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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.


Cakes' rating

1.9
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 7/20
Cakes (306) - New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania, USA - DEC 29, 2012
24 oz. can . Pale gold, clear, some steady bubbles. The nose is sweet, and smells "soapy". A straw lager. with a thin body and a bit fizzy. sweet straw lager. too sweet to be refreshing on a hot day. Grainy aroma; , thin white head; malty with some fruit; smooth, thin, easy drinking; low carbonation for a lager; some mild hop bitterness.


most recent ratings

2
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 7/20
Rob_D_UK (173) - - MAY 15, 2013
An orange beer with no head. The flavor is sweet and malty. The flavor is thin, slightly sweet and malty with no bitterness. Its a little sour with notes of brewmash in the end. Was quite nice in Tijuana as the sun was setting though.

1.9
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 6/20
fezzy (44) - California, USA - MAY 12, 2013
Sweet malty, crisp, and clean. Boring as hell...unless you’re really thirsty. Then, chug-a-lug good. But I’d still rather chug a fine IPA under those circumstances.

1.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 5/20
bierkoning (8944) - La Tropica, NETHERLANDS - MAY 11, 2013
White bottle. Vague apple flavor, watery with cardboard and vague vinous notes. Apple in the aroma. Needless beer.

2.1
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 8/20
badpuppy69 (67) - orange, California, USA - MAY 10, 2013
Gold color, aroma slight lemon with a playdo. Taste, lemon corn, light mouth feel. Very clean and easy drinking, crisp and refreshing beer.

2.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 7/20
AKThunder (152) - New York, USA - MAY 10, 2013
This is a very good Mexican beer, actually better than C orona but at a cheaper price.

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
GJF (1078) - Mount Vernon, Iowa, USA - MAY 9, 2013
I drank quite a bit of this with relatives in Santa Fe during a reunion, so I have a bit of a soft spot for it, but there’s really nothing to it. Thin with not much character.

1.8
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 7/20
trujahwarrior (259) - Monroe, Washington, USA - MAY 5, 2013
UPDATED: MAY 8, 2013 24 oz bottle pours a typical lager color with fizzy head that fades no head. Smells skunky and sweeet malt and faint hops. Flavor is typical of a Mexican lager. Mouthfeel is thin and watery. Only drank this because its Cinco De Mayo. Should have bought a Corona familiar instead.

2
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
ajnepple (465) - Fort Collins, Colorado, USA - MAY 4, 2013
UPDATED: MAY 5, 2013 12 oz can. Mild aroma of grains and rice, similar flavor. Light watery body with a clean feel. Meh.

1.9
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 7/20
Tulle (283) - DENMARK - MAY 4, 2013
golden, clear, minimal head, hay, citrus, earthy, light sweetness, lightly sour, light body, thin feel, average carbonation,

2
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
TorbenH (647) - Frederikshavn, DENMARK - MAY 4, 2013
golden, clear, minimal head, white foam, bread, hay, cereal, medium body, oily feel, average carbonation, bitter, medium sweetness, medium bitterness,


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