Mexican Beer at it's Finest..... Maybe

I read an article on the internet about the top 10 most popular Mexican beers, and how they rated taste wise.  I was flabbergasted to read the test results.  I did a little research, and noted some facts on the number one tasting beer, and then my personal favorite, Corona.  Kinda makes me sad!

In Mexico, most beer is produced by two large conglomerates, Cervecería Modelo/Grupo Modelo and Cervecería Cuauhtémoc-Moctezuma/FEMSA.^[

Grupo Modelo's brands include Corona, Corona Light, Negra Modelo, Modelo Especial Victoria, Estrella, Léon and Montejo and Pacifico.

FEMSA's brands today include Tecate, Sol, Dos Equis, Carta Blanca, Superior, Indio, Bohemia and Noche Buena.

^{A beer cocktail called a michelada consists of light beer with lots of lime juice and salt, and can include chili powder, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce or tomato juice. As with a margarita, the salt is generally placed on the rim of glass. Another, less common version of the drink adds Clamato (clam/tomato juice). The name michelada comes from the phrase mi chela helada (my beer, ice cold). In many places also are found variants which include shrimp or seafood, pineapple and so on.}

#1: Dos Equis Ambar (Recommended)

Dos Equis was first brewed in Mexico by the German brewer Wilhelm Hasse in 1897. The original name of the beer was "Siglo XX" (20th Century) with the double X standing for the number 20, and it commemorated the arrival of that century.^[14] The original version is the Dos Equis Ambar, a Vienna-style dark beer. This was Cervecería Moctezuma's best selling beer in the 1940s and 1950s. Demand for the beer has resurged, especially in the United States, where it is now the best-selling imported dark beer. The clear version of this brand is a lager derived from the Ambar.^[14][19

#2: Carta Blanca (Recommended)

#3: Dos Equis Lager Especial (Recommended)

#4: Negra Modelo (Mildly Recommended)

#5: Modelo Especial (Mildly Recommended)

#6: Tecate (Mildly Recommended)

#7: Sol (Mildly Recommended)

#8: Corona Extra (Not Recommended)

One of the best known and most popular beers in the United States is Corona, which is the flagship beer of Grupo Modelo. Corona is the best-selling beer produced by Mexico,[17] and the best selling nondomestic beer in both the U.S. and U.K.[5] It is one of the five most-consumed beers in the world, available in more than 150 countries.[3] It is a lager, and was created in 1925 to celebrate Cervecería Modelo's tenth anniversary.[17] Corona is light straw in color and has a very mild flavor, with little hop bitterness and 4.6% alcohol by volume.[17] It is produced by eight facilities with a total of 4.6 billion liters per year capacity.[3] Corona beer is available in a variety of bottled presentations, ranging from the 250-ml ampolleta (labeled Coronita and just referred as the cuartito (little quarter)) up to the 940-ml Corona Familiar (known as the caguama (sea turtle) or ballena (whale)). Unlike most beers, Corona is bottled in a clear bottle, increasing the opportunity for spoilage from sunlight, which can affect the hop oils in the beer. A draught version also exists, as does canned Corona in some markets.[17]

#9: Pacifico Clara (Not Recommended)

#10: Corona Light (Not Recommended)

Kinda makes ya want to cry, don't it?  Gary thinks it's a crock of crap.  BTW, he doesn't like Dox Equis.