Noche Buena

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

Bottle. Amber-brown colored, with a medium white head, quick dispersion. Aroma is slight toffee, otherwise, a little weak. Flavor is a little caramel and some toffee, very slight bitterness. Grainy texture, and slightly unpleasant. But it is cool to have a Mexican winter seasonal.

Clear mahogany with a medium off-white head. Skunky, slightly roasty aroma. Flavor has notes of grain, skunk, toasted malt and touches of chocolate and grassiness. Watery body with a thin texture and subtle carbonation. No lacing, ok head retention. Not good by any means, but somewhat drinkable.

Sparkling orangey copper, off white creamy head. Nose was very bland with notes of toasted grains, caramel, and corn. Dry toasted caramel and metallic flavors are softly balanced by some light hop tones late. Light to medium bodied, prickly carbonation, toasty, toffeeish finish. Ehhhh.....

Bottle given by Peter and enjoyed the day after the A&K DC XMAS gathering:

Glowing coppery hue with a fading fizzy head and minimal lacing. The nose detects caramel, sweet bread, vanilla beans, earthy yeast, some apple, and grassy vapors. The taste is nicely fruity tart and caramel sweet. The feel is a bit metallic. A straight forward but tasty brew, easy to drink, smooth. I could drink a few of these.

(Bottle) Pours a dark amber body with a spare white head. Aroma of caramel, metallic, and alcohol. Flavor of caramel malt with a funky metallic aftertaste.

Beautiful! just the words to describe this beautiful Christmas lager. I had some of this when I was in Mexico bet. Christmas and New Years, I even smuggled some back.

Beautiful colr. Quiclky fading head. Malty aroma and flavor. Somewhat lighter bodied than I expected. Somewhat matly flavoer. Rather enjoyable though not too complex. Slightly bitter finish.

Looks like a Vienna. Smells metallic, some caramel, a bit chemical. Tastes of caramel, bit more metal, but a bit funky at end, kind of like wet dog hair. I haven’t actually ever tasted wet dog hair, but I imagine if I ever soaked a dog in a Vienna and drank off the runnings, it might taste like this. A reasonably clean dog, though.