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

matjack85

Illinois

3.88/5  rDev +44.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Comes in a large 1 quart brown glass bottle with no markings of any freshness date to be found. If this is available in smaller size bottles, 6-packs, or cans, I haven't seen any yet.

It pours a clear yellow color with a surprisingly large bubbly white head that lasts awhile and leaves plenty of lacing on the glass as you drink it.

The smell is sweet - a bit like bubble gum, and then there is the familiar corn adjunct grain smell found in a lot of macro lagers.

The taste is pleasantly sweet with just enough mild hop bitterness and plenty of carbonation to keep the sweetness in check. Crisp, well balanced, and quite refreshing and tasty for a cheap beer. It pairs well with spicy Mexican food, but it's also plenty good all by itself.

Spritzy yet buttery mouthfeel with the sweet flavor staying with you from start to finish. I didn't notice a trace of alcoholic presence whatsoever, making this an easy drinker. I only bought it because I never saw it before with the "caguama" label on it and I wasn't expecting much, but it was surprisingly good for what it is.

Serving type: bottle

06-29-2007 08:50:31 | More by matjack85

Razr86

New York

3/5  rDev +11.9%

05-24-2013 02:57:13 | More by Razr86

Kingcurio

Oklahoma

2.75/5  rDev +2.6%

05-21-2013 02:09:37 | More by Kingcurio

AKNO

Mexico

2/5  rDev -25.4%

05-20-2013 17:28:21 | More by AKNO

obrike

Texas

2.75/5  rDev +2.6%

05-20-2013 15:30:58 | More by obrike

bumchilly25

British Columbia (Canada)

2.75/5  rDev +2.6%

05-15-2013 03:08:12 | More by bumchilly25

Danobold

Texas

2.5/5  rDev -6.7%

05-15-2013 03:03:04 | More by Danobold

jkball01

Kentucky

2.75/5  rDev +2.6%

05-13-2013 16:18:26 | More by jkball01

JamesStreet

Louisiana

2.5/5  rDev -6.7%

05-10-2013 21:07:03 | More by JamesStreet

beernads

Florida

2/5  rDev -25.4%

05-08-2013 08:28:54 | More by beernads

dmorgan310

Michigan

2.5/5  rDev -6.7%

04-26-2013 01:52:13 | More by dmorgan310

harpus

Alabama

2.75/5  rDev +2.6%

03-28-2013 18:57:40 | More by harpus

metter98

New York

2.41/5  rDev -10.1%
look: 2.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2

A: The beer is slightly hazy dark yellow in color. It has no visible carbonation and poured without any evidence of a head, except for a thin ring of bubbles around the edge of the glass.
S: Light aromas of apples are present in the nose along with hints of bready and grainy malts.
T: The taste is somewhat similar to the smell, having flavors of grainy and bready malts and bits of sweetness mixed in with corn adjuncts plus notes of apple juice. No bitterness is perceptible.
M: It feels light-bodied and watery on the palate with a very low amount of carbonation.
O: While this beer didn't have much in the aromas or flavors of adjuncts, it is really lacking when it comes to hops.

Serving type: bottle

03-26-2013 22:37:33 | More by metter98

TheBeerAlmanac

Kentucky

2.25/5  rDev -16%

03-18-2013 22:17:18 | More by TheBeerAlmanac

TerryB

Indiana

3.75/5  rDev +39.9%

03-16-2013 19:10:48 | More by TerryB

spycow

Illinois

2.5/5  rDev -6.7%

03-11-2013 06:48:50 | More by spycow

Dave_Treat

Virginia

2.5/5  rDev -6.7%

03-09-2013 20:25:50 | More by Dave_Treat

Stevotex

Texas

2.75/5  rDev +2.6%

02-25-2013 03:44:01 | More by Stevotex

SonOfKyuss

Virginia

2.5/5  rDev -6.7%

02-24-2013 00:47:44 | More by SonOfKyuss

Kahlerbock

Kansas

2.75/5  rDev +2.6%

02-05-2013 01:43:01 | More by Kahlerbock

Kpitevl

Missouri

2.75/5  rDev +2.6%

02-04-2013 05:32:39 | More by Kpitevl

phishbone23

New York

1.25/5  rDev -53.4%

01-23-2013 13:47:37 | More by phishbone23

BJasny

Texas

3/5  rDev +11.9%

01-21-2013 05:24:53 | More by BJasny

dertyd

California

2/5  rDev -25.4%

01-18-2013 09:06:12 | More by dertyd

tbryan5

Louisiana

2/5  rDev -25.4%

01-16-2013 14:05:22 | More by tbryan5