Carta Blanca
Cervecería Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma, S.A. de C.V.

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Cervecería Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma, S.A. de C.V.
 
Mexico
Style:
American Adjunct Lager
Ranked #200
ABV:
4.5%
Score:
64
Ranked #28,351
Avg:
2.72 | pDev: 23.9%
Reviews:
245
Ratings:
628
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 22, 2024
Added:
Aug 18, 2001
Wants:
  18
Gots:
  96
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Ratings by elNopalero:
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Reviewed by elNopalero from Michigan

2.21/5  rDev -18.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Had this in a caguama, one of those big quart bottles.

This is a crystal clear yellow gold color. Musty ‘light beer’ aroma, smells stale even when its fresh. Virtually no flavor. Keep it cold so it stays crisp and drinkable. Anything above 32 degrees and the flavor, such as it is, drops off completely.
Feb 10, 2012
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by LeinenkugelDrinker from Nevada

3.24/5  rDev +19.1%
look: 1.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25
Look: Yellow. Horrible head. One of the thinest heads I’ve ever seen, even with a vigorous pour.
Smell: Good. Surprisingly floral.
Taste: Also quite good. Malty but with a complex sweetness to its finish.
Feel: On the thin side, but quite good for an AAL.
Overall: This is a shockingly good beer besides that piss-poor head. I simply cannot emphasize enough, how terrible the head is. I really believe that my own piss would have a thicker head. That being said, this beer is impressively tasty for its low price point and I would wholeheartedly recommend it.
Mar 22, 2024
 
Rated: 4.7 by JohnnyWick from Arizona

Mar 01, 2024
 
Rated: 2.75 by NickThePyro from Washington

Feb 29, 2024
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Reviewed by gvickery from Texas

3.98/5  rDev +46.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Clear dark gold, white head.
Smells like a euro-lager, grainy, biscuit, slightly floral.
Tastes mostly of malted barley, just a slight adjunct sweetness.
Mouthfeel is medium, has a mostly dry finish.
I was very hesitant to buy this but am glad I did.
Oct 29, 2023
 
Rated: 3.5 by trevorpost from Pennsylvania

Apr 26, 2023
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Reviewed by detgfrsh from Texas

3.3/5  rDev +21.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
From a quart bottle best by Jan 2024. Clear golden color with a thin layer of white head. Straw and grainy smell with some caramel. Medium body, heavier than many Mexican lagers. Caramel and a funky corn note followed by floral and grassy bitterness. Actually not bad. Yes, it's a macro and the corn adjunct is a love-it-or-hate-it thing.
Apr 21, 2023
 
Rated: 2.74 by AmitC from New York

Apr 08, 2023
 
Rated: 3.69 by scootercrabb from Illinois

Feb 27, 2023
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Reviewed by gatornation from Arizona

3.69/5  rDev +35.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
On Tap at La peralita in a frosted pint glass.. Pours a clear yellow color with a white head . Smell is grain malt and citrus . taste has pale malts lemon bread malts . Mouth feel is this ,quenchable ,went well with the heat from the food.
Feb 04, 2023
 
Rated: 3.75 by etan420 from Illinois

Feb 03, 2023
 
Rated: 2.68 by Beergod420 from Michigan

Jan 30, 2023
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Reviewed by flagmantho from Washington

2.55/5  rDev -6.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.25
Poured from 16oz can into a tumbler.

Appearance: light golden hue with no haze and a ton of effervescence. Head is a finger of white foam that dissipated quickly.

Smell: malty and grainy, with a rather a bit of adjunct character. Not awful, but not great either.

Taste: adjuncts, malt, almost a little sourness. Honestly it’s not wonderful.

Mouthfeel: medium-light body with a reasonable carbonation. Not really creamy, but it’s fine.

Overall: there are worse macro lagers out there, but this isn’t a wonderful beer.
Nov 05, 2022
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Reviewed by JZH1000 from Colorado

3.03/5  rDev +11.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Poured from a 32oz bottle best by Apr 2023

On the pour a 3 finger white head forms with some light fizziness. After a while the head dissipates to a more fizzy rocky 1 finger head. Fine plentiful carbonation in a golden yellow body. For the style head retention is pretty nice.

Aroma is old and almost skunky in the hops. Corn is present and lager character is quite present. A very "mexican" import aroma. Despite that it is full bodied while maintaining a lighter and refreshing presence. High carbonation while still being quite smooth and a nice dinner beer.

Overall this is pretty good, but there are a few off notes, traditional cervesa corny flavors and a bit of that corona like skunk, but a bit more rich and sweet than a lot of light Mexican beers.

Taste is light and "cervesa" like with the skunky off note gone on the palate almost entirely until there is a faint note of it on the very end. The main flavor of this is corny crackery malts with a slight sweetness. This beer is not very bitter but would be quite good on a beach with canitas tacos and lime.

Feel is bigger than a lot of other pale Mexican lagers. Decently long finish from the malt and somewhat full bodied while maintaining
Aug 15, 2022
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Reviewed by puck1225 from Texas

2.14/5  rDev -21.3%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.25
I had this beer with some pasole at Gabriel’s near Santa Fe. Poured from a bottle into a tall half pint glass. Clear yellow color with a good white head with decent lacing. Faint hint of corn in the smell and taste. A bit of citrus. Not much taste overall. Just thought I would give it a try.
Jul 08, 2022
 
Rated: 2.79 by Rollmeaway2loadout from Illinois

May 21, 2022
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Rated by davidward from Florida

2/5  rDev -26.5%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
I have to admit, it went down nicely on a hot Baja afternoon, but really, nothing but a refresher.
Mar 24, 2022
 
Rated: 2.89 by emerge077 from Illinois

Mar 17, 2022
 
Rated: 1.47 by zaraspook from Illinois

Jan 26, 2022
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Rated by yetijosie from Texas

4.1/5  rDev +50.7%
look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4
dont know if its just me but this tastes worse every time i have it! far from the worst beer from the gas station/bodega though lol
Jan 09, 2022
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