Dos Equis Special Lager - Cervecería Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma, S.A. de C.V.

teg8612

Texas

2.6/5  rDev -5.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

A- Pale yellow with large carbonation. Very active. Head is non-existant.

S- Sweet corn malt with small hop spice aroma. Has that funk found in beers that travel great distances and time beofre it reaches you.

T&M- Light bodied and crisp. Very refreshing with corn malt sweetness and some spicy hop bitterness. Has a syrupy tea-like texture with some funk. Clean, dry finish.

D- It is like german lager with corn adjuncts. On the high end of mexican beers which doesn't say much but this beer is actually not bad. I tend to lean torward this if given the choice between Macros. Smooths out spicy food, so it does have that going for it.

Serving type: on-tap

09-07-2006 15:47:14 | More by teg8612

MUSHROOMCLOUD

Texas

2.63/5  rDev -4.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

A - Golden beer with a 1/4" head that disappears immediately. Some good lacing.

S - Very lackluster. Almost no aroma. A little faint sweetness.

T - Sweet. Apple juice-like.

M - Thin bodied with high carbonation.

D - Decent drinkability if you are looking to wash some nasty nachos down at the cheesy hotel happy hour on the beach, other than that, I can't recommend this.

Serving type: on-tap

07-08-2006 22:44:23 | More by MUSHROOMCLOUD

russpowell

Oklahoma

2.53/5  rDev -8.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Poured effervevscent yellow/gold with a 1.5" head that left the glass pronto, no lacing either

Smell: Slight sweet malt notes

Taste: Some grainyness. corny notes & cloying sweetness that never leaves. Finishes sweet & boring

MF: Spritzy & medium light body. Okay carbonation

Drinks okay if you like oversweet lagers. Would go okay with some firery foods, but dissapoints on its own. I remember this being better, maybe memory is playing tricks...

Serving type: on-tap

07-08-2006 13:05:35 | More by russpowell

Vancer

Illinois

3.13/5  rDev +13.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Well, the notes are below, but to summarize, this wasn’t too bad, just didn’t pack much punch. Looks like the amber is slightly better.

XX had a decent enough pour, dark amber with a tan head, decent lacing. Aroma (almost non-existent) and taste were sub par. Too much ol’ corn in the quaff, slight off-adjunct taste, a little bland, earthy and bitter.

So, it’s dry and cripe, all in all not bad – it’s middle of the road stuff, and when better options are available on tap, it lags behind.

Serving type: on-tap

01-25-2006 16:19:17 | More by Vancer

CAMRAhardliner

Ontario (Canada)

2.93/5  rDev +6.2%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5

I just got back from an all inclusive resort in Playa Del Carmen Mexico. The weather was great, the beach was great, the food was great, unfortunately this is the only beer on tap at the resort. There was Dos Equis amber, Tecate and Superior at the al a carte restaraunts and that completed the beer options.

Anyways, its as very pale gold beer with a fizzy shortlived head. Lacing is not very impressive. The aroma is light and sweetish, rather grainy. The taste is Grainy and again sweet. Theres more malt flavor then in Canadian macros for sure. The hops are too minimal. It has a bready lightly bitter and corny finish. The mouthfeel is strongly carbonated and watery.

This is a rather watery international lager that still is more flavorful than Bud or Canadian. Its pretty refreshing in the heat on the beach but doesnt have much flavor or complexity to offer.

Serving type: on-tap

01-08-2006 23:59:58 | More by CAMRAhardliner

LPorter33

Massachusetts

2.1/5  rDev -23.9%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2

On draft at the Soiled Dove in Denver, CO.

This is a pretty unimpressive, bland, macro lager, very similar to the big American ones. I can't name one redeeming quality of it except that it's watered down and easy to drink if you're in the mood for something bland that won't fill you up. Might as well just drink a Bud or Coors.

Serving type: on-tap

08-25-2005 01:55:33 | More by LPorter33

Redrover

Illinois

2.55/5  rDev -7.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

I had this one on Tap at Cheese Burger in Paradise. A Jimmy Buffet inspired eatery in Downers Grove, IL.

Beer was served in a frosted 13 oz mug. Light yellow with a quickly collapsing white head. No real lacing.

Not much aroma at all. The slightest bit of flowery hops, some grain (corn) and a slight touch of pepper.

Not much in the flavor department, but no off or chemical tastes. Just an under hopped slightly sweet taste. This reminds me of an MGD or Rolling Rock.

Thin mouthfeel with the only saving grace that the beer has some excellent active carbonation. This is another why bother beer, but it is easy to drink. I should have a got a margarita instead!

Serving type: on-tap

12-16-2004 20:42:18 | More by Redrover

chilidog

Ohio

2.83/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

I picked thisone on tap at a pool-side bar for ive had the amber but not the lager. It came with a lime in it that im sure put a citric spin on the taste and flattened the appearance. That said, it was a well carbonated gold that had a white head that sorta fizzed to nothing. Very little lace spots could be seen. The aroma of corn & grain greet you as the same taste follows. The taste also had a metallic hint to it as well. An ok lager on a hot day by the pool esp. when its the only off macro offered. Though, loose the lime, Quickly!

Serving type: on-tap

06-29-2004 21:38:20 | More by chilidog

Hobbz

Rhode Island

2.17/5  rDev -21.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Crisp-clear light yellow brew with firm-looking carbonation in the glass yet no head to speak of. A straw-like, mild-skunk smell to this one, with maltiness. A bit sweet and not at all dry. Could this possibly be all-barley brewed? (doubt it!) Taste is just "there" and barely worth remembering. Not for me in or out of the sun and wouldn't give dos pesos to take one home.

Serving type: on-tap

06-11-2003 14:46:55 | More by Hobbz

LarryKemp

Texas

3.6/5  rDev +30.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

The Mexican Restaurant I usually go to had this beer on tap and I had never tried it on tap before. The beer poured clear and had a good head which lasted for quite awhile. The aroma was not much. No malt nor hops. The flavor was quite subdued. Its coldness and refreshing quality made a good companion for a great tamale dinner. For a dinner drink it is great. It would make a great summer cooler.

Serving type: on-tap

01-17-2003 20:41:07 | More by LarryKemp

Zizick

Texas

3.99/5  rDev +44.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

A: Pale straw color, foamy-fizzy head. Much carbonation.

S: Pleasant smells of some malts, kinda like a Heineken in some way that I couldn't explain. Really really faint though.

T: Has a fair amount of bitterness, but not a lot at the beginning and finishes very clean, has some taste of malts and adjunct but definitely not a lot.

M: Light, a tad bit watery. Easy to gulp down ice-cold on a hot day.

O: It's a nice beer, definitely not offensive, has great drinkability. All in all, it has it's place.

Serving type: can

05-20-2013 22:08:28 | More by Zizick

beergoot

Colorado

2.88/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 3 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3

Poured a pale yellow color with a big, foamy white head; little carbonation in the body. Funky, sour-like aroma. Fair flavor with just a hint of cereal. Good mouthfeel; clean, crisp, and dry.

Just an average beer for this style. The weird aroma really distracts from things as well. Drinkable? Sure. Makes you want more? Not unless there is absolutely nothing else available.

Serving type: can

05-19-2013 22:33:27 | More by beergoot

CloudStrife

New York

2.74/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75

24oz can poured into a nonic glass.

A: Pours a clear light yellow gold with a 1 finger white head. Bit more head than your typical AAL but still fizzes away fairly quickly. Average visible carbonation.

S: Not much going on here, corn and other malts. Bit of sweetness that reminds me of cheap beer.

T: Same flavor you would expect from this style, a bit more on the sweet side of things.

M: Light body with average carbonation. A bit sticky on swallowing from the sweetness. Could be more crisp.

Overall not the best of the Mexican beers but inexpensive and great for a hot day. Bit too much corn going on.

Serving type: can

05-05-2013 18:14:00 | More by CloudStrife

TheSixthRing

California

1.88/5  rDev -31.9%
look: 3 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2

Appearance - Pours a crystal clear pale yellow with a white, finger width head. Poor retention.

Smell - There's supposed to be a smell with this beer? Went and smelled the rodent cage just to be sure my nostrils were working. They are. I'm picking up almost nothing with this beer. Ghostly hint of grain and sweetness.

Taste - Follows the nose; almost nothing to be had here. Slight grain and residual sweetness. Finishes stale, like cardboard.

Mouthfeel - Light in body with a nice, crisp bite. Goes down smooth before a semi-dry finish.

Overall - So apparently the Most Interesting Man in the World drinks the most uninteresting beer in the world. Cool. I've had tap water with more character. Reading the date code, I believe this was bottled on January 30th, 2012. If these kinds of beers are supposed to quench one's thirst, then I guess everyone is taking Interesting Man's motto of "Stay thirsty, my friends" to heart. As indifferent as I am to this beer, it is a candidate for a re-review.

Serving type: bottle

03-26-2013 03:38:00 | More by TheSixthRing

Alextricity

Michigan

2.64/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.5

Looking to get a cheap buzz, I bought a 24oz of Dos Equis, having never had it before. Well, here we go... I'll just skip the appearance since I had it straight from the can.

Smell: Don't ask me what I mean, because I'm not sure -- but it smells Mexican. Has a bit of spice/twang to it that I don't usually get out of adjuncts. Interesting to be sure, but not very inviting.

Taste/feel: The initial taste I actually quite like, as it's an adjunct flavor with a bit of pepper or something. The finish on this one (maybe because it's a can) is EXTREMELY metallic. If it weren't for that metallic/copper/blood taste that I'm getting, this could be a surprisingly tasty adjunct. That after taste pretty much ruins it for me though... which is a shame. The carbonation is medium/high, as well.

Overall, this trumps the Natty Daddy that I just had ... no contest. Natty had a bizarre sweetness to it, but Dos Equis is actually a decent adjunct lager. In comparison to Budweiser or Coors, I like it quite a bit more, as it doesn't have that extremely skunky corn aroma or flavor. Quite carbonated and lacking flavor (that DAMN metallic taste...), but still a decent choice if you want to get a buzz.

Serving type: can

02-25-2013 02:25:35 | More by Alextricity

The21ner

3.43/5  rDev +24.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

I tried the bottled version. I was very impressed. I really came to believe that all Mexican beers were as bad as the American. But it wasn't the case. This beer is above average, very smooth , very drinkable. Dos equis became one of my go to beers when watching a game.

Serving type: bottle

02-22-2013 22:09:44 | More by The21ner

Kremlock

Ontario (Canada)

2.79/5  rDev +1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75

A: Pale straw colour, 1/4 inch head, no lacing, very clear.

S: slight toasty scent. A bit of adjunct detectible, soft grassy hops.

T: Very light flavoured. Sorta hard to even find a flavour here. Light adjunct and that's about it.

M: well carbonated but a bit fizzy on the tongue.

O: Refreshing and thirst quenching, aroma is good but no flavours.

Serving type: can

02-17-2013 20:38:48 | More by Kremlock

ColdWaffles

Pennsylvania

3.3/5  rDev +19.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

Reviewed from notes of stuff I've had over the past month or so.

This one was reviewed directly from the bottle with a bit of lime and served with authentic Mexican food.

Appearance: Through the bottle, but you can tell this is a gold lager in the image of an adjunct. Given the style it's appropriate.

Smell: Adjunct characters through and through. I personally added lime after the initial taste. Everything about the beer was better, including the smell.

Taste: Clean, crisp, lightly skunky, surprisingly good for what it is, especially when citrus is added.

Mouthfeel: Crisp, pretty light and with exceptional carbonation. Kinda soda-esque.

Not a great beer by any standard, but in the Mexican adjunct category it's not bad at all.

Serving type: bottle

02-01-2013 23:46:27 | More by ColdWaffles

Phyl21ca

Quebec (Canada)

1.63/5  rDev -40.9%
look: 3 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1 | overall: 1.75

Draft: Poured a golden yellow color lager with a medium white foamy head with average retention and some light lacing. Aroma of overly sweet adjunct is quite gross. Taste is also dominated by loads of gross sweet adjunct notes with a bland aftertaste. Body is light with light oily notes. Overly sweet bland lager.

Serving type: bottle

01-10-2013 19:37:45 | More by Phyl21ca

GhostKidd956

2.38/5  rDev -13.8%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

My take on Dos XX

Appearance: slight hazy yellow color not much going on.

Smell: small sweet grains smell, very little malts.

Taste: very very light hop and malt taste not very much going on.

Mouthfeel: a bit over carbonated tends to bubble in the back of your throat

Overall: eh its a alright beer. better than any other mexican beer i've tried the only other beer that i feel that has the most flavor is Indio.

Serving type: bottle

Serving type: bottle

12-26-2012 06:55:33 | More by GhostKidd956

ShawnB

District of Columbia

1.5/5  rDev -45.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 3 | overall: 1

This was legitimately the worst beer I've ever had.

Appearance: average adjunct. I like the appearance, but it's nothing special.

Smell: Some funk going on, but it doesn't warn me about what's going to happen when I actually taste it.

Taste: Worst taste ever. The aftertaste tastes the way burnt plastic smells. I have no idea how this taste got into the beer, but it's awful.

Mouthfeel: Thin and watery, but not actively offensive.

Overall: Terrible, terrible beer. I'm more than willing to tolerate an adjunct lager, but not this.

Serving type: bottle

12-06-2012 04:05:09 | More by ShawnB

ptykozoon

California

1.25/5  rDev -54.7%
look: 3 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1

"Gringo!" he barked "Go take your fancy princess beer and shove it up your burro!" His shrieks echoed in the dry heat, the heat was instigating him, rivers of sweat ran down his leathery face like veins. He was a man at the constant point of no return, one of us was going to burn. As he started walking towards me I found that I could not move, the smell of his sweat arrived a few yards before he did and I found myself paralyzed by this animal of a man, now just inches away. A primal beast that didn't care about anything but proving his dominance over others.

I felt the fear swelling up in my stomach, finding myself more and more hopeless with each stilted breath I took in. I decided then and there, to my own surprise that I wasn't going to cower down in fear, I clenched every muscle in my body, looked him in the eye and almost shouted "Listen buddy I am drinking a La Fin Du Monde, its ABV is 10% alright, that's more than most bee..." He cut me off with furious throaty laughter, his head reeled back as he let out howls of insanity. "HAHAHA you fool..." he quickly slapped my glass to the floor, shattering it, all the time his eyes locked on mine, his smile now turning to an sinister grimace.

I stood there and felt myself getting sick, like the air I was breathing was toxic, I knew I had to get out of there, I felt my life was now in serious danger. So I did something wild, I punched him straight in the jaw as hard as I could and ran out of the bar at cheetah pace. My sprint was cut short when two grizzly looking men stopped me at the exit, they caught me and held me by the arms, slowly dragging me back to the bar. As my legs slid across the dirty floor I found myself screaming for help, but my yells fell on deaf ears as all the patrons seemed to have left when this group had walked in - I should have noticed I thought, should have known.

I was a child at that point, so scared and helpless I felt like I was going to throw up. As they lifted me up back onto the bar stool, the apparent leader of the group, the one I had just so recently signed my death wish with only grinned at me, his gnarled yellow teeth clenched like a madmans. "Now chico, we are going to have fun. You are going to drink a mans beer, so pick up your pencil and notepad and write about...this shit." His friends laughed softly, knowingly, like I was about to experience a fiendish torture only left up to the imagination, I imagined it would be some sort of drug or poison, some kind of shady toxin that would have me curled up into a pool of blood before my ultimate demise. He marched to the bar, grabbed a bottle off the shelf and walked back towards me, I was seeing double at this point, half dazed at the thought of my life ending so oddly.

He set the bottle on the table and pulled the cap off with his bare wrists, when he did, he and his cronies flinched back a little, as if they feared even a drop of it would be spilled anywhere near them. Their eyes all locked on to the bottle with a sort of fearful concentration, as if it were a python waiting to pounce. As I shook the dizziness from my head I managed to focus in on the label. "Dos Equis" It must have been a joke I thought, I looked back at them but they didn't laugh, in fact I was absolutely sure that what I saw in their eyes was fear, a real instinctual fear that even these monsters were terrified by. "Now" he said slowly "Pick up the bottle, and drink it. Write down your review for us." I wasn't sure but I thought one of them made the sign of the cross as I poured the bottle into a glass.

Light yellow, head is fizzy and light and dissipates in seconds. As I stare into the yellowness I hear voices in my head, like shrieks of pain from ghosts telling me to turn back, turn back..

The smell makes me nauseous, it is an overly sweet skunky raunchy stench that overpowers all the hot sweat in the room and fills it with the scent of death, the bar now smells like an ancient crypt for skunks.

I lift the beer to my mouth and begin drinking, tears quickly form in my eyes. What is this? Why does this taste the way it does? Where is the goodness in life? The piss flavored grime contaminates my stomach with its cruel flavors. The liquid evil that I drink not only rapes my throat but my innocence, my faith in the world. This carbonated death was meant only to destroy, to defeat ones soul entirely.

The mouthfeel is light and overly carbonated. Awful, just awful.

I find myself alone. No where is there a trace of my captors or anyone else. I am a null in the void. I feel completely alone in the universe. There is no light in the darkness....

Serving type: bottle

11-26-2012 04:38:49 | More by ptykozoon

BlurryVisi0n

New York

2.75/5  rDev -0.4%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Served in a pint glass.

Appearance: Transparent gold, light bubbles that make it look like nothing is really there. White head maybe 1/3", looks foamy but settles evenly.

Smell: Has a sour scent, feels a little like rye but dissipates very quickly.

Taste: Lightly bitter, not really hoppy more like a rice feel that is really light. It makes you think, am I drinking a "light" beer?

Mouth: Medium carbonation, but has a sour after feel. It's not like a lemon it's more bready than anything.

Overall: Not a bad brew but not definitely a good one either. I am pretty sure during the right climate it is incredibly appreciated. Salud!

Serving type: bottle

11-22-2012 17:54:09 | More by BlurryVisi0n

bluejacket74

Ohio

2.6/5  rDev -5.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

12 ounce bottle. Served in a Sam Adams Perfect Pint glass, the beer pours a clear gold color with about an inch white head. Head retention and lacing are both OK. The brew smells like sweet malt, corn, and some light citrus. It tastes like sweet malt and corn. Not much to this brew at all. Mouthfeel/body is light, and it's smooth and easy to drink. It's really not bad, but it's not exactly good either. I have no problem drinking this occasionally, but I wouldn't make a point to buy it. Got a bottle from one of my buddies for free so I figured I might as well tick it.

Serving type: bottle

11-22-2012 00:56:42 | More by bluejacket74

FLima

Brazil

2.03/5  rDev -26.4%
look: 1.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2

Poured no head. Light yellow color.
Sweet aroma from corn, for a moment I could feel a hint of hops. Medium carbonation.
Taste was refreshing while cold and it had a predominance of the usual suspect: corn.
Slightly dry finish with a corn aftertaste and some metallic.
The lemon piece that I took out for degustation would help to hide its flaws…

Serving type: bottle

11-07-2012 17:13:45 | More by FLima