Corona Extra - Grupo Modelo S.A. de C.V.

WVbeergeek

Ohio

1.88/5  rDev -17.2%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

Well, I was once told that this beer had it's particular time and place. I am guessing that this person is referring to being in Mexico, or on any beach partying. However, while in Ensenada this summer this beer was no where to be seen. You had to specially ask for this beer, and it wasn't on billboards or the television commercials. No the marketing is for those Americans just show them the picture with the lime wedged in the bottle, then we'll see some response from them. Yep, that is basically what happened this beer became popularized with commercials not with a good taste. So, as I pour this beer in WV during early January, I almost know it is a mistake. However, I am giving it a shot. When i poured this golden (as in color of piss) it fizzled like a can of soda, and the head was gone by the time I looked at the screen and back down to my pint glass. At first scent it seems very unpleasant, but when I taste it, this beer contains relatively no flavors. It does have a mild citrusy sweetness, but there is really nothing here. For being so big with the average beer drinker, I wasn't expecting much here. This beer is not one that I plan to drink ever again.

Serving type: bottle

01-08-2003 23:42:28 | More by WVbeergeek

Wasatch

Utah

2.03/5  rDev -10.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

Pours a light yellow color, nice carbonation, small white head, with some sticky lacing left behind. The nose is malty, with some hops, slight caramel. The taste is slightly sweet, malty, slight hop note. Light body. Not drinkable, would not buy again.

Serving type: bottle

03-13-2010 02:10:42 | More by Wasatch

jdhilt

New Hampshire

1.18/5  rDev -48%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5

Pours a two-finger white head that goes quickly and leaves no lace. Yellow color similar to urine. Light carbonation and very light bodied. Slight skunky nose. Starts and finishes very bland, no flavor, qualifies as a poor lawn mower beer. Why did I buy this stuff? I needed the bottle for my collection - now over 1650. $1.60 for a 12oz bottle from Colonial Spirits Acton, MA

Serving type: bottle

04-09-2005 02:25:23 | More by jdhilt

rhoadsrage

Illinois

2.48/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

(Served in a strange)

A- This beer pours a pale straw yellow hue with a sea of big bubbles that supports a snow white head of big bubbles that almost makes it to the first sip.

S- The clean nose has no aroma until it warms quite a bit and then a faint dry sulfur and field corn note comes through in the finish but that is it.

T- The dry carbonic acid combines with a faint field corn taste and a bitter hint that doesn't have any hop qualities to it in the finish. There is a taste of cold water that comes though as the beer opens up.

M- This beer has a light mouthfeel with an almost astringent texture it is so dry. The huge scrubbing bubbles fizz scrapes my tongue clean.

O- This beer really doesn't have anything there it is all just bubbles and takes on a soda pop carbonation.

Serving type: bottle

09-27-2011 21:03:40 | More by rhoadsrage

Jason

Massachusetts

1.78/5  rDev -21.6%
look: 2 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2

Presentation: CLEAR 12 oz bottle with no freshness date.

Appearance: Crystal clear straw in colour with a very faint bubbly white lace that does not retain well.

Smell: Odd faded aromas of sulphur, faint skunk, mild cooked veggies, grain and a good whiff of ethonal alcohol ... these all seem to be trademark Corona aromas.

Taste: Crisp carbonation holds a light to medium body. Flavours of husk, cooked corn and a light sweetness are all on the palate. Hop bitterness is there to balance and lingers for a bit until a somewhat clean finish comes along with some fading corn flavours.

Notes: This is the #1 imported beer in the US though there are numerous others south-of-the-border brews that are worth checking out. As for the lime thing ... you won't see it here. Is it really worth the $20-24 a case? Not to us.

Serving type: bottle

06-11-2002 19:45:30 | More by Jason

Billolick

New York

2.7/5  rDev +18.9%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 4

Light yellow and clear. Bottle clear with engraved label, Mexican symbols and stuff. Corn in the nose, medium bubble head, which fades quickly. Minimal flavor, no hops noticable. We all have tried and probably had our thirsts quenched by this stuff. Its better then Bud/Miller/Fosters etc. Crisp and refreshing. good on the beach or on a very warm day.

Serving type: bottle

05-25-2004 11:45:44 | More by Billolick

mdfb79

New York

1.93/5  rDev -15%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5

From 07/02/11 notes.

a - Pours a clear pale straw yellow color with one finger of fluffy white head and moderate carbonation evident.

s - Smells of light sour notes, corn, grain, and light vegetables. Not very good.

t - Tastes like the nose; just some light corn and vegetables, with like sour/skunkiness in the end. Not very enjoyable.

m - Light watery body and high carbonation evident. Too carbonated.

o - Overall not a very good beer, but slightly better than Landshark. It's never a good sign when people need to add a lime to your beer to make it taste better. Not something to seek out; go for Negra Modelo.

Serving type: bottle

07-08-2011 15:11:39 | More by mdfb79

weeare138

Pennsylvania

2.5/5  rDev +10.1%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

I intentionally waited this long to review this beer because I've been told that it's actually decent on draft. Well...after finally having it on draft in Mexico, I can put that myth to rest.
Appears a transparent light gold with a thin white head that quickly fizzles away into a mild collar. A few spots are left.
Smell is of lemon and flaked maize. Even the lager yeast seems to be dulled down in the draft version. If there are hops in here, they are extremely mild.
Taste...it is what it is. Crispy cereal with bubbles.
Mouthfeel is spritzy, light bodied, easy to drink, lemony & semi-dry in the finish.

Serving type: on-tap

02-04-2009 21:10:03 | More by weeare138

Zorro

California

1.83/5  rDev -19.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 1 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

Pours a clear yellow brew, a bit darker than a Budweiser.

Smell is not skunked, got a good bottle. Smell is a synthetic smell; more like I am sniffing brake fluid than a beer. I finally can detect a mild sweet smell.

Taste is mildly sweet with a bit of corn taste to it. Near tasteless. There isn't anything really nasty about the taste. It just is lacking the slightest malt or hop or grain flavors.

Mouthfeel = Budweiser at best.

Drinkable? It is in a flavorless chugable way. I can find 6-7 better beers in Mexico without really trying.

Serving type: bottle

03-09-2004 04:59:15 | More by Zorro

corby112

Pennsylvania

1.83/5  rDev -19.4%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1 | taste: 2 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2.5

Pours a clear golden yellow color with a very thin white head that fades quickly. Nothing special about the aroma or flavor other than it is refreshing on a hot day. If it is served freezing cold with a slice of lime on a very humid day it can be drinakble, otherwise avoid at all cost.

Serving type: bottle

11-27-2008 09:31:38 | More by corby112

Beerandraiderfan

Nevada

1.45/5  rDev -36.1%
look: 1.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1 | overall: 1

Hey, it's better with a lime. Enjoyable around the pool, June - August.

Yellow, no retention. No noticeable aroma to speak of. Nothing. Taste, some lime. Otherwise, some water. No malt? Just I dunno corn/rice. Uber thin. Reminiscient of seltzer water.

And this stuff is just as expensive as SN pale? Jeez.

Serving type: bottle

04-18-2010 01:55:24 | More by Beerandraiderfan

johnmichaelsen

Oregon

1.78/5  rDev -21.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2

Was at a graduation party the other day, where this swill was available in abundance. I had forgotten just how wretched this crap is.

The beer pours a pale gold color with surprisingly decent head retention, but with pretty much non-existent lacing. The beer doesn't look all that terrible, but alas, this was to be as good as things get.

On the nose I immediately get some corn and seltzer, with perhaps a faint aroma of hops. It's not horrible, but you can tell right off that you are not in for a good time with this one. On the palate, I get sort of a metalic seltzer water flavor, with some slight sourness. The beer is very, very bland and watery on the palate, with sort of a dirty carbonnated water finish.

This "beer" is a flat out embarrassment, especially given the cost and marketing of this swill. I don't care how hot it is outside, or how many lawns I've mowed, I will not be ordering this beer ever again, even for free. As bad a beer as I've had in some time...

Serving type: bottle

05-31-2009 05:39:03 | More by johnmichaelsen

BlackHaddock

United Kingdom (England)

1.83/5  rDev -19.4%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

When ever I think of Mexico, I think of big hats, big moustaches, Bandits and crap beer.

You can blame Hollywood and the American film industry for the first three and Corona for the last stereotyping.

Yet here I am about to review the beer that gave Mexico a bad name. The first 'designer' foreign beer that was advertised all over the place to hit Great Britain (I believe). This bottle was left at my house by someone who came to my daughters Birthday party, I would never have paid for it.

I poured the beer into one of my Duvel glasses, I wanted to give the beer a chance.

To be fair it looked like a Duvel except the head fell away very swiftly. A little lighter than a Duvel really, very pale and crystal clear too.

I give all lager/pilsners a score of 3 unless there is something bad or good about them. This is as odourless as most, but with a stale bread aroma hanging around.

Insipid and tasteless, nothing to report.

Fizzy water comes to mind when considering the mouthfeel.

Glad I didn't buy this beer.

Serving type: bottle

08-26-2008 21:02:09 | More by BlackHaddock

lacqueredmouse

Australia

1.95/5  rDev -14.1%
look: 2 | smell: 1 | taste: 2 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 3

Part of my ongoing effort to review a bunch of readily available beers I've not put pen to paper about yet. Reviewed in a glass without the addition of lemon.

Pour? Well, you can see the colour straight away from the clear glass bottle, and even once it's in the glass, there's very minimal head, so it looks almost identical: a very pale yellow, almost getting towards clear. Large bubbled but surprisingly minimal carbonation. Head, as mentioned, is very weak, just a faint ring of fine white bubbles in a collar around the top of the glass. Uninspiring.

Nose? Well, you can see why you put a lemon in it. Forget the myths about clear glass, keeping flies away, increasing vitamin C intake: you add lemon because otherwise this beer has no aroma whatsoever. Nada. None.

OK, that may be exaggeration, because after filling my lungs with it for many minutes I do start to detect a slightly mealy corn adjunct character. Possibly the most unpleasant character to be had in isolation in a beer.

Taste is light and mealy as well, although it doesn't have any truly offensive characters to it. Much like the rest, it's just bland and unobtrusive. Slight lemony zing mid-palate, with a dry bready character on the finish. Carbonation is solid and bloating.

So bland. So, so bland. And it's depressing to think that that's why it's so popular. Easy to slug in the sun, but if I had to do it more often, it would leave me feeling depressed inside.

"Mas Fina"? Por desgracia no.

Serving type: bottle

01-04-2011 02:27:13 | More by lacqueredmouse

Gusler

Arizona

1.1/5  rDev -51.5%
look: 3 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1

Well it’s been just a month shy of 4 years since I’ve had a Corona, and now I remember why. The beer sleazes from the 12-ounce clear bottle a limpid light gold color with the head small and white, frothy in texture and the lace thin. Nose is dominated by the malt, sweet as is the start, top is ultra thin. Finish is mildly acidic, the hops sparse and the aftertaste dry. The reason even after 4 years was the fact I was helping someone move, and the only beer he had was a six pack of Corona, must admit, it did fend off the heat stroke I was getting from moving several million tones of stuff up a flight and half of stairs in 112 degree heat.

Serving type: bottle

08-02-2004 22:07:46 | More by Gusler

DoubleJ

California

2/5  rDev -11.9%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

The canned version of Corona was bland enough, but the bottled version has the potential to wreck havoc to my tastebuds thanks to its skunk promoting bottle. Again, I poured the sample into a glass without lime. All I gotta say is the bottle isn't any better. It isn't "spit-out" bad, there's just little there. Skunked spicy hops seem to take on the most flavor in the beer, which is almost like a light beer.

Conclusion: stay off the bandwagon and spend your money on something better.

Serving type: bottle

01-16-2008 03:04:40 | More by DoubleJ

DrJay

Massachusetts

1.6/5  rDev -29.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 1 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 1.5

Clear bottle. Crystal clear beer. Pale yellow with a bright white head that disappeared almost immediately, leaving a thin collar. I really don't like the aroma -- too much of a sulfury hop character and some skunkiness make it hard to take. Musty and a bit sour smelling. Grainy sweetness and the same skunky hop flavour, sort of floral, but not good. Light bodied, average carbonation, dry. I'll continue to avoid this in the future.

Serving type: bottle

08-19-2010 18:58:19 | More by DrJay

woodychandler

Pennsylvania

2/5  rDev -11.9%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5

Corona comes in a CAN!?! Who knew? Not me, until recently.

The pour created a bone-white head that was reducing even as I was pouring. The NE-plus quality clarity in this pale-yellow beer was startling. They must have filtered the living Hades out of this beer before packaging it. The nose was light, a little on the sweet side, but not offensive. Mouthfeel was thin with a sweet, honey-like lager taste on the tongue. Finish had a mild sweetness, but nothing really jumped out. I can see why so many people add citrus fruit to this - it is pretty flavorless. Certainly, I've had better, but I've also had worse. Much worse. I can't really see returning to it, though. Maybe on draft or in bottle, just as a try anything once scenario, but no more cans of Corona Extra for the Woodman.

Serving type: can

04-05-2008 22:57:34 | More by woodychandler

biegaman

Ontario (Canada)

2.48/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 3

You don't have to buy Corona to know what it looks like - it looks no different in a clear glass than it does in the clear bottle. In fact, you don't even have to see a Corona to know what it looks like; this clear, shimmering golden liquid is exactly how most people envision beer. Rather unbecoming of its name, however, there is no "crown" atop.

The aroma, unlike a lot of macro lagers, is distinctive - that, unfortunately, is meant in the worst possible way. Corona may smell less agreeable than any other beer on the market (and you have the clear bottles to largely thank for that). Lord knows how much light exposure this bottle saw, but it's easy to tell how much damage the UV rays did.

The sad thing is that years of repeat consumption, unwillingness to try new (notably craft) beers and much stubbornness on the behalf of marketers, many people assume this skunky, corn syrupy smell to be inherent to beer, and many have come to actually find it appealing(!). But I assure you it results from clear bottles and bad ingredients.

A hurried brew process and cheap industrial fillers play a role in it too; their effects, however, are most noted in the taste. An artificial, stinging carbonation, a flat, insipid flavour, a cloyingly sweet, syrupy finish - these are the telling signs of a mass, industrially produced lager (and a poor one at that). Luckily, this doesn't have a very strong taste...

Corona is - certainly not a clean, refreshing beer - but a relatively toneless and acceptable one. Its high level of insipidness largely hides the corn syrup (although not entirely) and the pathetically minuscule amount of malt is far too faint to be hardly perceptible. I would take a watery, tasteless beer over a foul and offensive one any day.

As with anything that is consumed, the beer that a person drinks has become a symbol of self-definition. Sadly, most people are easily swayed by marketing and, if nothing else, Corona is the ultimate testament to the power of advertising - there is perhaps no other beer that owes the entirety of its identity and success to it.

Years gone by, billions of dollars spent, Corona has become immersed in idyllic images of pristine beaches, sunny settings and vacation lifestyles. This is the deceit of advertising and nothing more; there is nothing about the beer itself that accounts for these associations. It is as lifeless, insipid and ordinary as any other mass-produced lager.

Serving type: bottle

06-28-2010 00:45:07 | More by biegaman

kojevergas

California

1.86/5  rDev -18.1%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2.5

Bottle of "Coronita" served into an Estrella Damm stemgoblet in Ibiza, Spain. I dreaded this beer prior to reviewing it. Review is from notes.

I dock points for the presentation - a clear bottle is inexcusable, especially for a tropical beer.

A: Laughably pathetic head, no real retention or existence of head. This is awful for its low ABV. Clear yellow gold in colour. Appears adequately carbonated.

Sm: Malt syrup. As we say in Ireland: "Fookin' disgusting".

T: Malt and lime syrup, with a bit of barley. Fucking awful. Horrendously bad. Fizzy lime syrup finish. Terrible. Simple imbalanced crap.

Mf: Light and watery garbage. Overcarbonated. Weak and bland.

Dr: This garbage beer is unbelievably bad. Have it with a lime if you must have it; any beer that requires such an addition is awful on general principle. Avoid this one. Really avoid it. It's a textbook F. I'd say it's probably worse than Foster's or Bud, but at a level this low we're just nitpicking. I will say the price tends to be okay.

D-

Serving type: bottle

09-25-2011 04:38:23 | More by kojevergas

Brad007

Vermont

1/5  rDev -55.9%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1

Clear color with a head that disappears fast. Aroma is mainly of skunk (really no surprise here). Taste is pretty thin and watery. Bland. Tastes of roasted veggies. Not a good beer trait. Ick. Bleh. Never buying this again. I can see why they place so much emphasis on a lime.

Serving type: bottle

08-20-2007 03:17:29 | More by Brad007

Dogbrick

Ohio

1.13/5  rDev -50.2%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1

Extra what? I have avoided trying this based on word-of-mouth. I tried someone else's and quickly figured out why it is served with lime. The lime is the only ingredient that gives it any flavor. I wouldn't pay money for this.

Serving type: bottle

07-17-2002 08:04:28 | More by Dogbrick

thagr81us

South Carolina

1.73/5  rDev -23.8%
look: 2 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2

This one was free, so don't judge me. Haha. Served from bottle into a Blue Ridge standard pint. Pours pale yellow with a one finger white head with AGGRESSIVE pour that subsides to none almost instantly. There was no apparent lacing present at all. The aroma was comprised of malt and a small hint of fruit. The flavor was of malt, sour fruit, water, and citrus. It was light on the palate with medium carbonation. Overall I tried to be fair with this brew in my rating but it is just bad. I have never really been a fan of this brew and will probably never be. It is just missing too much to be good. Maybe this is why the tell you not to drink the water in Mexico???

Serving type: bottle

07-18-2010 17:04:18 | More by thagr81us

mactrail

California

2.55/5  rDev +12.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2

Big splashy head that dissipates right away. Modest carbonation but a good fizz on the tongue while it lasts. Smell is pretty insignificant. Just a wee hint of pleasant malt and an actual kiss of hops. Bitterness and other flavors melt away fairly soon but it's a beery sort of taste. Slightly tart.

Not as offensive as I remember, but you have to get down to its own level. I suppose it might have a little more flavor than some American industro-brews.

A freebie courtesy of Southwest Airlines on a delayed flight. Adding insult to injury!

Serving type: can

01-13-2012 06:41:43 | More by mactrail

Cyberkedi

Georgia

2.7/5  rDev +18.9%
look: 2 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

My sampling of this beer, I must admit, was not done under the best circumstances - namely, I shoved a slice of lime into it. Nevertheless, I did get a good impression of this beer.

The color is too light and yellow, and the odor is so-so. Taste is about like a typical American lager - thin and simple. It is OK if nothing else is available, but one can certainly do better.

Serving type: bottle

02-25-2007 02:05:06 | More by Cyberkedi