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Baja Bernie
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Cerveza Questions
Which internationally acclaimed Mexican beer was affectionately called ?Skunk Beer? in Baja during the 50?s and 60?s?
AND why was it given that loving name?
Boy! You really know that someone has BAJA FEVER when he sits here on this gloomy day and asks silly questions like that. Oh! Well. I guess it is
better that sitting here and drinking the stuff.
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I think everyone knows the answer to that, in those days we didn't have the refrigeration like we do now and corona being in a clear bottle was the
the worst but in my case I grew to like the skunky tast and to this day still do.
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Baja Bernie
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Okay, that didn't last long but do you know who first put the lime in Mexican beer?--I don't. Never did like it hiding the flavor of the beer.
I still like warm beer but never did like holding my nose as I swallowed the Corona.
My smidgen of a claim to fame is that I have had so many really good friends. By Bernie Swaim December 2007
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I always thought Sol had the skunkiest taste and smell, but that wasn't in Baja. The absolute cheapest beer was always Victoria. I can remember
"Vickies" at 50 centavos (4 cents USD at the time.)
Tecate was the first Mexican beer to come in cans, steel, not aluminum. The custom of squeezing lemon or lime juice in the rim of the can and
sprinkling with salt may have originated as a means of killing the metallic taste of the can. I still prefer TKT that way but not any other beer,
especially not quality brews like Bohemia. I'm not sure who carried this over to shoving a slice down the neck of a bottle, probably gringos, but
with returnable bottles it's a dumb thing to do. Ever since I read of people finding moldy old lemon peels in a fresh bottle of beer after drinking
half of it, I've despised the custom and always hold a bottle up to the light before opening it.
All my childhood I wanted to be older. Now I\'m older and this chitn sucks.
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beer talk...
almost as much fun as drinking an ice cold pacifico on a warm baja day....but not quite
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or even a tecate...
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Baja Bernie
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Hose A
You forget yourself--this is not a dating forum. And besides posting a deceptive picture in Baja is unlawful. Far to many youngin's to be taken
advantage of down here.
Next thing you know you'll be painting stripes on a donkey.
My smidgen of a claim to fame is that I have had so many really good friends. By Bernie Swaim December 2007
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Baja Bernie
You forget yourself--this is not a dating forum. And besides posting a deceptive picture in Baja is unlawful. Far to many youngin's to be taken
advantage of down here.
Next thing you know you'll be painting stripes on a donkey. |
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XXXs
Tres XXXs was the worst beer I ever had. At Rancho de Castro back in 1970. Hot beer and disgusting! Yeck!
Here is a partial list:
Bohemia
Carta Blanca
Casta
Chihuahua
Corona Extra
Corona Light
Estrella
Indio
Le?n Negra
Light Modelo
Modelo Especial
Montejo
Negra Modelo
Noche Buena
Pac?fico
Sol
Superior
Tecate
Tecate Light
Victoria
XX (Dos Equis)
XX (Dos Equis Lager)
XXX (Tres Equis)
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Baja Bernie
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You got the right one on the top--Bohemia is far and away the best--at least in my book
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Sharksbaja
Tres XXXs was the worst beer I ever had. At Rancho de Castro back in 1970. Hot beer and disgusting! Yeck!
Here is a partial list:
Bohemia
Carta Blanca
Casta
Chihuahua
Corona Extra
Corona Light
Estrella
Indio
Le?n Negra
Light Modelo
Modelo Especial
Montejo
Negra Modelo
Noche Buena
Pac?fico
Sol
Superior
Tecate
Tecate Light
Victoria
XX (Dos Equis)
XX (Dos Equis Lager)
XXX (Tres Equis) |
Maybe that's why they no longer make XXX.
I would add:
TJ beers...lager and dark &
Mexicali
Also:
XX is a lager....sorta, they also make XX amber.
IMO Casta beers are the best.
Where can I find Leon Negra?
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Dave
Where can I find Leon Negra? |
It's Leon Negro (otherwise it would be Leona Negra) and it's from Yucatan. You'd find it in Merida, Cancun, Cozumel. Maybe a classy licor store
could order some for you.
I actually liked XXX (Oscuro), reminded me of an Irish Stout.
All my childhood I wanted to be older. Now I\'m older and this chitn sucks.
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xxx
| Quote: | Originally posted by Oso
| Quote: | Originally posted by Dave
Where can I find Leon Negra? |
It's Leon Negro (otherwise it would be Leona Negra) and it's from Yucatan. You'd find it in Merida, Cancun, Cozumel. Maybe a classy licor store
could order some for you.
I actually liked XXX (Oscuro), reminded me of an Irish Stout. |
I think they put horse pee in there or something or maybe it was in the heat too long but man it was bad....
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Next time I order a Modelo Negra I think I'll ask for a Modela Negra - and see what I get.
Actually the negra part is modifying "cerveza" not Le?n or Modelo - at least that's the way it sounds to me.
Oso - later on - in the language Topics I'll send you a link to an enertaining article by a guy in Venezuela dealing with gender - it's kind of long -
but I think you'll get a kick out of it - if you like academic type humor.
What the heck - here it is:
http://www.analitica.com/bitblioteca/roberto/genero.asp
[Edited on 6-6-2005 by Braulio]
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lemons limes
the reason the put lemons or lime in the beer is the same reason the english are called limeys its a carry over from the old salling shipps it took
solong to get to where they were going the the food rotted and the carried limes abord to stop the scurvy
seeing the nonreturnable beer bottles broken all over the beaches streets roadway and ditches makes me think that the long neck returnables are
something that mexico should have stayed with its only going to get worse besides if the prices in baja keep going up i might need to go collecting
bottles lol
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dang the only thing worse them my spelling is my typing
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Only at christmas time can you buy Noche Buena I think it is the best of all the mexican beers.
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
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One thing is for sure... all the other mexican beers should follow Carta Blanca with the bottle opener under every bottle.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Braulio
Next time I order a Modelo Negra I think I'll ask for a Modela Negra - and see what I get.
Actually the negra part is modifying "cerveza" not Le?n or Modelo - at least that's the way it sounds to me.
[Edited on 6-6-2005 by Braulio] |
One right, one wrong. I am ready to bet a case of same on this (or Guinness to make it easy on you). It's Negra Modelo because it's made by
Cerveceria Modelo (Which also makes Modelo Especial, which sux.) so, in that instance, negra does modify the "cerveza" made by Modelo.
Howsomever, it's Le?n Negro because "Black Lion" is the brandname of the beer, as illustrated by the logo, which is, in fact, a black lion.
Bet?
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It just don't pay to cross verbal swords with the Bear.
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