Why bother with Mexican beers?

Depends on what your taste is. I find the majority of people in here lean toward ales, but if you like a good lager, Mexico has some of the better Vienna lagers available anywhere. Bohemia, Victory, Negra Modelo (there are many others, but a bit more obscure and hard to find) are all great examples. But again, that's only valid if you like that style.

 

Jesus! Do you have to be telling me what I was talking about? I was talking about people drinking to the point of puking--I thought it would be clear the first time and the second time, but I certainly didn't expect to have to spell it out. I didn't just say "taste of vomit"--I said, "taste of their own vomit". That should have been clear enough.

 

Cucapa in Mexicali, Baja.

 

hmm. so in a thread about mexican beer in which you've already expressed that AALs aren't worth drinking, you posted just to make the (obviously false) claim that people who drink to the point of vomiting must like the taste of their own vomit?

sorry, the reason i'm telling you what you meant is that what you're saying is foolish. most people don't own up to saying something stupid. apparently, you as well.

p.s. i may seem smug here, but i'm not trying to goad you or something. realize that you directed this conversation with your original (silly) comments. what kind of response do you expect?

 

Typical New Yorker!

 

It's great to guzzle when it's 90+ on the thermometer and you're outdoors. So I drink most Mexican beers in July and August. You won't catch me sipping one most any other time of year.

 

yeah it was mid day lunch time, i've seen it several times, if it was once i'd disregard but seen it two or three times.

so i tried it once, it really doesnt effect it that drastically.

 

Just so happens I am in Cabo this weekend. Would love to try some Mexican Craft. Anyone have any recommendations?

 

So does craft pilsner, and they have flavor too.

 

The question shouldn't be framed as light Mexican beers vs strong, heavy, IPA's, stouts, etc. They should be compared with light, refreshing, craft kolsches, pilsners, etc. In that company, I can't fathom why anyone would choose a crappy, flavorless, Corona.

 

You can come to my house anytime - you just can't bring Bud Light.

 

You should try Mexican beer to broaden your cultural horizons, you xenophobic jerk ; )

 

I can't tell if this is in jest or not, but I'm happy to be "stuck" in So Cal. And while I am surrounded by outstanding craft beer of all styles here, sometimes una cerveza Mexicana is the way to go.

Actually, I am not composing a thesis here; I am posting on a beer forum, so there is no requirement for comparison and contrast. My point was simply what I wrote, that sometimes a nice Mexican beer is the best tool for the job. Again, it may be regional and or cultural, as I previously wrote, and which is reinforced by the two responses, from New Jersey and New York, respectively.

 

It was in jest.

 

Noted. Compared. I still prefer Mexican beers. Friends?

 

You would prefer those Mexican beers over Victory Prima Pils ?

 

I can't help it, el Sol is a guilty pleasure of mine anytime I am eating Mexican.
(It helps space out the margaritas)
Started drinking it in college before i found craft beer.

 

I love craft beers; I have a two-tap Kegerator in the garage and one side is always devoted to a craft beer. The other side has something lighter and more mainstream. It is about balance for me.

I also believe that there is a time and a place for everything. Right now, we are having a ridiculous heat wave in Southern California. Yesterday I had a lunch of fresh fish and shrimp with a hot pepper sauce and an icy Pacifico Ballena, and that could not have been any better. Not with a Victory Prima Pils, not with anything else.

That was yesterday. A local place has Pliny the Elder on tap right now, and I may stop for a mug after work today.

I think of beer the way I think of women: I try not to rule any of them out.