Beer Review: Mexican Cerveza

Knowing my father-in-law's beer/wine event was coming in just 6 weeks I decided to make a brew that would really hit the spot on a hot summer day.  The first thing that came to mind was a bud light Lime.  I expected most of the other craft brews to be heavy and dark so I wanted to bring some contrast.  Speaking with some of the workers at my local shop I chose to stay away from adding in my own Lime flavor.  Instead, I wanted to make a beer similar to a corona, and allow the addition of lemon or lime to each individual drinker.  That's how my eyes found the "Mexican Cerveza"!

Don't ever drink beer out of these cups, its only for show

Experimenting is good.

I picked up the recipe from this shop and got the beer going the next day!  I heard from a few owners that it wasn't necessary to rack the beer into a secondary fermentation carboy.  To each his own, but I am all for less is more.  I noticed sediment on top of the batch, but made careful to not bottle any of it.

At the event, several people commented that my beer tasted like "Corona's sister."  It didn't get rave reviews, but I am partly to blame because I didn't even bring any lime!  As a side note I also brought some home made limoncello (recipe from my aunt), which turned out to be a BIG hit...

Can I make one?

YES.  I made this in the kitchen of my apartment.  You need to run your air conditioning through the night, because you don't want it getting too warm.  I kept mine at a steady 80 degrees farenheit.  It cost me $30 for the ingredients and made me almost 50 bottles.  Using only one bucket I still got a great tasting beer.



Drink up!



So how does it taste?

It has a very similar taste to a Corona, and every bit as refreshing.  The main difference is it tastes less filtered.  It is much more RAW and natural tasting than a manufactured beer.  If you sat it next to a corona, MGD, or bud light... you may mistake one of the three brand name beers for water. I haven't even added a lime yet, because I haven't needed it, but it would be a great addition.