Favorite Baja Beer Vote: Which cerveza (beer brand) do you prefer in the Baja?

my favorite is dos equisXX dark BUT ITS TOUGH TO DRINK ALOT OF THESE ON A HOT DAY. so it will be pacifico all day long.

It figures you would be one of the first to post on this subject!

One you didn't list is Estrella....

No bitter beer taste or laxitive effect. It's been my preference since I discovered it over a year ago. It's a product of Modelo.

Pacifico, pacifico, pacifico,pacifico,pacifico,pacifio,pasifiko,pesifuiko,pasiffico,pessifiko, pesifi......(Sleep)


And they come in big family size bottles too!!


GTB
http://www.gonetobaja.com

Although moast Mexican beers are very good, there is no doubt that PACIFICO is the best drinking beer available in Baja Norte. Imported Mexican beer tastes different... Up here, I like XX Special Lager, Pacifico, and Tecate. Modelo is okay, as is Corona, in Baja. But Pacifico is consistantly good, as noted by others.

although i devour more wine these days

I will buy Pacifios almost all of the time. However, if I come across the large bottles of "Corona Familiar" I go for that. It wasn't on the list. It's totally different than regualr Corona. Try it next time. (less expensive in the larger bottle too)
Bob H

My Favorite Brew

No list for Estrella, Leon or Indio or Chihuahua. 10 limit...

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Originally posted by Tucker No bitter beer taste or laxitive effect. It's been my preference since I discovered it over a year ago. It's a product of Modelo.

at 14.4 billion bottles sold per year...

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Originally posted by David A. It figures you would be one of the first to post on this subject!

At 14.4 billion bottles of beer sold in Canada per year...for a population of 33 million I guess I'm expected to do my part to uphold the Canadian beer drinkers tradition.

I like Dos Equis XX but it is too inconsistent in the Baja, so I drink the Big Turtle SOL or Pacifico when in the Baja. I like an ice cold Pacifico Tortuga GRANDE or Ballena Grande wrapped in my favorite blue Pacifico beer huggie while watching the sun set on Los Cerritos beach.


RandyMac


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I see Tecate is not that popular...

I rarely drank anything but Pacifico or SOL in the Baja, but found I was forced to drink Tecate at times because that's all they had besides that panther p*ss Corona.

I toured a Corona bottling plant in Mazatlan in 1990 and I was so grossed out that I have not been able to drink Corona again.

RandyMac

Mike, one time I brought 2 nice bottles of Deloach Cabernet to enjoy with some ribeye that was marinating in my cooler. I didnt figure out that 4hr drive in 110deg heat will make the corks pop out of the bottles, untill after I parked the truck and looked in the back. My food container was nicely coated throughout with a sweet smelling cab.

Confused and afraid I wandered aimlessly through the rocks and bushes and ended up at the goyos store in Puertecitos, where I bought several large brown bottles of brew. I had to drink steadly to reduce shock, my pulse was irregular and I was clearly in danger. Had those beers not been there it is very possible that a life threatning emergency could have taken place.

On that day pacifico beer saved my life...

I will be forever gratefull.

GTB
http://gonetobaja.com


PS, this is a true story

Canadian Beer

One nice thing about Modelo in the little bottles, you can open another beer with the key from the bottomof the beer bottle you just finished!
Debra, I'm the same way. Don't drink hardly any beer stateside, but in Baja, I buy Pacifico by the case! I also have purchased Pacifico by the case of Ballenas - and I have my depositos of them to prove it.



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Bob H.
You are a wise and experienced beer drinker. I too enjoy Corona Familiar it's a good change of pace after the normal Pacifico. I also enjoy a good homemade Sangria on warmer days. Two Buck Chuck is great for this drink.

BR

"I just love driving in Baja"... Dave, a lot is on the planning board and things are a little crazy for me... However, the very first opp. to get away mid week... I will make some noise and bring along Nomads to your deli for lunch, then the Tijuana (not Tia Juana) Brewery, eh? I am wondering... if it isn't Tia Juana (two words) then why do even Mexicans call the city "T. J."!!!???

Mexican Beer

Tijuana Brewery

Tijuana Beer - Another beer stop on the way south...

Bernie, the lime scares away flies. I've tested this theory, and it works. A fly will not land on the lime or anywhere the lime juice landed on, including the entrance of a beer bottle. Subsequently, as time went by, people began squeezing the entire slice into the bottle (along with the peeling in some cases).
Bob H

Lime Source

Origin of lime

On the origin or Lime

I came across this on some crazy web site where this guy Cecil Adams anaswers bizarre questions from all over.

Why the lick salt-drink tequila-bite a lime stuff?

According to Cecil Adams, he says the following:

Mescaline is made from what the plant botanists call Lophophora williamsii. Tequila is made from several species of the genus Agave. The term "mescal" is used as an informal name for both types of plant, even though they are of different genera.

So, while you could say that both tequila and mescaline are manufactured from the mescal plant, you couldn't say they are manufactured from the same plant. To add to the confusion, tequila is classified as a Mexican brandy, and the generic name for Mexican brandies is...mescal! Aren't you glad you asked?

Mexicans have long known that a little sodium chloride on the tongue can help to mollify the fiery flavor that characterizes much of their food. They use salt when downing chile peppers, for example. By the same token, citrus juices of various kinds have long been used to kill the aftertaste of the more potent forms of alcohol. For example, poor black folks in the U.S. used to cut their port wine with lemon juice. The Gallo wine company noticed this and began marketing Thunderbird, a white port-citric acid mixture. Anyway, when tequila came to the U.S., the salt and lime (or lemon) bit came with it.

--CECIL ADAMS

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This is an important topic and come to think of it, I'm late. It's time to go out to my favorite pub (The Rex) and have a few dozen ice cold Molson Canadian or ice cold Kokanee draft tonight. Better do my magic tricks before I have too many.

Have a good weekend.

RandyMac

for a sit down dinner- bohemia.out on the dirt or in camp-Tecate

[Tijuana (not Tia Juana) Brewery, eh? I am wondering... if it isn't Tia Juana (two words) then why do even Mexicans call the city "T. J."!!!???:

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[Edited on 3-27-2004 by fdt]

Zappa has a song on the revered LP

Pulque

Oh, yeah, pulque......

Benefits of Pulque

Sol

depends on the weather

Mi Caguama es numero uno por mi, gracias.