Corona Extra

Pros: Easy to drink on a hot summer's day
Cons: Not as good warm.

Maybe I have been going down hill in my beer drinking selections over the years or I'm just one of those guys who follows the Marketing trends without much thought as to what I'm drinkin'. At age 18, when that was still the legal drinkin' age, I drank ...

Pros: Good ice cold on a hot day.
Cons: So is water.

Several years ago, something very strange happened here in the United States. Corona, a bland and fizzy lager from Mexico, overtook Heineken in sales to become the number one selling imported beer in America, a position Heineken had held for decades....

Pros: It's somewhere to stick your lime
Cons: It's impossible to list them in only 15 words

Sometimes, I like to match a particular beer to certain food. Chimay Rouge goes really well with simple bread and cheese; nothing compliments moules et frites like Duvel or

Pros: It's Image as a Beer for Fun and Good Times
Cons: Bad Smell, Weak Taste

Fun, sun, and beach. Those are the things that pop into your head when you think about Corona. If you have ever been to a Mexican resort area, you know very well that Corona is the most popular beer served at tourist- oriented restaurants, hotels, night...

Pros: Painted label
Cons: No flavor, no color, no anything appetizing

Amazing...just amazing.

I'm not talking about the drinking pleasure behind a cold glass of Corona Extra, oh no, far from it. I'm talking about how it seems to me that a lot of folks who either don't know much about beer, or who don't care...

Pros: Great beer taste
Cons: Need the lime for full effect

I have tried quite a few beers through the college span, from cheapie brands to the high quality brew, but one of my favorites has remained Corona Extra.
I am not a fan of dark beers, but I do appreciate some substance in my drink. Corona Extra has...

Pros: Very available and popular.
Cons: Bitter taste without the lime. No carbonation.

Corona Extra is marketed as the flagship brand for the Grupo Modelo brewery of Mexico. Corona has held the position of the number-one selling beer in Mexico for many years. Corona's popularity in the United States has grown annually and in 1998...

Pros: Unique taste. Great with hot foods.
Cons: It costs more than most beers.

The first time I saw Corona Extra was in Texas in the mid-1980s.

I drove out to the big D in a 1968 Mustang with no air conditioning in August. One thing I can tell you, for fact, is that it’s hot in the summer in Texas. It was about...

Pros: eventually someone else will drink the rest of the six
Cons: five bottles still in my fridge

I was recently victim of a despicable act perpetrated by a so-called friend. January is play-off football and many get togethers ensue to observe the games. During the conference championship games, the so-called friend in question stuck a six pack ...

Pros: A great tasting beer. I found that the lime adds to the flavor.
Cons: A little too expensive at $8 a six-pack.

Corona Extra


I have to start off with the truth about my past drinking problems and the reasons why I need to limit my drinking. I did most of my drinking while I was in my 40’s and 50’s. In the whole decade of the 1970’s, I had...

Pros: It's popular. For non-beer drinkers
Cons: No flavor, no body, no character. Cost more than US beers.

Someone once said that if you can’t say anything nice don’t say anything at all. Well this is epinions where we’re supposed to review the good as well as the bad. One thing that I’ve learned from reviewing beers and reading those of experts is that every...

Pros: Refreshing and tasty; very satisfying beer
Cons: Not as good as the commercials would have you believe

The folks at Corona have one hell of a marketing campaign. If one was to believe the commercials put out by those beer-pushing wizards, one would think that folks who drink Corona are laid-back, happy and having fun all the time. The Corona folks must...

Pros: Mexican beer with a unique taste.
Cons: Slightly bitter and better with lime.

Everybody probably knows Corona – the best known, yellowish Mexican beer that never seems complete unless accompanied by a slice of lime. Beer like St. Pauli Girl or Heineken have a mild light taste and although Corona seems...

Pros: Nice, light, refreshing taste, decent price
Cons: Can be easy to drink too many

Every time I pull a cold bottle of Corona Extra out of the fridge, this is what I sing out (to the tune of "My Sharona" of course...and yes, I was doing this BEFORE the Taco Bell commercial).

Corona Extra is a very smooth beer that...

Pros: Light, refreshing, fun to drink!
Cons: Must drink with lime, which can be messy. People think it's soda pop!

About the brand

Corona Extra is Grupo Modelo's "flagship" beer. It is brewed at their Mexico City Brewery, La Cerveceria Modelo, operating since 1925. Grupo Modelo began exporting this brand in 1979 and it is now available in over 150...