Sol - Cervecería Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma, S.A. de C.V.

ThinkAgain

Ontario (Canada)

2.5/5  rDev +2.5%

01-06-2012 16:24:58 | More by ThinkAgain

ValpoExpo

Ohio

3.25/5  rDev +33.2%

06-18-2013 01:57:13 | More by ValpoExpo

Danmullens1

Wisconsin

3/5  rDev +23%

06-17-2013 03:27:11 | More by Danmullens1

TheBeeraholic

Ontario (Canada)

2/5  rDev -18%

06-16-2013 13:16:12 | More by TheBeeraholic

RCLOHR267

Indiana

2/5  rDev -18%

06-13-2013 19:57:21 | More by RCLOHR267

EOC

Mexico

1.5/5  rDev -38.5%

06-12-2013 21:04:43 | More by EOC

I_BYE_MI_BEER

Michigan

1.5/5  rDev -38.5%

06-11-2013 19:08:13 | More by I_BYE_MI_BEER

dsnyder61

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev +33.2%

06-11-2013 18:20:45 | More by dsnyder61

CADMixes

Massachusetts

1.75/5  rDev -28.3%

06-11-2013 00:42:25 | More by CADMixes

blastoderm55

Texas

2/5  rDev -18%

06-11-2013 00:25:35 | More by blastoderm55

Bear1964

Nebraska

3/5  rDev +23%

06-10-2013 22:11:01 | More by Bear1964

HowlingTurkey

Louisiana

1.75/5  rDev -28.3%

06-08-2013 20:50:54 | More by HowlingTurkey

Brenden

Ohio

2.08/5  rDev -14.8%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.25

There's lots of clarity in this pale yellow-gold brew. The head ends up being simply a ring of foam along the edges. It does leave some spotting, and at least that ring stays for the duration.
Fruity fusel and husky corn notes are strongest along with graininess.
This beer may be trying to out-adjunct the other adjunct lagers. Stale, mustly, corny and mildly metallic, there's actually a smidgen of hops bitterness...which turns the finish sour.
This beer is moderately carbonated. An effort is almost made for crispness, but it dies off. It might be a little smooth...at least it's clean. It could be slick, after all.

Serving type: bottle

06-06-2013 14:10:50 | More by Brenden

FreshHawk

Illinois

2.5/5  rDev +2.5%

06-03-2013 01:39:31 | More by FreshHawk

wrightst

Maryland

2.5/5  rDev +2.5%

06-02-2013 20:44:49 | More by wrightst

ryanbayv

Ohio

4/5  rDev +63.9%

06-02-2013 00:37:24 | More by ryanbayv

bmwats

Louisiana

2.14/5  rDev -12.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2.25

Poured from a 12 oz bottle into a standard pint.

A: Golden hue. Rising effervescence. Pours a 1 finger, frothy, white head. Settles slowly. Lots of spider web lacing.

S: Pale grain, wheat, and wet cardboard.

T: White bread... not much else. Tap water, maybe...

M: Nothing. Light, shallow, vapid.

D: You can really power thru it, largely because there's nothing to it.

Atmosphere is okay. Actually a really nice head, and some strong lacing. Nose is light and pale, not much to it. Completely shallow, and devoid of any flavor. Overall, this is a pretty poor quaff. Not really a horrible, repulsive experience; just... nothing.

Serving type: bottle

06-01-2013 23:52:39 | More by bmwats

ohyayitstrey

Oklahoma

3/5  rDev +23%

06-01-2013 21:19:08 | More by ohyayitstrey

ClintonRalston

Indiana

2.75/5  rDev +12.7%

06-01-2013 18:01:17 | More by ClintonRalston

Luiz0930

California

1/5  rDev -59%

05-31-2013 08:33:01 | More by Luiz0930

Kcman91

Connecticut

2/5  rDev -18%

05-31-2013 04:56:11 | More by Kcman91

jettjon

Florida

2.26/5  rDev -7.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.25

I first encountered Sol around 2005 in Mexico, and apparently it was so bad then that I never bothered to review it. I encountered it again courtesy a "beers of Mexico" sampler pack at a friend's house.

From a can into a pint glass, one finger of fizzy white foam quickly fades, leaving a tiny bit of lacing. Some carbonation precipiates from a clear golden yellow body. Nose is grainy with corns and malt. In the mouth, big flavors of adjunct and a bit of artificial sweetener, off flavors and a hint of metal. Fizzy and watery in the mouth. Overall: A very poor macro adjunct lager.

Serving type: can

05-29-2013 22:24:56 | More by jettjon

DMc8ride

Maryland

2.75/5  rDev +12.7%

05-28-2013 21:38:06 | More by DMc8ride

woodychandler

Pennsylvania

3.08/5  rDev +26.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.25

Leave it to my local, in-person trader, tone77, to find Sol in a CAN when it has been on my Want list probably longer than any other at this point. "Why would I want it?" you ask. Because it is beer in a CAN, which is the objective of The CANQuest (TM), a misguided attempt on my part to try EVERY beer in a CAN, EVER. No CANned beer is turned away and each and every one is given a chance to prove itself worthy of a full review and full CANsumption.

From the CAN: "Cerveza Importada"; "Exposition Universelle Inernationale Paris"; "Cerveza Especial"; "Desde 1899"; "Please enjoy Sol responsibly".

My Crack and subsequent inverted Glug produced a sudsy finger of bone-white head with limited retention. Color was a gorgeous sunshine-yellow with NE-quality clarity. Nose smelled of sol-heated and fermented silage. Now, before you take exception to that, please understand that AALs are the backbone of The CANQuest (TM) and as such, I CAN recognize the scent quickly. Mouthfeel was thin-to-medium and it had a slightly vinous flavor in addition to the usual melange of adjuncts, especially corn. Finish was semi-dry, slightly refreshing, but nothing terribly different from any of its brethren.

Serving type: can

05-27-2013 21:08:54 | More by woodychandler

touchmeimsac

Pennsylvania

2.5/5  rDev +2.5%

05-20-2013 17:30:21 | More by touchmeimsac