Mexicali
Cerveceria Mexicana S.A. De C.V.

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Cerveceria Mexicana S.A. De C.V.
 
Mexico
Style:
American Adjunct Lager
ABV:
4.4%
Score:
63
Avg:
2.54 | pDev: 23.23%
Reviews:
49
Ratings:
88
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jul 22, 2018
Added:
Apr 24, 2003
Wants:
  3
Gots:
  8
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Ratings by thekevlarkid:
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Reviewed by thekevlarkid from Maryland

2.98/5  rDev +17.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
Out of a bottle found in NYC this beer was a perfectly clear straw gold color. The head was a glowing, toothpaste-commercial white that retained itself as a skim and left spots of lacing. The aroma was light, dry macro grain. The flavors were solid for a Mexican Lager, but no more complex. Think a better version of Corona. Dry, sessionable, boring. The mouthfeel was prickly though, due to high carbonation of the light/medium body. OK, but it still needed to be near-frozen and served with a lime to make it good.
Jan 22, 2009
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.26 by Ivan-Beertacora from Tennessee

Jul 22, 2018
 
Rated: 1.28 by TheCrowsEye from California

Dec 18, 2017
 
Rated: 2.75 by rossracing from Illinois

Jul 21, 2017
 
Rated: 2.86 by Gooljd from England

Feb 24, 2017
 
Rated: 2.58 by ronaqsethi from England

Dec 02, 2016
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Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania

2.05/5  rDev -19.3%
look: 3 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2
An AAL marks a return to it roots for The CANQuest (tm). During its inception, most CANned beers were AALs, hence some of the ridicule about the notion of drinking & reviewing beer from CANs. It actually got me to really think about the beers & what I liked & disliked about them. Here goes!

From the CAN: "Beer, Biere, Cerveza, Birra, Bier"; "Formula Original"; "Pilsner Superior".

I Crack!ed the CAN open and began a Glug into my waiting Pilsner glass. Boy howdy, but the foaming action of the head came up really quickly & I had to stop my pour lest I get overflow. This settled into three fingers of dense, foamy, bone-white head with great retention. Color was Pale-Straw (SRM = 1 -2) with NE-quality clarity. Nose was so reminiscent of the early days that it hurt. Literally. It hurt my nostrils to smell cooked cabbage, wet cardboard & corn. Ugh. No wonder it was such a pleasure to find early micro CANs! Mouthfeel was thin to medium. It was not watery, but nor was it much beyond that. The taste was not so much bland as unpleasant. There was no question that corn was the main adjunct here, but there were plenty of other off flavors to go around. It really had that vegetal flavor of DMS first and foremost, but the cardboard flavor seemed to come from the malts. I guess that it says something about my evolving palate in that this was really unpleasant. Finish was semi-dry, thanks to a sweetish flavor that detracted even further from its being a Pilsner and certainly not a Superior one. It was not as bad as a Minhas CANcoction, but it was no treat in any way, shape or form. Phew!
Jul 11, 2016
 
Rated: 2 by Lucoli from New York

Jun 17, 2016
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Reviewed by patre_tim from Thailand

3.24/5  rDev +27.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Chinese gold, filtered with tons of carbonation and 3 fingers of whitish head.

Cabbage, skunk, cardboard, malts and water.

Cooked cabbage, cardboard, an acrid sweetness, alcohol, and skunk.

Medium body, lots of carbonation.

Found in cnx, drank here May 1, 2016. Nothing overly thrilling, but not the worst brew either.
May 01, 2016
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

1.45/5  rDev -42.9%
look: 1.75 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 1.25 | overall: 1.5
Another crappy yellow beer in a clear glass bottle. Bad corn skunk aroma.

Taste was brutal. Water all around. Bitter dank not from the hops. Metallic earthiness. Worse than most Mexican beer, brutal comparison. Drink this super cold if you must.
Mar 25, 2016
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Reviewed by VABA from Virginia

2.5/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Pours a straw color with a slight head and lacing
Aroma has slight malt hints
The taste follows the nose with a slight nalt flavor
A medium bodied decently carbonated beer
A decent beer
Sep 24, 2015
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Reviewed by tone77 from Pennsylvania

2.92/5  rDev +15%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Poured from a clear 11.2 oz. bottle. Has a light golden color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is of grains, a bit skunky. Taste is also skunky, malts, some corn, a bit bland. Feels light in the mouth and overall not a very good beer, but as far as AAL's go, it's not all that bad.
Sep 12, 2015
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Reviewed by ordybill from Georgia

2/5  rDev -21.3%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.25
A horrible smelling brew whose flavor unfortunately matches the aroma. The look is a crystal clear light golden watery color. This was the best part of my experience. I wil not drink this again.
Sep 06, 2015
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Reviewed by FLima from Brazil

2.64/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.5
Golden color with a nice thick head with decent retention.
Light aroma with notes of grains. Although similar to an average adjunct lager it did not have off-flavors, despite the clear bottle. Maybe because this is fresh and bought locally.
Flavor withwith notes of floral and spicy hops, sweet grains and malt, mild paper and minerals. Dry aftertaste with a medium bitterness.
Light body with good carbonation.
This is an improvement on Mexican style lagers, or otherwise, the other got it worse, given this is a historic beer. It sure has perceivable hops and more malt.
Aug 15, 2015
 
Rated: 2.77 by Merticois from New Jersey

Mar 30, 2015
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Reviewed by Billolick from New York

2.97/5  rDev +16.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
12 ounce can..with best before dating 050515...who would have thunk it..

Pours near clear and super light, dull golden amber. decent looking loose off white head, leaves nice looking fine froth and low sheeting.

Light corn on the nose

Just a hint of flavor, medium bodied and easy drinking...Might work in a pinch...on a very hot day with some spicy food...not terrible
Mar 22, 2015
 
Rated: 2.69 by Gagnonsux from Texas

Mar 15, 2015
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Rated by CIBoy10 from Alabama

2.32/5  rDev -8.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.5
Tastes like a hard cider. Wtf? Very appley
Mar 08, 2015
 
Rated: 2.99 by chrismattlin from Ohio

Jan 30, 2015
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Reviewed by BeerWithMike from Nebraska

1/5  rDev -60.6%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
Sampling right now on 1/29/15. Comes in a 330ml (11.2 ounce) bottle. Bottle chilled down to 36 degrees F in my beer cooler and poured in to a vintage "Falstaff' thumb-print goblet.

Brew pours a hazy straw-yellow in color with no cap and no lacing to speak of. The aroma is of grains and sweet corn. The taste is well...gross! :P Taste like dirty water and this sweet stinky flavor with a bad aftertaste which I have no idea of what it is. Horrible! Lighter-bodied with above average carbonation. It's a drain poor after about 5 sips. You seen it here.. have to go with a "1" and that is for the bottle. Worst rating of my 523 beer reviews on here. Never again!
Jan 30, 2015
Mexicali from Cerveceria Mexicana S.A. De C.V.
Beer rating: 63 out of 100 with 88 ratings