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David K
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There are many threads on Baja/ Mexican beer over the years... even polls on the best or your favorite...
Barry, fear Corona (clear bottle, no UV protection)... LOL Really is funny, but Corona was the first beer I drank in Baja (1970's)... and liked it
then! Funny what happens when you grow up!! Wild Bill introduced me to Pacifico in 2000 when he brought me a 'Ballena' of it when he first came to my
home.
PACIFICO, TECATE (sold in Baja, not the U.S. import from the mainland plant), XX Special Lager, TIJUANA's Güera, MEXICALI (now from Tecate), Carta
Blanca... all very drinkable to 'gulpable' beers IMO!
Darker beers when I was young like Noche Buena and Negro Modela... but the only dark beers I will have now (with meals) is XX Amber and Tijuana's
Moreno... perhaps a Bohemia, too!
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Bajahowodd
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Trader Jose's brewed in Tecate, just Tecate at a higher price. Sorry.
I'm just somewhat surprised that no one picked up on the idea that there are only two companies that now control the beer market in Mexico. Even in
the states, we have three. Which is not a good thing.
Rheingold, Schaefer, Ballantine, Schmidts, Strohs, Blatz, Schlitz, Heilman. This list goes on. In each case they were distinct local breweries. Just
as in Mexico. Hey. The Busch brewery in Van Nuys California brews Kirin. The claim is that they follow the original recipe. But, in my mind there are
too many variables. Thus, the debate about New York or Chicago pizza made in LA.
[Edited on 2-27-2009 by Bajahowodd]
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
Rheingold |
Was there such a thing as "The Rheingold Girls" or are my memory banks confused?
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I remember Miss Rheingold. Used to post her picture in the subway. Or was that Miss Subway, holding a Rheingold in her hand? Geez. You may be
right.
[Edited on 2-27-2009 by Bajahowodd]
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oldjack
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In the late 60's through the 70's I was a devotee of Superior... my fishing buddy and I would buy a case in TJ on our drive down to Ensenada for a
weekend of fishing.... by the time we got to Ensenada we usually had one or two left and were searching for the next case(yes I have a good memory of
the distance between TJ and Ensenada) being young and capable of drinking way too much we kept that brewery going.... haven't seen the beer in years
and have never found it in my new haunts of BCS...
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Bajahowodd
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Superior is still around. I guess they just don't ship it to BCS.
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It appears from some of the posts here that there is a budding Micro Brewery movement in Baja. That is a great thing. I haven't drank beer from the
major Beer Companies in decades!
In the states it isn't a problem in the major cities now to find a microbrewery and they do get all my business.
In San Diego, Ballast Point Brewing ...Yellowtail Ale and Black Marlin Porter
Stone Brewing Company in North County...Stone Pale Ale
I'm Thirsty!
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
I remember Miss Rheingold. |
That's what it was. Miss Rheingold. Oh well, I was close. Thanks.
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Bajahowodd
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De nada.
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I think this fits into this thread: when did canned beer start to take hold in Baja and why? I prefer beer in a bottle and it seems it used to
always be that way but in the last few years I see more and more canned beer.
Does essence predate existence?
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Fred
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Dennis..........you can see Miss Rheingold 1959 walking her dog on the beach.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Fred
Dennis..........you can see Miss Rheingold 1959 walking her dog on the beach. |
Your kidding....arn't you, Fred? I'm afraid to look.
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Bajahowodd
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There was a time not long ago when you could only buy beer in returnable bottles. Hence the Deposito. It sure helped prevent littering. I'm thinking
that the switch to cans came sometime around 1990 or just after that. Manufacturers lobbied for it because cans take up far less space for transport
and storage. Not to mention the costs associated with having to clean and sterilize the returned empties. I'm sure someone here has a more accurate
date.
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My beer is Rheingold the dry beer. Think of Rheingold whenever you by beer. Can't get it out of my head.
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BajaVida
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La Victoria
has anyone found it in Baja?
[Edited on 2-28-2009 by BajaVida]
No se apure y dure.
Don\'t hurry and you\'ll last longer.
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Dave
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Victoria
| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaVida
has anyone found it in Baja?
[Edited on 2-28-2009 by BajaVida] |
Modelo sells hundreds of cases weekly. Any Modelorama will have it. Also, any bar that sells Pacifico or Corona should stock it.
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DENNIS
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I think I saw it at Comercial Mexicana/The Pelican Store.
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I did see it in Guanajuato 4 years ago. 
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Fred
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I buy it at Diane's mini mart in Punta Banda
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BajaVida
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if Tecate brews Trader Jose--what about the dark variety?
does Tecate make a dark?
Traders' beer is $5.99 a six pack, if I recall correctly
| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
Trader Jose's brewed in Tecate, just Tecate at a higher price. Sorry.
I'm just somewhat surprised that no one picked up on the idea that there are only two companies that now control the beer market in Mexico. Even in
the states, we have three. Which is not a good thing.
Rheingold, Schaefer, Ballantine, Schmidts, Strohs, Blatz, Schlitz, Heilman. This list goes on. In each case they were distinct local breweries. Just
as in Mexico. Hey. The Busch brewery in Van Nuys California brews Kirin. The claim is that they follow the original recipe. But, in my mind there are
too many variables. Thus, the debate about New York or Chicago pizza made in LA.
[Edited on 2-27-2009 by Bajahowodd] |
No se apure y dure.
Don\'t hurry and you\'ll last longer.
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