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...

Pros: Great Flavor
Cons: Pricey

This beer is excellent when you are eating Mexican dishes. But like Tequila it should have lime put in it.

This beer has a wonderful full flavor and great taste. The lime mixes well with the beer and gives it a nice flavor. It does not...

Pros: Smooth great taste definately not bitter beer.
Cons: the price

Tecate was introduced to my husband and me about 9 months ago by a very good friend. I personally am not a beer drinker and Wade knew this but strongly urged me to try it his way swearing that I would be delighted with the taste. I did taste and my...

Pros: Goes down very smooth
Cons: No cons

I was introduced to this beer as a perfect accompaniment to spicy food and found it to be quite a tasty addition. My favorite way to drink it is with lime and salt. I actually put the salt on the top of the can, squeeze the lime onto it and swig it...

Pros: Light bodied
Cons: Not much different then an American Macro

Tecate is probably my least favorite Mexican brand of beer. It doesn't taste much different then an American macro brewed beer to me. It is light bodied and with a balanced flavor (not really malty, not really hoppy), much like Corona with one drawl...

Pros: Very inexpensive, tasty warm or cold, great with lime
Cons: not sold everywhere

Okay, I'm not a big beer drinker, but sometimes when you are at a bar, and running low on cash, you end up drinking beer. Well, I do anyway. My parents have a beach house in Mexico. Whenever I go down there, I drink Midori Sours and Tecates. I swear,...

Pros: light but with full flavor
Cons: a bit expensive

A nice, light beer with a full body of flavor. You can get a nice buzz on with only a few beers. No after taste and no metallic taste. You don't get bloated and as long as you pace yourself, you can drink all night.
Tecate is a good beer for any...

Pros: Cheaper than Corona
Cons: It's no Sierra Nevada Pale Ale

Time: 1983
Place: Fred's Rainbow Bar; Juarez, Mexico

Seventy-five cents got you a T n'T, a shot of cheap tequila and a cold Tecate with lime. Today I live in Portland, Oregon, not El Paso, Texas, but I still like Tecate. The Mexicans I...

Pros: Great tasting at an affordable price.
Cons: Non can come to mind.

While traveling to the famed Tijuana over the summer I attended a few of the drinking establishments down there. I tried a couple of Mexico's different beers and found Tecate to be the best tasting of them all. And yes I did compare it to Corona, which...

Pros: Cheap
Cons: Needs a Lime!!!

Tecate is got to be the cheapest beer that I’m willing to drink. It sells for like $8 bucks a 12 pack. I had never really had it until I came here to Austin and now it is like the Mexican version of the “Beast” but I can actually enjoy one. Well let...

Pros: the ideal beer
Cons: hard to find in some places

Crisp, delicious, and a little sweet. Tecate is perfect for drinking by itself and also serves as the perfect complement to spicy food. Everyone I have introduced Tecate to has quickly adopted it as a staple. When purchased in a 32 oz size it's even...

Pros: Cost and flavor
Cons: Only comes in cans

I first tried Tecate beer at a Mexican restarant because it was on sale that night. It was served in a chilled glass with a lime wedge and it was great. Very good with with food because it was a light crisp beer. I have since bought some at the...

Pros: Light sweet taste
Cons: Cost

In central Mexico Tecate is always drunk with lemon and salt. A dash of Large gain salt (like Kosher salt) is placed opposite the beer can opening. Then a small amount of lemon juice is squeezed over the lemon. As you drink the beer a small amount of...

Pros: Good Chit
Cons: hangover

I've been drinking Tecate beer since i wasn't old enough to buy it in the good ole' US of A. I did however live 2 miles from the border and at 16 could drive over to Old Mexico and enjoy this cool refreshing Mexican "import" for just a few...

Pros: Great with spicy food
Cons: Hard to find

I have been dying for a Tecate. They stopped selling it in Southern West Virginia. It has a special flavor different from any other mexican or other beer I have slurped. It is crisp, clear and thirst quenching. If you can get it in a bottle it is...

Pros: Light without being "fizzy" if you know what I mean
Cons: STAY AWAY FROM THE CANS!!!!!!!!!!

The quick, easy, no-holds-barred, tell-it-like-it-is, down and dirty, cut to the chase, fat lady singing story on this beer is that it's the best beer for Mexican food bar none. Period. End of story.

Yes, yes, MUCH better than Corona....

Pros: great balance of flavor and economically priced
Cons: you may have to find an out of the way market to get the prices.

Amigos! Let me tell you this is a fine beer. It has enough flavor to give it a unique personality yet not soo much that your left with the after taste. Usually you can catch it on sale in certain hispanic markets in your area, making it appealing to the wallet. Grab some clamato juice, limes and tapatio hot sauce for a real treat. Sometimes referred to this as blood beer however, I am familiar with a mexican term " cerbeza michelada". I am usually fond of import beers and this is one that stays in my fridge.