Mexican Cannon
New Braunfels Brewing Company

Mexican CannonMexican Cannon
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From:
New Braunfels Brewing Company
 
Texas, United States
Style:
Gose
ABV:
4.9%
Score:
68
Avg:
2.47 | pDev: 40.08%
Reviews:
5
Ratings:
21
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Apr 13, 2020
Added:
Oct 23, 2014
Wants:
  0
Gots:
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A light, sour beer aged with lime peel and sea salt to dryness. Bottle-conditioned with fresh yeast and beer.
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Ratings by trebbates:
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Reviewed by trebbates from Texas

1/5  rDev -59.5%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
I do believe this is the worst beer I've ever had from a micro brewery. I'm not exactly sure what the main goal was.
Look- a mess on the floor. I bought this at least 3 hours before I opened it. When I did, it spewed all over the kitchen and counter tops like I was shaking a bottle of champagne. I've never had a beer that I hadn't just thrown across the yard that exploded like this.
Smell- sort of a Lime pinesol.
Taste- very salty and lime. I think this would make an ok margarita starter if frozen and mixed with tequila.
Feel- what was left in the bottle was still very carbonated.
Overall it was a complete disappointment. The few ounces that were left in the bottle after the massive explosion were nothing I would ever want to taste again. This is one beer that needs a do over. Sorry guys.
Jun 19, 2015
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.5 by RiceOwls27 from Texas

Apr 13, 2020
 
Rated: 3.25 by a77cj7 from South Dakota

Apr 09, 2018
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Rated by Jugs_McGhee from Colorado

1.9/5  rDev -23.1%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.75
Rating from notes on a draught pour at New Braunfels from Spring 2015:

D- / NOT RECOMMENDED
May 29, 2017
 
Rated: 2.18 by shivtim from Georgia

Feb 19, 2017
 
Rated: 3.5 by Karibourgeois from Texas

Feb 17, 2017
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Rated by Sabre311 from Texas

1.6/5  rDev -35.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
I think the wall just got 20 feet higher. This is the worst craft beer I've ever had. The guy who said it tasted like dish water nailed it.
Feb 07, 2017
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Reviewed by gman1602 from Texas

3.46/5  rDev +40.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Pours a light copper with hints of orange, and good carbonation but very little head.
Strong smell of lime with some salt. Pretty solid on the aroma actually. Then....
Taste is pretty powerful...just like a Mexican Cannon. Starts with a salted lime buildup but finishes quite sour, but it's a bitter sour, like lime pith. Salted lime rind is a pretty good explanation. Chewing on salted lime rind.
Mouthfeel is fine for the style. Carbonation could be a bit more. Body is decent.
Overall: Damn. This is a crazy take on a Gose. I've had beers with a similar idea that pulled it off. This one is a little too bitter. Huge salt punch in the face and that bitter lime pith finish. Great name though, and kind of interesting to drink. I keep on tasting it and getting a cannon blast to the face....
May 07, 2016
 
Rated: 3.53 by Domvan from Texas

Dec 01, 2015
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Reviewed by Shafaegalo from Texas

3.8/5  rDev +53.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
I see that this is getting horrible reviews but as an ex Corona lover this is really good stuff. It's a Corona with lime but without that gassy stink and a bit sweeter. Great salty finish. Fantastic for after yardwork!
Jul 05, 2015
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Reviewed by Myotus from Texas

4.11/5  rDev +66.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Poured from a 500ml bottle into a Mikasa weizen glass. Pours with two finger's worth of white foam that dissipates to a half finger's worth within a minute and a half (beautiful dissipation rate). Very pale, murky yellow in color. No bubbles are visible due to the murkiness, but I know they are there because of the foam head. Has extremely strong aromas of salt with strong lime peel aromas and a hint of wheat. Initial taste is of a mega punch of salt. Strong lemon-lime (unsure from where the lemon flavor came) flavors enter immediately after the salt flavors. A touch of wheat follows the lemon-lime flavors to balance out the brew as salt flavors decrease from extreme to strong. Medium bodied, smooth, little carbonation with a crisp, refreshing finish. If people haven't tried a gose style beer before, I can see why they have given this such a bad rating. I personally love the extremity of the salt/lemon-lime combo. I have to say this is my favorite gose, although gose beers are suppose to have coriander. This one didn't have any that I could detect.
Jun 26, 2015
 
Rated: 1.5 by Matt141 from Texas

Jun 02, 2015
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Rated by mtbZack from Texas

1.38/5  rDev -44.1%
look: 1.75 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 1 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.25
Yeah, pass on this one. BL Lime-a-Rita is more appealing.
May 30, 2015
 
Rated: 2.96 by Dicers from California

May 13, 2015
 
Rated: 1.87 by Lukebell15 from Texas

Apr 29, 2015
 
Rated: 1.94 by Gagnonsux from Texas

Apr 18, 2015
 
Rated: 1.91 by kjkinsey from Texas

Apr 13, 2015
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Rated by Texasfan549 from Texas

2.06/5  rDev -16.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 1 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
Bud light lime with pounds of salt... not pleasant
Apr 13, 2015
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Rated by cultclassic89 from Texas

2.19/5  rDev -11.3%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
No, just no. It's an as(salt) of sweet and sour lime. This was awful.
Apr 11, 2015
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Reviewed by zander4dawin from Texas

1.69/5  rDev -31.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 1.25
What do I say? This beer is as fowl as a bucket of Galveston shit water. Tastes of mud, soapy dishwater, and fish inners. Of the 1,000s of beers I've tasted this is by far the worst, including Sam Adams Triple Bock and my first home brew disaster that had malt from a can and yeast that died before fermentation.
Apr 11, 2015
Mexican Cannon from New Braunfels Brewing Company
Beer rating: 68 out of 100 with 21 ratings