Tecate Beer

Pros: Better than some
Cons: Worse than many

I've just returned from the desert region of Andalucia, in Spain. What? You didn't know there was a desert there? Of course there is. It's called The Great Quality Beer Desert and I was marooned smack dab in the middle of it for two weeks. Let ...

Pros: Only nice thing I can say is that the can is unique. Enough said.
Cons: Weak flavor. Plus: not enough information is provided by the brewer regarding this brand's production.

Tecate Light Premier

"Cerveza elaborado con ingredientes naturales de óptimo calidad; malta, cebada y lúpulo."

How's your Spanish? Did you catch all that? Even with my limited Spanish skills, I can make out the basic...

Pros: Very Accomodating
Cons: Just Another Lager

Tecate is one of the more popular Mexican imported beers. It was first brewed in 1944 and it has climbed the sales ladder to become one of the top five Mexican imports to the United States.

Tecate has a weak, grainy smell, with a slight amount...

Pros: Light inoffensive everyday lager
Cons: Light inoffensive everyday lager

I've often said that for every beer, there is an occasion, but to a lot of folks, the right occasion for ordinary, everyday, non-pretensious beers is...well...every day. That's the kind of niche that beers like Tecate fit into.

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Pros: Good flavor, inexpensive
Cons: Lacks complexity

Tecate is a fine, middle of the road lager from Mexico. A great beer? I wouldn't go that far, but then it isn't priced like one. Tecate averages around $5 a six pack in the Los Angeles area, and can frequently be found on sale for less than that. As ...

Pros: Cheap, easy drinking
Cons: Straightforward, lacks a little hop

Pros: How green grows thy garden?
Cons: Bland, bland, bland...YEEECH!

Why is a light beer like making love in canoe? Give up? They're both f*cking close to water!

Some folks might think that was a joke. People who love beer as much as I do will recognize it as one of life's fundamental truths.

While...

Pros: Magnificent companion to BBQ'd carne asada and a life lesson.
Cons: The lessons of life can be really damn hard.

The traffic moving north along the 405 through the valley toward Valencia was lighter than normal for a Saturday morning, meaning that we would arrive at Oso's a bit earlier than expected. That would be fine, as in practical terms it meant we would have ...

Pros: smooth and balanced, easy drinking
Cons: no “outstanding” flavor characteristics, light hops

Whenever I travel south of the border to Tijuana (California border town in the Baja Peninsula, Mexico, just south of San Diego), I like to relax at the bars that stretch along the Avenida Revolucion. The town of Tecate is only about 30 miles...

Pros: Light and Malty, Reasonably Priced and Available
Cons: Slight metallic aftertaste, not a strong, memorable flavor

Tecate beer is popular in this part of the country. Many immigrants like this brew best of all. I've had it occasionally, it's like a everyday beer to many. It is more inexpensive than most of its Mexican competition. I don't necessarily mean that...

Pros: Not harsh, pourable, inexpensive ...
Cons: Doesn't have a full body if you really like that sort of thing...

The world of Mexican beers is similar to the world of American beers. You have your microbrews, your small-town brews, and then you have your big-time breweries that advertise during every major sporting match. In Mexico these big time breweries are ...

Pros: Inexpensive, tasty, smoother than Bud or Miller
Cons: Taste similar to many other mexican beers

As with many beers and flavors, one tends to acquire a taste balance which may seem a little unusual.

This is the case with Tecate and myself. I truly enjoy this light hearted beer with the tongue tantalizing flavors of mexican cuisine....

Pros: Light, refreshing, and crisp
Cons: Only acceptable in the can

As an avid beer-drinker, I have acquired the habit of only drinking certain beers during certain seasons. While some beers are truly ideal for year-round consumption (Bass comes to mind), others must be strictly confined to a particular season. Such is...

Pros: CHEAP, good beer
Cons: You can't drink it at work.

I never would have anticipated this sort of love affair with such a cheap beer. I'm not sure how this beer tastes in cooler or even less scorching climates, but here in Austin, Tx it tastes really damn good this summer. For some reason I've fallen for...

Pros: Refreshing. Has never given me a headache.
Cons: None

I clearly recall my very first Tecate. It was mid July in 1984, I was a sophomore at the University of Missouri, Columbia. I had made friends with a uy named Alferdo Varella, a citizen of Jalisco, Mexico that was a premed student at MU. He had invited me...