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Cerveza en barril en Baja?
For those of you who frequent fine (or othewise) drinking and eating establishments in Baja, what beers on tap are you finding?
Really, I'm wondering if you are able to buy the excellent Chope clara and oscuro beers from Modelo. They seem like a lager and an amber ale,
respectively. Both are delicious, IMO, and are probably around 5% alc.; the ale probably being a little higher. These beers are dispensed by special
machines made it Brazil that keep the beer right around 0-1 degree C, all the time.
Negra Modelo is also available by the keg over here.
Tecate's answer is Indio which is pretty milquetoast by comparison.
Tecate Rojo and Models Especial are also found, though not common.
What about over in, uh, The Baja?? Anything draught beers of note?
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In La Paz we have all of those mentioned. I'm not sure there is a distinction between Chope, which we first found in Merida and the Modelo Clara or
Oscura. I can vouch for the fact that the Agencia stocks both, most of the time, and the kegerator in our house has the oscura most of the time. At
462p/30 liters, it is a good price.
The Tecate store here stocks Indio and Tecate Red. The price is even less than Models, at about 360p/30liters, but they have a pretty hefty deposit
on the keg compared to Modelo.
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We have only recently gotten Keg beer from Modelo in our local Cantinas. Frank's has delicious Negra Y Clara at great prices for Happy Hour! It
would be nice to see more beers enter the fray?! Happy Hour Specials equal
onion rings, fries, or shrimp!! Hamburger and fries for $50 pesos. I would like to see more choices of Cerveza en Barril. Tio
[Edited on 12-10-2011 by tiotomasbcs]
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we ordered a keg of Negra Modelo for Sirenita's wedding....sooo....you know where you can find ME!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
we ordered a keg of Negra Modelo for Sirenita's wedding....sooo....you know where you can find ME! |
As far away from Labatt's as possible.....by the way, you still owe me a sixer of Bohemia.
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Update on this. In TJ, Modelo has bee promoting Chope heavily. To the point that they have opened several "Coperias". One guess as to what they sell.
I also found out that there are a few bars downtown that have Bohemia on tap.
My visit tomorrow is looking better and better. Maybe I'll just stop work at lunchtime and do a sampling the rest of the day. End up at Chiltepinos,
down from the office for XX Ambar de Barril.
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WOW, Bohemia on tap! That would be nice to try. Never seen it. I take it that it's the Bohemia clara? Bohemia is my favorite Mexican lager.
I met one guy over here who CLAIMS to have done marketing for Bohemia many years ago. He claims that Bohemia's unique taste (that slightly spicy,
crackery grain flavor) is due to using some RICE syrup in the recipe. I can see that. It has minimal maltiness, yet more flavor than the other lagers
from Mexico.
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Wouldn't pass the Rheinheitsgebot. Balt, Marley, Hops, Water. Nada Mas.
Not sure if it's clara, obscura, or both. Will find out (first hand) and report back.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Roberto
Wouldn't pass the Rheinheitsgebot. Balt, Marley, Hops, Water. Nada Mas.
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What is "balt," Robby? Sounds YUMMY.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
| Quote: | Originally posted by Roberto
Wouldn't pass the Rheinheitsgebot. Balt, Marley, Hops, Water. Nada Mas.
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What is "balt," Robby? Sounds YUMMY. |
Aren't you forgetting the Weihenstephaner Hefe? Other wise it's only flavored water......nada mas?
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Roberto
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Balt and marley, sticking to my guns. 
Actually, I had one ingredient too many. No malt originally. And yeast wasn't mentioned because it hadn't been discovered at the time.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinheitsgebot
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Roberto
I also found out that there are a few bars downtown that have Bohemia on tap.
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You've confirmed this? Because I find it hard to believe.
This is what I know is available in Baja "en barril":
Tecate family: Tecate, Dos XX's and Dos XX's Ambar
Modelo family: Corona, Modelo, Chope reg & dark
TJ offers a few of their beers Guera and Morena en barril.
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baja beer
this time of year,,IF you look for it, "noche bueno" a xmas bock..a treat..if you like a dark beer...last winter I found  a beer brewed in the los cobo's area that was off the hook !! I think it frim a
micro brewry called of course baja brewy..I had 2 different flavors and LIKED both of them..and I used to find a bear called "Indio" but don't know if
it's still around...
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That's what my co-workers have told me. They live, work and were born there, so they certainly should know.
Confirmation will to follow soon. 
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I am going to disagree with just about everyone on this board (I think). For the most part, I don't find Noche Buena anything special. Often way too
light in flavor, especially for a dark beer, never mind a bock, which this is supposed to be. Negra Modelo has the same problem.
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Roberto
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Dave
| Quote: | Originally posted by Roberto
I also found out that there are a few bars downtown that have Bohemia on tap.
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You've confirmed this? Because I find it hard to believe.
This is what I know is available in Baja "en barril":
Tecate family: Tecate, Dos XX's and Dos XX's Ambar
Modelo family: Corona, Modelo, Chope reg & dark
TJ offers a few of their beers Guera and Morena en barril. |
Isn't it de barril? Also, you forgot Indio, which is certainly available, though I really don't care for it.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by captkw
this time of year,,IF you look for it, "noche bueno" a xmas bock..a treat..if you like a dark beer...last winter I found a beer brewed in the los cobo's area that was off the hook !! I think it frim a
micro brewry called of course baja brewy..I had 2 different flavors and LIKED both of them..and I used to find a bear called "Indio" but don't know if
it's still around... |
Indio is at Wal-Mart here in Ensenada
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Roberto
Isn't it de barril? |
Yeah.....keep 'em honest, DK.....uh....I mean, Roberto. We won't stand for any errors of designation when we're talkin' bout Mothers Milk.
Nosireeee.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
We won't stand for any errors of designation when we're talkin' bout Mothers Milk.
Nosireeee. |
actual Mothers Milk is a cheap German wine; not a beer
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liebfraumilch
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| Quote: | Originally posted by durrelllrobert
actual Mothers Milk is a cheap German wine; not a beer
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liebfraumilch |
Hey....Bob...you still here? Your wife is having a hembra fest today so I'm sure you have to leave the house.
Wanna head down to Sharky's for a couple?
Let me know soon. I'm gasping.
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