BajaNomad - Beer in Tecate

Beer in Tecate

cymeryss - 4-25-2013 at 02:00 PM

Last few times I drove through Tecate I had trouble finding a place that sells cans of Pacifico or Sol...mostly, well as expected, Tecate which I don't tolerate. Any suggestions on a place that always has the two in stock? Thanks.

bajadogs - 4-25-2013 at 02:15 PM

There is a Super Ley on the right side just south of town (heading south) that I would be very surprised if they didn't have what you need. Pass the tracks and the ball field then look off to the right.

DENNIS - 4-25-2013 at 02:15 PM

Can't answer that one, but years ago, I bought a sixpak of Tecate in a liquor store in Tecate and I asked the guy behind the counter why it cost more there than in Ensenada?
He said, "It's fresher."

Gotta luv it.

DavidE - 4-25-2013 at 03:40 PM

Like going to Hershey Pennsylvania and searching for a Nestle chocolate bar, or asking for Chateau Mouton Rothschild in St. Helena, California.

cymeryss - 4-25-2013 at 09:46 PM

Will give Super Ley a try.....although was hoping there would be something going east...towards Mexicali.. Wonder if Calimax has got something....THanks.

bajadogs - 4-25-2013 at 11:58 PM

cymeryss,
Shake yourself man. It is 2 blocks out of your way.

Calimax has it. But it will be as much a hassle to park at Calimax and get in and out as going the 2 blocks south to Ley. Hit an OXXO just east of Tecate and avoid the whole thing...

and dont drink and drive.

Marc - 4-26-2013 at 07:01 AM

You gotta be one weird Dude to choose Pacifico rather than Tecate. :lol:

DENNIS - 4-26-2013 at 07:18 AM

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You gotta be one weird Dude to choose Pacifico rather than Tecate. :lol:

Really?? It's a no-brainer for me.
Tecate has changed the formula from thirty years back. That stuff was painful.

DavidE - 4-26-2013 at 09:02 AM

Pain?
Pain?

You want pain, mon?

San Miguel from the Philippines!

The peoplesguidetomexico.com website has an article talking about Mexico City microbreweries.

ALL high production BEER all cerveza has changed in the last thirty years. It has become a wraith of its former being. More water, more fizz. How can I be sure they do not "jolt" watered down high production beer with pure ethanol to maintain enough "buzz" to call the stuff beer? Even "Gallo" from Guatemala is a shadow of what it once was. Cabra disappeared.

Talk about SOYLENT GREEN!

David K - 4-26-2013 at 09:07 AM

Try Tecate Lite :light:

I was very happy that the new Tecate after taste was not found in Tecate Lite. I enjoy Pacifico and Dos Equis Lager Especial... but Tecate Lite was a good desert thirst quencher. Also, in Tecate is now brewed Mexicali Beer so if you can find that, try it!

[Edited on 4-26-2013 by David K]

bajagrouper - 4-26-2013 at 09:11 AM

I think I have dumped out more cans of Sol than I've consumed........

DENNIS - 4-26-2013 at 09:14 AM

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Originally posted by David K

Also, in Tecate is now brewed Mexicali Beer so if you can find that, try it!

That's a reborn beer too. It was one of the few available fifty or so years ago.

David K - 4-26-2013 at 10:18 AM

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Originally posted by DENNIS

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Also, in Tecate is now brewed Mexicali Beer so if you can find that, try it!

That's a reborn beer too. It was one of the few available fifty or so years ago.

Here I am enjoying one in 2006 at the Halfway House (Chef Johnny's restaurant):

willardguy - 4-26-2013 at 11:07 AM

and "no limon required" :coolup:

David K - 4-26-2013 at 05:16 PM

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and "no limon required" :coolup:

AWESOME!

brewer - 4-27-2013 at 09:56 PM

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Originally posted by DENNIS

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Originally posted by David K

Also, in Tecate is now brewed Mexicali Beer so if you can find that, try it!

That's a reborn beer too. It was one of the few available fifty or so years ago.

Remember XXX Tres X'es?

EnsenadaDr - 4-27-2013 at 10:05 PM

I like a nice light Corona, or Heineken!! Amstel Light was always a favorite of mine as well....wine gives me headaches and makes me sneeze...I guess the sulfites in it!!

DENNIS - 4-28-2013 at 08:19 AM

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Remember XXX Tres X'es?

Sure.
Wasn't XXX the lite beer...I mean lite in color, and XX was the dark?
DK....help me out here. :?:

Alan - 4-28-2013 at 08:48 AM

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Originally posted by DavidE

San Miguel from the Philippines!

Loved (painted label) San Miguel!! Long live Olongapo!

David K - 4-28-2013 at 08:50 AM

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Originally posted by DENNIS

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Originally posted by brewer
Remember XXX Tres X'es?

Sure.
Wasn't XXX the lite beer...I mean lite in color, and XX was the dark?
DK....help me out here. :?:

Good morning.
I remember XXX but never drank it, perhaps I was too young?
I am on my phone, when I get on my PC I will look up XXX.

Alan - 4-28-2013 at 08:57 AM

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Originally posted by David KGood morning.
I remember XXX but never drank it, perhaps I was too young?
I am on my phone, when I get on my PC I will look up XXX.

That should bring back interesting results with your search engine :lol:

David K - 4-28-2013 at 09:04 AM

LOL, I was going to add the word cerveza or beer to the XXX and hope there is no beer porn online.

Correcamino - 4-28-2013 at 12:31 PM

Avoided the porn danger by typing "cerveza tres equis". Found that you can actually still buy it -- the empty cans, anyway:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Three-diff-Tres-Equis-XXX-beer-cans-...

DENNIS - 4-28-2013 at 12:46 PM

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Originally posted by Correcamino
Avoided the porn danger by typing "cerveza tres equis". Found that you can actually still buy it -- the empty cans, anyway:

"A fine beer can that would be a great addition to your collection!"

Sounds like they're describing wine. :lol:

Not only that....these cans arn't from times long gone. They had to be a more recent retro effort, judgeing from the pull tabs.

Also....I'm pretty much sure that Dos Equis [XX] was the dark beer way back then.

Correcamino - 4-28-2013 at 03:08 PM

Dennis, you're making me feel ancient! If you look closely at the photos you'll notice they have seams and one shows rust; they are made of steel! Am I the only one old enough to remember those days? Also, the pop tops are the removable tab type that has been banned in the US (for ecological and safety reasons) since the late 1970's. We used to love to go down to Baja, where they were still sold, buy lots of Tecate (or Carta Blance or Superior or Modelo), surf, drink and make chains out of the tabs like in the "old days".

DENNIS - 4-28-2013 at 03:14 PM

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Originally posted by Correcamino
they have seams and one shows rust; they are made of steel! Am I the only one old enough to remember those days?

Are you kidding? I remember Church Keys.
Steel cans....oh yeah. Couldn't crush those on your head at a party. Big headache. :lol:

willardguy - 4-28-2013 at 03:22 PM

carta blanca had the bottle with the indentation on the bottom used to open another bottle. pretty clever marketing, you had to buy two!

DENNIS - 4-28-2013 at 03:26 PM

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Originally posted by willardguy
carta blanca had the bottle with the indentation on the bottom used to open another bottle. pretty clever marketing, you had to buy two!

Still does.

willardguy - 4-28-2013 at 03:44 PM

R U sure about that??? I still find quite a few of the old "bottle cans" laying in the trash heaps with the opener bottom but now I think about it, I havent looked at the bottom of a carta blanca bottle in awhile. I think its time! :yes:

Correcamino - 4-28-2013 at 04:41 PM

willardguy, I wouldn't know - we only bought cans. The bottles in those days were all returnable, so really heavy! We could cram more in a cooler and carry more to the beach, and packing them out to the arroyo de basura was easier. Boy, life was simple then. I wonder how much my love of Baja involves trying to recapture that simplicity.

DENNIS - 4-28-2013 at 04:45 PM

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Originally posted by willardguy

I think its time! :yes:

Of course it is. Consider it your quest.

willardguy - 4-28-2013 at 05:05 PM

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Originally posted by DENNIS

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Originally posted by Correcamino
they have seams and one shows rust; they are made of steel! Am I the only one old enough to remember those days?

Are you kidding? I remember Church Keys.
Steel cans....oh yeah. Couldn't crush those on your head at a party. Big headache. :lol:

not just steel cans, really rusted steel cans. what vietnam vet doesnt remember those schlitz and carling black label cans? god bless em :lol:

DENNIS - 4-28-2013 at 05:26 PM

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Originally posted by willardguy
not just steel cans, really rusted steel cans. what vietnam vet doesnt remember those schlitz and carling black label cans? god bless em :lol:

And Pop Tops? Garrett designed his metal detector business around those treasures.

Correcamino - 4-28-2013 at 06:02 PM

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Originally posted by DENNIS

Steel cans....oh yeah. Couldn't crush those on your head at a party. Big headache. :lol:

Remember proving your grip strength by crushing a can!?

DENNIS - 4-28-2013 at 06:13 PM

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Originally posted by Correcamino

Remember proving your grip strength by crushing a can!?

We used full cans. Newport was a tough neighborhood. :lol:

willardguy - 4-28-2013 at 06:16 PM

I thought you guys just hired folks to crush em? :lol:

DENNIS - 4-28-2013 at 06:26 PM

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I thought you guys just hired folks to crush em? :lol:

We did that at the Yacht Club. :biggrin:

805gregg - 4-28-2013 at 07:01 PM

Tecate is owned by Heineken, and the taste is different from the 60's garbage, the bad tasting Tecate started the fad to put lime in your beer, 1 to kill the germs on the top of the can and 2 to improve the taste, I drank Bohemia then and still do if I can get it, but on my recent motorcycle trip to Copper Canyon, I drank a lot of Tecates

DENNIS - 4-28-2013 at 08:26 PM

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Originally posted by 805gregg
Tecate is owned by Heineken, and the taste is different from the 60's garbage,

Bad memories, for sure. After a sixpak, your head felt like it just took Sonny Liston's best shot. OUCH

willardguy - 4-28-2013 at 08:30 PM

wasnt that their slogan, "a left like henry's hammer, a right like betty bamalam"?

XXX

David K - 4-29-2013 at 08:41 AM

From Michael Jackson, The Beer Hunter:

The producers of Corona's similar rival Sol, the brewing company Moctezuma, of Guadalajara, Mexico, did once extend an invitation. The attraction for me was to see the brewing of their slightly more characterful beer Dos Equis, in its amber form. I was interested because its color and hint of maltiness makes it a vestigial reminder of a Vienna-style lager. At the time, they also had a fuller-colored version under the label Tres Equis, which was more obviously malty. That product no longer exists, but they still have the darker, stronger, Nochebuena, a Christmas brew that was without question my favorite Mexican beer until recently. Nochebuena is broadly similar in style to a Munich Bock beer.