If you’ve ever had and/or heard of Negra Modelo chances are you were sitting in a Mexican restaurant. Negra Modelo comes in a squat dark brown bottle with gold foil covering the cap. Nothing says class (think champagne) like gold foil on the top of the bottle. Despite the fact that Negra Modelo says “Dark Beer”, both on the bottle and on the box, it is a surprisingly light beer. They might be doing themselves a disservice with the “Dark Beer” label because I think a lot of drinkers immediatly think of Guiness or a stout.
In reality Negra Modelo is a beer that pours with a deep red color and frothy head that quickly dissipates. The beer still definitely falls in the amber category but even within the ambers I would say that it is light on the stomach. If I suck down three Alaskan Ambers I feel like I just ate Thanksgiving dinner, but I can put down three Negra Modelos and still be ready for a full night of boozing. The beer goes down smooth and if you are drinking it with a spicy Mexican meal you can easily put down three without even thinking about it. Everyone I know is leary of Negra Modelo at first, I think it goes back to that “Dark Beer” thing, but once they get a chance to try it everyone likes it.
Next time you are looking for a tasty Mexican brew that if off the beaten Corona path definitely pick up sixer of Negra Modelo.
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Screw Corona or even Dos Equis. Negra Modelo is my favorite Mexican beer by far. I just hate when they try to put a lime in it. It doesn’t need it!!!
Negra Modelo, the fake high class of shit beer!
I tried the Negra Modelo and it was okay. As lame as it might sound, I would prefer it if they offered it in a can. Every now and t hen I’ll drink regular Modelo and the ones in the cans are always fresher with a better taste, while every time I ever bought the bottles it was always stale and flat. I think that has to do with the GIANT illegal-alien Mexican population here in South Florida and they apparently are quite fond of the cans, which keeps them in a pretty good rotation around here.
But I’ll typically just stick with old faithful, good ol’ Yuengling.
I agree the cans taste better with Modelo. Perhaps the clear glass gets exposed to sunlight during the packaging or something.