crystal clear light yellow with a small puffy white head. Smell is of grain and corn. Taste is also grains, corn, and watery.

2.1
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
Augdraught1981 (48) - Harlem, Georgia, USA - MAR 13, 2013
Fairly refreshing grainy macro beer that goes down easy especially when eating mexican. Not much else to say.

2.6
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 1/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 11/20
loku (10) - Villa Nueva, GUATEMALA - MAR 10, 2013
• Apariencia o Cabeza: blanca escasa de poquísima duración o Lacing: inexistente o Cuerpo : burbujeante o Partículas: ninguna o Color: cobrizo • Aroma : ligeros toques de granos tostados muy suaves • Paladar: buen cuerpo, acuoso, no se siente la carbonatación, final ligerísimamente astringente • Sabor : corta duración, ligeramente duce con un poco de amargor. • Pensamientos finales . Buena opción para refrescarse principalmente por su ausencia de sal. Una lager un tanto plana como la mayoría pero por encima del promedio. • Apariencia o Cabeza: blanca escasa de poquísima duración o Lacing: inexistente o Cuerpo : burbujeante o Partículas: ninguna o Color: cobrizo • Aroma : ligeros toques de granos tostados muy suaves • Paladar: buen cuerpo, acuoso, no se siente la carbonatación, final ligerísimamente astringente • Sabor : corta duración, ligeramente duce con un poco de amargor. • Pensamientos finales . Buena opción para refrescarse principalmente por su ausencia de sal. Una lager un tanto plana como la mayoría pero por encima del promedio.


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