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Victoria beer from mexico?

capt. mike - 12-10-2011 at 10:40 AM

who knows what about this one?

found at Total Wine chain while searching for mex brews.

bufeo - 12-10-2011 at 10:50 AM

I've had it, Mike. It's okay. I was underwhelmed by it. It's an old brewery now owned by Grupo Modelo, I think.

Here are some reviews:
http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/75/6508

Allen R

capt. mike - 12-10-2011 at 10:59 AM

thx Allen!

David K - 12-10-2011 at 11:00 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by capt. mike
who knows what about this one?

found at Total Wine chain while searching for mex brews.


Mike, I have taklked about and shiown photos of Victoria Beer for years on Nomad... it is also now for sale here in California (incl. WalMart)...

Here is a photo I posted on Nomad last year when I ordered it with dinner in El Rosario at Ed's... Notice the bottle is the same as Pacifico's, which is good to filter out light.

I find it a good drinking beer, sort of a cross between Pacifico and Superior in flavor.

edit to add photo from May, 2010:



[Edited on 12-10-2011 by David K]

DavidE - 12-10-2011 at 11:25 AM

Victoria was known to me (the Mexicans called it) disparagingly "Peetoria" for forty some odd years.

David K - 12-10-2011 at 11:31 AM

The number one beer from Mexico sold here is Corona (in a clear bottle)... and you can't get much peeier than that without going to an American brew, like Bud.

I still like Pacifico and Dos Equis the best, but the others I drink (Tecate in Baja, Mexicali, Tijuana Guera, Carta Blanca, Superior, Sol, etc.) are fine on a hot dusty trail or at home.

capt. mike - 12-10-2011 at 01:38 PM

funny - the online consumer reports of Victoria suggest avoid it.
i'm not much of a beer drinker except when it is very hot and of course when in mexico.

but lately i've looked for darks or porters style to enhance or contrast the freezing temps we've had lately in AZ.

had 2 "kilt lifters" in a bar with friends visiting from Wisconsin last nite - pretty good stuff and high octane which i like in beer. Drink less qty but get nice effect.

what ever happened to Colt 45?? :lol::lol:

so - to buy mex beer here i have to go for Negro modelo for taste and price. don't know where it is made or bottled on the USA stuff but many mexican restaurants/bars have it on draft here and it is GOOD!

Cypress - 12-10-2011 at 01:48 PM

After two or three they all taste fine!:D

bajario - 12-10-2011 at 02:37 PM

They sell them in Vons in Encinitas. Still migrate to Modelo Especial on both sides of the fence.

Victoria beer

Dave - 12-10-2011 at 02:52 PM

Not one that I would choose if ordering but if you're buying then it's my favorite.

David K - 12-10-2011 at 03:16 PM

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Originally posted by Dave
Not one that I would choose if ordering but if you're buying then it's my favorite.


Agree... as you can find a photo of me with a Corona even... under the same conditions! LOL :lol:

Drinking Mex en El Norte ?

MrBillM - 12-10-2011 at 04:11 PM

LOVE Many Mexican Beers and (usually) drink nothing else In Mexico.

However, since two of the BEST Beers around, Heineken and Steinlager, are available for (about) the same price in the U.S., there is simply NO REASON for me to drink anything different.

But, everybody has a different taste. That's why there's so many different brands.

[Edited on 12-10-2011 by MrBillM]

DENNIS - 12-10-2011 at 04:13 PM

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Originally posted by capt. mike
what ever happened to Colt 45?? :lol::lol:



It's right there on the shelf next to Cobra. :barf:

Hook - 12-10-2011 at 04:47 PM

We have begun to get a few German beers over here. Bitburger and Kostritzer (a Schwarzbier) are the ones I've tried so far. 500 ml cans, so I pour them immediately. Heineken readily available also.

There's even cans of Sapporo at Soriana's and Wally World. But it's outrageous; 56 pesos for a can that looks to be about 500 ml.

KaceyJ - 12-10-2011 at 07:05 PM

Mike, my best description:

Medium light bodied, light brown color , slight malt, little hop,

dry.

Pairs good with chile rellenos.

My fav mex brew is Bohemia

This is a totally different beer and as good or better than most .

Miles above Tecate. Give it a try

Bohemia, Yes!

Gypsy Jan - 12-10-2011 at 07:10 PM

I do not drink beer on a regular basis, but Bohemia and Bohemia Oscura are the best tasting beers I have tried.

capt. mike - 12-11-2011 at 08:53 AM

i had my 1st Bohemias when we flew to Cabo in 1981. Loved it in bottle and drank it all day everyday.

we landed/parked at the old strip next to the Hotel Cabo San Lucas, got a taxi and stayed at the Mar De Cortez. Walked everywhere or took $2 cabs.
The marina was not yet built.

Kalypso - 12-11-2011 at 09:24 AM

In central Mexico Victoria is kinda like water. It's inoffensive, wet and everyone drinks it...a LOT of it. Well, that and Indio. I don't know that I'd call Victoria a "good" beer but it's easy to drink, a little thin on flavor that doesn't compete with chile based foods and sauces. And it's cheap, or at least it used to be

Here's Peter Rowe's (the beer critic for the U/T) assessment of Victoria in the SD U/T from earlier this year when the beer was introduced in San Diego.

Two craft beers under the Rio Bravo label are being produced in Tecate (not by Tecate as far as I can tell).

I'll second GJ and Capt. Mike's thumbs up for Bohemia. I also like Montejo and Leon which are usually found on the east coast of Mexico (Yucatan, Veracruz, Oaxaca)

I think my favorite Mexican beer right now is Cucapá Honey Wheat. Brewed in Mexicali, easily obtainable in San Diego.

[Edited on 12-11-2011 by Kalypso]

DENNIS - 12-11-2011 at 11:58 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by capt. mike
i had my 1st Bohemias when we flew to Cabo in 1981. Loved it in bottle and drank it all day everyday.



It's been around for a while. I worked in a bar in Newport Bch in the 60's and we sold it there.
Sauza Gold was our well tequila and, at that time, considered very classy stuff. Now....it's on the shelf right next to the Drano.

Dave - 12-11-2011 at 12:05 PM

Love Bohemia and especially their dark beer. When I first moved to Mexico I thought the world revolved around Corona. Then I tried Bohemia and never looked back. I was especially pleased with myself when I learned how to pronounce it correctly. :biggrin:

capt. mike - 12-11-2011 at 12:42 PM

bo-hay-me-yah?

Dave - 12-11-2011 at 06:19 PM

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Originally posted by capt. mike
bo-hay-me-yah?


Close, but no "h".

bajadock - 12-11-2011 at 06:26 PM

I thought Bo-HEE-me-uh:biggrin: was German when I had my first one a long time ago in Denver.

Es mi favorita absolutamente.

Got my niece addicted to it on her first visit Ensenada visit this week.

Michelada con Bohemia

Gypsy Jan - 12-11-2011 at 07:05 PM

At Carnitas Los Panchos in Rosarito is the best.

Fresh squeezed limas, sin clamato, por favor, served in an iced beer stein.

Best I have had.

Leon

bajaguy - 12-11-2011 at 09:21 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Kalypso
In central Mexico Victoria is kinda like water. It's inoffensive, wet and everyone drinks it...a LOT of it. Well, that and Indio. I don't know that I'd call Victoria a "good" beer but it's easy to drink, a little thin on flavor that doesn't compete with chile based foods and sauces. And it's cheap, or at least it used to be

Here's Peter Rowe's (the beer critic for the U/T) assessment of Victoria in the SD U/T from earlier this year when the beer was introduced in San Diego.

Two craft beers under the Rio Bravo label are being produced in Tecate (not by Tecate as far as I can tell).

I'll second GJ and Capt. Mike's thumbs up for Bohemia. I also like Montejo and Leon which are usually found on the east coast of Mexico (Yucatan, Veracruz, Oaxaca)

I think my favorite Mexican beer right now is Cucapá Honey Wheat. Brewed in Mexicali, easily obtainable in San Diego.

[Edited on 12-11-2011 by Kalypso]





Leon is 47 pesos/6 pak at Wal-Mart in Ensenada.

Roberto - 12-11-2011 at 10:06 PM

Bohemia is real beer. Victoria sucks. Plus, it has a tendency to get skunky - then it REALLY sucks.