Sol (Mexico)

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

What could I possibly say about this that hasn’t already been said a couple hundred times? It’s just no good.

(Bottle 0,33l) Floral, grass, sour aroma. Clear yellow color. Minimal white head. Light sweet, light sour, spicy.

I hate just about all of the easily obtained Mexican beers, but this one is just about the worst.

Obviously as Mexico’s other well known exported beer (in Ireland anyway, I don’t know about elsewhere) this is going to compared to Corona and I make no apologies for doing so. Like Corona it does not have much of an aroma. However it looks nicer than Corona as it is a bit browner. It tastes less light than corona being more malty. It does go quite well with a bit of lime. Overall it is an OK beer, not bad but not great either.

21.08.2009, 0,33l Bottle. This one is supposed to be a boring lager, bI like it. Its tasty and refreshing. The aroma is malty with some bitterness. Medium to thin body. Colour is yellow.

This beer has a low taste flavor and aroma, i find it lower than medium tasteful!

Bottle. This one comes from brewery Cuachtemoc Moctezuma, so normally it should be a better one than a Modelo-beer (Corona, Estrella). It’s a light yellow, light hazy beer with some bubbles and a meadium white head that surprisingly lasts. The aroma is unnoticeable: I don’t find any smell in the beer, or with some efforts a light grainy note. The taste is better: a full, grainy taste, enjoyable, agreeable, light watery after a while and not much finish in it.

Very much like the other crevezas I’ve had from Mexico. Pours clean to a small, white head. Taste doesn’t overpower and goes down smooth. Color is light, golden. Taste enhanced by adding a slice of lime.