Boozin’ Blog

Often mischaracterized as Mexican Independence Day, Cinco de Mayo has spread well beyond Mexico’s borders and is enthusiastically celebrated here in the US. In the same spirit as St. Patrick’s Day when everyone seems to turn Irish, Cinco de Mayo celbrants in the US seek to embrace the culture of their neighbor to the south and what better way than to drink copious amounts of their beer? Here are four popular ways to do just that:

Mexican Light Lager – Cram a lime wedge into the neck of Coronna, Sol, Tecate or any of the other Mexican light lagers and you’re set for the fiesta.

Mexican Amber Lager – Almost as popular as Mexico’s light lagers are their amber lagers. Countries as warm as Mexico don’t tend to produce a lot of ales so the amber lager, a descent of the Vienna lager brought over from Austria in the 1800’s, is about as dark as things get for popular beer brands.

Micheladas – Want an authentic Mexican beer experience but just opening a bottle of Corona seems too easy? Well, how about the classic Mexican beer mixed drink, the Michelada. This is a drink that takes the practice of adding lime juice and salt to a beer to the next level. Check out the recipe for the classic Michelada here.

Mexican Ale – OK, I know what I said earlier but Mexico does produce a few ales if lagers just don’t do it for you. It takes some effort but Mexican ales can be found. Cervas Minerva brews a stout and one of the “Big Two” in Mexico, Cerveceria Cuauhtemoc Moctezuma – Grupo Modela is the other - produces a few English ales under the Castra brand.

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