House of Beers vacation edition: Dos Equis (XX)

OK, so I just returned from a week long vacation to Mexico last week, and I thought that since we had no new beers at softball last night, I’d hit up the beer queue and see what else was available.

Those of you familiar with Mexico and drink beer (hopefully all of you if you are reading this) know that typically the only beers available are Mexican. (though, the grocery store we went to had a large quantity of Miller High Life 40′s, but strangely, no other American beer).

At any rate, I digress. Dos Equis, Modelo (and it’s variants) and of course, Corona are the cheif beers of Mexico. (side note – did you know that Corona is the number 1 imported beer in the United States, even though they only started importing it in 1976, and it only took 10 years to overtake Heniken as the number 1 imported beer? I learned that on this trip to Mexico).

My favorite is Dos Equis (XX) clara, which is the lightest in color and flavor. They also have an amber and a dark version, but those variants are often easier to find in the United States than they are in mexico. Dos XX is just a smooth tasting beer with a distinct flavor. Any time I drink one, it instantly reminds me of Mexico (and some insane drunkenness which we will not get into here). Goes down easy. Drinks best with a slice of lime, in my opinion, though a lemon works too. Leaves you feeling refreshed, yet hankering for more. I can drink a lot of these in one sitting without feeling overly bloated.

The best part about XX is that it is not lame like Corona.