Dos Equis XX Special Lager

Brewed by FEMSA
Style: Pale Lager
Monterrey/Veracruz-Llave, Mexico

Bottle.Aroma of pale lager.Decent balance, easy to drink.Not bad,I could enjoy a couple of these.

Bottle. Mettalic aroma. Golden coloration, with a white head, not persistent. Watery, but drinkable. Nothing more to offer.

Boa, igual as premiuns brasileira. Paladar aveludado, malte presente. Um pouco encorpada. Sem muita espuma, cheio remete ao alcool e malte. Coloração dourada. Boa cerveja. Levemente adocicada, quase não se percebe.

Draft. Whole is more than the sum of its parts; this beer isn’t particularly remarkable on any individual characteristic, but I still enjoy it. Faint aroma of sweet grain. Color is golden typical of a pale lager. Slightly creamy palate and very fizzy (too much so). I still enjoy this beer significantly -- sweet, malty balance, refreshing, minimal bitterness, enjoyable, and in no way off-putting.

Bottle. Pours golden with almost no head. Smells musty. Tastes clean and refreshing, but too heavily carbonated. Great on a hot day.

For a Mexican pale lager, this one’s actually not that bad. Very similar to Corona Extra, and perhaps even a little better. Light golden color with a white head. Better hop profile than most pale lagers. I prefer it with a lime by the poolside or at the beach on a hot day.

Bottle at Los Pilones, A’dam. Bit darker than the standard XX. Skunky, citrus and lime taste. Good enough.

Smells decent. light malty, corn tastes at first, but then a slight malty, skunky taste, and a relatively quick finish. Definitely better with lime, to give it something else. Not great, but a good easy enough beer to drink by the pool.