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This claims to be a Mexican lager, and I have no reason to doubt it. Having lived in the south for some time now, the influx of brethren from our southern border is quite noticeable. As a result, good Mexican food can be found in some of the more remote towns here in the deep south, and it's only reasonable to believe that the appropriate style of beer would follow soon thereafter. So, I'm looking forward to a nice, simple to drink beverage. No frills, no expectation, and just refreshing beer.
The beer is actually slightly darker than I would expect a yellow beer that is supposed to be a Mexican lager to be. It absolutely does not want to produce a head, despite how ever I may intend to pour it. As a result, there isn't much of a head by the time I take this picture. The aroma leaks out quite incessantly, and it is that style of beer that is on the verge of skunk while not actually reaching it. Hopefully, the taste doesn't reach it either. I know that some beers specifically engineer for that kind of taste, but I am not a fan.
First sip has a bit of a skunk to it, but coriander is for some reason in this beer. I do not expect coriander from my Mexican lagers. It seems to be dealing well with the rest of the beer, and everything but the coriander speaks as a sedate lager. The problem is, of course, that coriander doesn't belong in this beer. I don't know why it's here, and it is unnecessarily confusing me and distracting from what might otherwise be a good beer. Mind you, maybe they added the coriander to try and cover up something that didn't work.
Tip-in is coriander, minimal carbonation, and light skunk over top of a completely forgettable malt. The middle at least waters down the discordant coriander and skunk combo, but it doesn't completely wash it away. The finish is more skunk than coriander and less beer then it needs to be.
Bottom Line: There are other, better, cheaper, and easier to find Mexican lagers.
1.25/5
