Yeah, Yeah I know I did a Mexican beer last week but we had a little fajita party last week and I am trying to clean out the fridge. That being said this is the third time this summer I have had Dos Equis XX Lager Especial and it is quickly becoming my favorite Mexican beer. It’s the only beer that I have tried that comes in a green bottle and doesn’t taste skunky. If you wonder what I mean by that last sentence try a Heineken, a Rolling Rock or a Grolsch. They all taste skunky.
Dos Equis XX Lager Especial is brewed by the Cervecería Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma brewery in Mexico which has been in business since 1897 and exporting to the U.S. since 1973. Dos Equis XX Lager Especial is a pale lager that pours smooth with almost no head and has a color just slightly darker than a Budweiser. It’s got a smooth clean taste that just goes down easy. There is no reason for a lime so just set it down. Buy some Corona or Miller Chill if you’ve got a real itch for lime in your beer. I could easily burn through a twelve pack of these things without any problem other than the fact that I would be piss drunk from the 4.45% alcohol by volume.
I would definitely say that Dos Equis XX Lager Especial is my new go-to beer for all Mexican dinners. That’s a big endorsement and I was a little borderline until I saw these “most interesting man in the world” commercials with their tag line of “Stay thirsty my friends.”
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Well done on the typage, I know it isn’t easy to type accents on a normal keyboard. You are right on with your go-to choice, Dos X and Pacifico are mine where I drink Mexican beer almost exclusively. (yea, you can buy Bud heavies and Miller Lite, and I do splurge once in a while). I don’t know if they sell it up yonder, but you should try to find Bohemia Clasica, a delicious but strong (5.3%) beer crafted by our amigos at the Cuauhtemoc Moctezuma brewery. Viva Tastybooze cabrones!
I got turned on to the XX a couple of years ago. A friend left some in my fridge one time, and they sat there for a week or so. I had none of my other regular beer, so I hit one. Oh hell. That was it.