It's Cinco de Mayo, which means I'm going to write a beer review of one of the very fine Mexican beers I drank today. I met a couple of friends at Old Chicago out by Grand Prairie in Peoria to finish up their Cinco de Mayo minitour. An Old Chicago minitour involves drinking 6-12 beers over a given period of time (no more than 4 at any one sitting, mind you) for which you awarded fame in your mind and a t-shirt. My life is such that a great deal of my wardrobe is comprised of Old Chicago t-shirts.
Anyway, the Cinco de Mayo minitour is one of my favorites because I generally find myself a fan of Mexican beer. Corona is my least favorite, and most of them you do "fruit." I know it's not "manly" to fruit a beer... But whatever. It tastes good. One day perhaps I'll drink a Pacifico without a slice of lime and tell you how it is. Fruited, I will say, Pacifico is a nice brew. It has a nice deep flavor for a pilsner that seemed particularly refreshing given all the American light lagers I've been drinking (pounding?) of late. The lime gives it a nice tart start that gracefully gives way to Pacifico's rich finish. The lime also provides it with a nice tangy aroma.
I drank it from a brown bottle that had a reasonably attractive, if simple, yellow label. Pacifico's label is an anchor and life-preserver crest. Bottle didn't have ABV or born-on information, but an internet search reports that Pacifico is 4.6% ABV. Pacifico, I think, is my second favorite Mexican beer, behind the sublime Negra Modelo. One day soon I'll surely review that also.
Beer - Pacifico Clara
Company - Cerveceria del Pacifico
Delivery System - 12 oz. Brown Bottle
Origin - Mexico
Flavor - 84
Aroma - 80
Packaging - 64
Value - 70
BEER POWER! - 54
Final Score - 81 (Excellent)
Hmm...I don't think I've ever had Pacifico. But then again I can't remember half the beers that I've had on the tour. I miss the days of mini-tours and happy hour. Good times learning to like beer were had with you and Nate. I also miss the free tshirts....
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