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Dos Equis XX Special Lager 2.12 891

Dos Equis XX Special Lager

Percentile
6
overall
Brewed by FEMSA
Style: Pale Lager

Monterrey/Veracruz-Llave, Mexico

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
8912.12/5.02.12/5.04.45%51.7Dimpled mug, English pint, Lager glass, Shaker
Commercial Description:
Dos Equis Special Lager is a refreshing, crisp, golden, lager style beer imported from Mexico. Made with roasted malts, choice hops, a unique strain of yeast and purified water, this distinctive brew is known simply as “Lager” in its homeland.
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 jpm30 (1588), East Central, Georgia, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/103/59/20
Aug 31, 2007  
On-tap at a faux Mexican chain restaurant, served in a 16 oz. shaker with the restaurant logo on the glass. Poured a clear pale golden yellow, plentiful supply of flowing micro bubbles, small white that quickly dissipates into a thin sudsy lacing. Nothing special here. Aromas of sulphur lager yeast, cooked field corn, a light mustiness in the background. Easy to drink light body, smooth, mild crispness and dry. Sweet pale malty taste at first, pale sugary and grainy, followed by touches of boiled corn. Lemony tea-like hops, softly spicy in the end. Finishes with tastes of dry cereal grains and sweet corn. Not my favorite Mexican pale lager, but better than a lot of other macro pale lagers. I have to admit, I find the recent "humorous, muy macho" TV ads a bit of a turn-off.


 Icommonsewer (122), TUCSON, Arizona, USA
1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
1/101/52/103/53/20
Aug 28, 2007  
WHY?! thats what I asked myself when they first introduced this product to America... the amber is barely flavorful... why make a yellow?


 Pwn3d (1116), Manhattan, New York, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/57/104/512/20
Aug 16, 2007  
12oz bottle, had a while back. I prefer Pacifo Clara but this is pretty decent.. i might need to try this again to refresh my memory.


 bozoNZ (507), Christchurch, New Zealand
1.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/104/52/101/56/20
Aug 14, 2007  
Bottle @ ChCh Mexican Cafe. Adjunct based, uninspiring and nothing different to any of the mass produced swill this country makes -brave call to those who’ve chosen to import it....


 Gregis (1135), Shawnee, Kansas, USA
1.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/53/102/55/20
Aug 13, 2007  
On tap at Dos Reales. Pours a light yellow with a small, frothy, white head that diminishes leaving decent lacing. The aroma is grainy corn with maybe a slight hint of citrus (no lime in the glass). Light, thin and overly carbonated with a slight hop bitterness at the end. Mildly sweet and grainy with notes of corn and metal, finishing slightly dry. Overall: Meh. It was just a touch better when I added the lime I was served on the side, but that’s not really saying much.


AndrewGS (2), Houston, Texas, USA
does not count click to see why this rating of Dos Equis XX Special Lager does not count
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/103/57/104/515/20
Aug 11, 2007  
Cold 12oz. Bottle - This is my favorite mainstream Mexican beer. I usually have a bottle or two when I’m at a Mexican restaurant, but I’ve never felt inclined to buy it otherwise. Overall, I like it, but I’m also a fan of Miller High Life, so.


 prosqtor (408), Appleton, Wisconsin, USA
1.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/53/102/55/20
Aug 8, 2007  
Bad. Skunky smell, watered down taste. The Mexican Budweiser. But you already knew that.


 mabjork (580), Vasa, Finland
1.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/52/102/54/20
Aug 7, 2007  
Canned. Cleargolden in colour. Minor white head. The aroma is maize like with a watery feel to it. The flavour has maize and is sweet.



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