Modelo Especial Chelada
Grupo Modelo S.A. de C.V.

Modelo Especial CheladaModelo Especial Chelada
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From:
Grupo Modelo S.A. de C.V.
 
Mexico
Style:
Fruit and Field Beer
Ranked #421
ABV:
3.5%
Score:
64
Ranked #28,352
Avg:
2.66 | pDev: 35.71%
Reviews:
52
Ratings:
150
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 24, 2024
Added:
Sep 28, 2013
Wants:
  4
Gots:
  51
The ready-to-drink Modelo Chelada Especial® is a classic michelada-style beer, made with the authentic flavors of tomato, salt, and lime for a refreshing taste that makes it the model for all other Cheladas.
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Ratings by superspak:
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Reviewed by superspak from North Carolina

3.87/5  rDev +45.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
24 ounce can into pint glass, canned on 5/29/2019. Pours moderately hazy/cloudy medium reddish/orange/amber color with a foamy off white head with poor retention, that reduces to a nothing pretty quickly. Minimal lacing on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Good appearance. Aromas of tomato juice, lime, salt, garlic, onion, celery, peppers, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, light cracker/corn, and herbal/grassy earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance of tomato juice, lime, salt, spices, and light malt notes; with big strength. Taste of big tomato juice, lime, salt, garlic, onion, celery, peppers, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, light cracker/corn, and herbal/grassy earthiness. Light herbal/peppery spice bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tomato juice, lime, salt, spices, and light malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of tomato juice, lime, salt, garlic, onion, celery, peppers, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, light cracker/corn, and herbal/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Nice robustness and balance of tomato juice, lime, salt, spices, and light malt flavors; with a great malt/bitter/spiciness balance, and zero cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Fairly crisp finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitter/spiciness and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy tomato, and fairly grainy/sticky/slick balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 3.5%; with minimal increasing spice heat after the finish through the glass. Overall this is a very good fruit/spice/vegetable beer. All around nice robustness and balance of tomato juice, lime, salt, spices, and light malt flavors; very smooth and fairly crisp/refreshing to drink with the mellowly bitter/spicy/drying finish; nicely soft, and not overwhelming on any aspect. Well balanced tomato, lime, spices, and salt; with decent adjunct lager presence. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and well made style example. Liked it a lot more than I remember, one of my new favorites for a style. Used to hate tomato beers.
Jun 09, 2018
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Reviewed by emerge077 from Illinois

3.29/5  rDev +23.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
Drinkable, not especially flavorful. A little bit of insipid macro lager and cardboard bleeding through. Tomato, lime, salt. Lighter side of medium bodied, easily chuggable. Can’t say that for most canned cheladas.
Jan 24, 2024
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Reviewed by iluvbeer69 from Texas

3.7/5  rDev +39.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
One of my favorites, very easy to drink on a summer day. Tastes like V8 with a tiny hint of lime. It's definitely not for everyone, but if you like it, you probably really like it. Not quite as good as a homemade michelada but it does the trick. I highly recommend it for any michelada enjoyers as a quick and easy way to enjoy a chelada without the hassle of actually making the cocktail.
Dec 15, 2023
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Rated by DimlyLitQuonsetHut from Virginia

1.61/5  rDev -39.5%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.75
Not entirely offensive, but very unusual. 5% of the population will love this. Experimenting is good but this is a flop.
Nov 16, 2023
 
Rated: 2.41 by AndyGG from California

Oct 02, 2023
 
Rated: 1.4 by fthegiants from California

Sep 25, 2023
 
 
Rated: 1 by MakerMachiav from England

Aug 29, 2023
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Reviewed by Death_Adder from South Carolina

2.5/5  rDev -6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
It tastes like a tomato flavored Sprite, a bit too rich for me. I’d be curious to try it with a freshly cracked open Modelo Especial and the fixings added afterwards, that would also bump the alc/vol up from 3.5% to 4.4%. The canned version will not be a repurchase for me.

Style: Fruit Beer | Tap/Can/Bottle: Can | Abv: 3.5% | Rating: 2.5
Jul 13, 2023
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Reviewed by 14WORDS

4.64/5  rDev +74.4%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
This is a great summer beer to drink In the pool or river on a hot summer day. Especially between meals, if you want to fancy line a pint glass with salt and lime slice.
Perfect beer!
Jun 25, 2022
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Reviewed by bluejacket74 from Ohio

2.82/5  rDev +6%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.75
24 ounce can, best by date of JUL 2022 stamped on the bottom of the can. Served in a pint glass, the beer pours a slightly hazy reddish/amber color with about a half inch off-white head that fizzled away quickly. Pretty much no lacing at all. The brew smells like tomato juice and salt, and that's about it. Taste is similar to the aroma, but with the addition of some lime, grainy malt and a slight weird bitter flavor. I didn't care for it much at first, but did get a little better as it warmed. Mouthfeel/body is light, it's easy enough to drink with a good amount of carbonation. This is OK I guess, but there's other Chelada style beers I'd rather have. But with that being said I'd drink this one again if someone gave me one.
Apr 07, 2022
 
Rated: 3.04 by jera1350 from Minnesota

Jan 01, 2022
 
Rated: 3 by Zekenyce from New Jersey

Dec 23, 2021
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Reviewed by chum_husk from Minnesota

1.47/5  rDev -44.7%
look: 1.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
24oz can served to me by so-called "friends"

This is an abomination no matter how you slice it... but people seem to love it... I'm not sure how to rate this because I truly hate it, but it obviously has it's place: I've seen these chelada beers all over. Gives me gut rot, heartburn, and tastes like musty cheap beer and spoiled tomato juice

ugh
Dec 11, 2021
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Rated by Thankin_Hank from Texas

4.06/5  rDev +52.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4
It was very tasty.
Nov 26, 2021
 
Rated: 3.27 by TonyStarks2231 from New York

Sep 18, 2021
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Reviewed by BucBasil from Rwanda

3.02/5  rDev +13.5%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
Tried this on a whim as I dont think I have ever had a chelada style beer. Drank from the 24oz can. The beer smells and tastes like V8, which is to be expected, with a slightly salty finish. Nothing much more to say. I tried to find other notes but it was tomato all the way. Altogether not terrible but Id rather have a bloody mary.
Jun 08, 2021
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Reviewed by Troy-Hawaii from Hawaii

3/5  rDev +12.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Bought a 24oz can $3.25 Foodland
122 days old or 4 months before best by month date stamp
Smell of lime and tomatoes
Reddish brown color
High carbonation
Medium-heavy mouthfeel
Taste of tomato, salt, lime. Reminds me of a chilled tomato soup appetizer.
Overall not bad. First time drinking a Chelada and it is better than I expected. Refreshing on a hot day. Good as a pre-meal drink.
May 01, 2021
Modelo Especial Chelada from Grupo Modelo S.A. de C.V.
Beer rating: 64 out of 100 with 150 ratings