Minerva Imperial Tequila Ale
Cervecería Minerva

Minerva Imperial Tequila AleMinerva Imperial Tequila Ale
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From:
Cervecería Minerva
 
Mexico
Style:
American Strong Ale
Ranked #136
ABV:
7%
Score:
83
Ranked #24,348
Avg:
3.59 | pDev: 19.78%
Reviews:
12
Ratings:
37
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jun 02, 2022
Added:
Jul 31, 2011
Wants:
  4
Gots:
  16
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Reviewed by MichaelDaMac from Tennessee

4.83/5  rDev +34.5%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Caramely and tasty! Some of the best Mexican beer I’ve ever had! Hats off to Minerva! Just came back to edit my review… because I read others’ comments. They might be crazy, tastes and smells nothing like an IPA as others have suggested… I like Belgian Strong Ales and it smells and tastes a lot more like a strong ale than it does an ipa, if someone handed me this beer and said it was an ipa I would be shocked and disagree… it’s got more of a sweet figgy taste with very little bitter taste. I like it a lot!
Jun 02, 2022
 
Rated: 3.75 by eldoctorador from Chile

Mar 20, 2020
 
Rated: 4.63 by Ivan-Beertacora from Tennessee

Jul 22, 2018
 
Rated: 2.75 by R_Kole from Canada (AB)

Jun 10, 2018
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Rated by Beerucee from Texas

3.75/5  rDev +4.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
New Years eve 2017. Tequila is better on its own
Jan 01, 2018
 
Rated: 3.72 by tommy5 from Michigan

Sep 29, 2016
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Reviewed by FLima from Brazil

3.72/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Beer matured in Tequila oak barrels, sounds interesting.
Amber color with a thin head with short retention.
Nice aroma with notes of oak, slightly toasted malts, umami and caramels.
Flavor with notes of mild smoked and toasted malts, a mild Tequila in the background, vanilla, orange peel, caramel, oak and citrusy hops.
Light body with soft carbonation. Alcohol of 7% abv is amazingly disguised.
I consider this a successful experiment. The Tequila flavored beers I had before tasted terrible. Here the tequila is rather subtle or elegant, which is not bad at all, I would like to drink a version like that and another one with full Tequila blow and hoppier. I believe this is worth trying. They are in the right track, just keep improving it and it can be a great beer.
Jan 24, 2016
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Reviewed by LennyOvies from Mexico

3.07/5  rDev -14.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
L- Clear filtered orange body with a frothy but bubbly white head, fades fairly fast.
S- Caramel, vanilla and malt.
T- Tastes like a plain pale ale. Aftertaste leaves hints of smoke, vanilla and a very faint but warm note of tequila.
F- Medium but a bit watery.
O- Expected more, specially on the tequila side. Disappointed, at least it is cheap.
Sep 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3.21 by Marco_Gtz from California

Jul 22, 2015
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Reviewed by Mike_Aguirre from Mexico

3.93/5  rDev +9.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This beer promises so much... and it doesn´t deliver. Very plain pale ale, nothing in particular. It´s supposed to be matured in tequila barrels, but tequila taste is almost non existent.
Jun 09, 2015
 
Rated: 2.95 by JGGR from Mexico

Jan 01, 2015
 
Rated: 2.8 by IrvingAld from Mexico

Oct 12, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by BARFLYB from Pennsylvania

Oct 05, 2014
 
Rated: 4.6 by AVM

Aug 17, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by LDuke from Canada (AB)

Apr 06, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by lehueve from Mexico

Nov 04, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by geoperez from Mexico

Oct 31, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by Kirian from Mexico

Oct 17, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by EOC from Mexico

Jun 12, 2013
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Reviewed by visionaries from California

2.83/5  rDev -21.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 3
This was a bit of a let down, bought three bottles in Guadalajara, I expected somewhat of an explosion of flavors due to the tequila barrels but it tasted like any other mexican beer with a slight twist, overall an OK beer but nothing to get excited over.
May 23, 2013
Minerva Imperial Tequila Ale from Cervecería Minerva
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 37 ratings