Friday is
Cinco de Mayo. Do you know what that means?
If you replied, "that the Applebee's next to the on-ramp had better pull down all those remaining 'St. Patrick's Day' and 'Kiss Me I'm Irish' streamers," you'd be wrong (although they probably should).
It means that you and your hombre had better go stock up on some cervezas, hermanita.
Everybody
knows Negra Modelo and Corona, and everybody knows the differences between them: namely, that Negra Modelo is for frat
boys, Corona for sorority girls. But here are four very-slightly-off-the-beaten-path options:
Bohemia: The Rey of Beers, this smooth, medium-bodied pilsener has been brewed since 1900. It's named after the famous beer-brewing region of what is now the Czech Republic.
Pacifico: The top-selling beer in Mexico, Pacifico is a pilsner. American travelers to the Baja Peninsula have brought back a fondness for this golden, full-flavored beer.
Tecate: Medium-bodied. Never in bottles. If you're a fan of the can, Tecate (teh-kah-tay) is your beer.
Dos Equis: A Vienna-style lager. The name translates to "Two X's" or XX. Not to be confused with XXX, that movie with Vin Diesel. Watch XXX only after several Dos Equis.
5-02-2006 @10:29PM Alex Lozowski said... Tecate never in bottles? I beg to differ, or to clarify: Never in bottles within the US. This winter, I had the opportunity to enjoy many, many 15 peso, 1 liter bottles of tecate. I've searched long and hard, but have come up empty handed in obtaining them here in the States.
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5-03-2006 @10:42AM Laura said... Not on the list, but Sol is a wonderful beer.
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5-03-2006 @11:33AM Anne Metz said... Oh, I agree. Sol is a great Mexican beer, made even better by an elegant-looking bottle.
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5-03-2006 @12:01PM Stephanie said... Tacate comes in bottles here in St. Louis, MO! I just tried it for the first time a couple months ago. It may replace Corona w/lime as my summertime beer of choice. It's very clean and refreshing. And cheaper than Corona. And i oesn't need no steenking lime.
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