![]() However, there is no consensus on what constitutes a Mexican-style lager in the first place. For the past several years, American-made Mexican-style lagers have been creeping their way onto taplists and store shelves. Now, let’s pivot now to how American craft breweries have interpreted these Mexican lagers. But on the whole, the commonalities between them that stood out as “Mexican” is that they tasted old, heat damaged, soapy, metallic, and had no bitterness to speak of. They exhibited significantly fewer brewing flaws than their rivals making them much more enjoyable. Pacífico Clara was my favorite of the pale lagers and Modelo Negra the best of the dark lagers. After much searching at gas station convenience stores and sad nights alone with half-empty 24oz cans, I came to a verdict. Clear bottles yielded some awfully skunky beer, so I sought out cans for the most part and had to reassess a couple. For “research” purposes, I tried Corona Extra, Modelo Especial, Pacífico Clara, Sol, Tecate, Dos Equis, Victoria, Modelo Negra, and Dos Equis Ambar. ![]() In order to have a mental benchmark for this style, I went out and tried as many Mexican macro lagers as I could find. Last, it’s a cheap substitute for malted barley, though it can only take up around 40% of the grain bill. Second, since flaked maize carries hardly any protein compared to malted barley, protein-induced haziness is reduced and thus clarity is boosted. First, it typically dries the beer out slightly and adds a subtle crispiness since flaked maize ferments out completely – converting its starches to sugars and then to alcohol. It can be added directly to the mash of the beer for a few reasons. Part of their magic is the addition of flaked maize, which is just corn that has been rolled through hot rollers to remove the germ, oil, and most of its protein. For the most part, these lagers are relatively clean, have practically zero bitterness, but also aren’t cloyingly sweet. Mexican macro lagers continue to surge in popularity with American beer drinkers. ![]()
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