Ah, come on… you knew this was coming.
Neither one of these brews are great swill per se, but that’s not to say that they aren’t good beers.
Dos Equis Special Lager is my favorite Mexican brew, I’ve drank many of these loftily staring at the Caribbean Sea, my back burning in the Mexican sun. Only down there, no bottles, while I haven’t seen them in the can here, down there it was cans only in the local shops. We’d rub a lime wedge all over the top and imbibe the day away while lounging, swimming, reading and chatting. I will say that I buy this beer pretty regularly, when we have Mexican food for dinner this is my choice brew, it is also a great all around summer beer. Nothing complex about it, just a refreshing beer with plenty of memories.
Some would argue that Negro Modelo is a pretty decent beer, and I wouldn’t disagree. I will say if you’re going to make a chelada, this is the beer to go with, it works great. This being my wife’s favorite Mexican beer, we also have this one in stock pretty regularly. While it does have more complexities (better nose, malts) to it than the Dos Equis, it still isn’t much to write home about beer-wise. Good drinker, good taste and again, a lot of good memories — and sometimes memories are what make beers like these all the special you need.
Dos Equis Special Lager — Beer Advocate.
Negro Modelo — Beer Advocate.
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