Events2Join

The First Mexican Lager


The History of Mexican Lagers | Great Lakes Brewing Company

It was only a matter of time until the new “it” beer of Austria made its way across the Atlantic. Once Mexican-based brewers realized a pilsner-style lager ...

Mexican Lager: History and Appropriation - Casket Beer

It's often said that it's a pale lager (but sometimes amber, sometimes darker), made with adjuncts. These days, that primarily means a corn-based product.

The First Mexican Lager - Cerveza Victoria

Since 1865 Victoria Beer has proudly been brewed in Mexico, making it the oldest Mexican lager beer. A Vienna-style lager with authentic Mexican flavor.

Beer in Mexico - Wikipedia

History of beer in Mexico dates from the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire. While Mesoamerican cultures knew of fermented alcoholic beverages, ...

A Brief (Germanic) History of Mexican Beer

In Mazatlán, on Mexico's Pacific coast, the Cervecería del Pacífico brewery was founded in 1899 by three Germans: Jorge G. Claussen, Germán ( ...

What is a Mexican Lager? A Guide to the Misunderstood Beer Style

However, the origin of most common references to Mexican Lager is in the 19th century when Austrian and German immigrants settled in Texas and ...

The History of Mexican Beer - Acapulcos

This guide gives you an insight into the Mexican beer industry and introduces you to all of Mexico's principal beers from the country's two main brewers.

The Origins of Mexican Beer - Google Arts & Culture

On July 6, 1542, Charles V signed the permit to open the first brewery in America, which was established at the Hacienda del Portal in Amecameca, State of ...

Beer History South of the Border - Serious Eats

But the first recognizable ancestor of modern beer in the Americas was brewed in Mexico ... the original recipe) also began life as a Vienna lager.

What Is Mexican Lager | Lowercase Brewing

They brought with them their home-land lager recipes. Soon enough, Vienna lager brewed with locally farmed maize became the brew of choice for ...

The History of Mexican Beer - Benito's

Mexico's beer roots are much deeper than you may think. Long before the Spanish conquest, fermented beverages were being made from corn, agave, and even cocoa ...

Colonialism and the Legacy of Lager in Mexico - Beer is for Everyone

One of the most well-known Mexican breweries, Cerveceria Cuauhtemoc Moctezuma, was founded in 1890 during the late Porfiriato period by German ...

The Story and Origins of Mexican Beer and Breweries - Mexperience

The Spaniards were the first to brew beers in Mexico using barley and wheat, although production was limited in the early days in part due ...

Cerveza El Dorado - Highway 50 Brewery

Cerveza El Dorado is Hwy 50 Brewery's first Mexican Lager. Brewer Gary Ritz tells a brief history of Mexican Lager. He explains his choice of corn, hops, yeast ...

A brief history of Mexican beer - Cerveza Colibre

The history of beer production in Mexico is a long one. It can be traced back to the Mayans and Aztecs, who made beer from corn, water, ...

Beer History in Mexico

Beer History in Mexico. Only 20 years after the fall of Tenochtitlan, Spanish Conquerors founded America’s first brewery in New Spain. The permit for this ...

The History of Cinco de Mayo and Mexican Beer

Mexico's traditions date to the mid-19 th century from the techniques and recipes brought by German and Austrian immigrant brewers prior the rise of pilsners ...

Sol – Beer Through the Ages - eCampusOntario Pressbooks

Sol was created in 1899 in the city of Orizaba, which is outside of Mexico City, in a small brewery called 'El Salto Del Agua' (The Waterfall). Orizaba is said ...

Mexican Lager: A Style Often 'Crisp, Light And Balanced' - Forbes

“In the 1860s, Austria's Maximillian I declared himself emperor of Mexico and brought his own brewer to Mexico,” he explains. “The beers they ...

Crisp, refreshing Mexican lagers are finally getting their due

The discrepancy stems from Mexico's brewing origins. After the Mexican War of Independence ended in 1821, German and Austrian immigrants began ...