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quote:<HR>Originally posted by randymar:
I like having German beer with Mexican food, so I guess it's a wash.
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That's pretty much what Corona is anyway. When Germans/Austrians/etc. fled from WWII and settled in Mexico they brought their brewing with them and that's why you see so many pilsner style beers brewed in Mexico.

At least, so I've been told.

quote:<HR>Originally posted by Stardog34:
That's pretty much what Corona is anyway. When Germans/Austrians/etc. fled from WWII and settled in Mexico they brought their brewing with them and that's why you see so many pilsner style beers brewed in Mexico.

At least, so I've been told.

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See I'm thinking more ales would be brewed back in the 19th Century Mexico, mostly because, they could be fermented at a high temperature, than a lager, which likes to be fermented with a yeast strain that works best at low temperatures, usually 45 - 60° F. This cold fermentation takes about three to four weeks, and produces beers that have a smooth, clean malt character. Not having refrigeration other than cool caves to chill out the brew, would make it a little harder.

I short, these same factors in India prompted the British occupational forces to produce the IPA we love so much.

I'm getting real close to calling this thread "Randy's Beer Blog"

And where the F is page 10!!!

It's great to see that the beer thread is the longest one on the bulletin boards. I was starting to worry that us runners were getting a bit too narcistic and not having enough fun. Let's keep up the good work! Cheers!

Quick history of mexican beers:

The influences on Mexican beer are more varied than most beer-lovers might realise. Mexico claims to have had the first brewery in North America, in the time of the Spanish conquest. The immigration of brewers from Switzerland, Alsace and Germany introduced lager, which today accounts for almost all of Mexican beer. Mexico is about one-fifth the size of the United States. The popularity of Mexican beers has spread to the US. It is, however, only the light beers like Corona and Sol which have made it big across the border, causing Mexican breweries to concentrate more on these Beers.

Almost all of today's Mexican beers emanate from just two big groups of breweries. One group, based in Mexico City, is Modelo, partly owned by Anheuser-Busch. Mexico's rival giant embraces Cuauhtémoc, of Monterrey, and Moctezuma, of Guadalajara. (Moctezuma was a Mexican king; Cuauhtémoc his son). Cuauhtémoc-Moctezuma is partly owned by Interbrew, of Belgium.