Negra Modelo Beer Review

Date May 4, 2008

Negra Modelo Beer ReviewWell, I wasn’t able to review all six Mexican beers before Cinco de Mayo 2008, so I’ll have to keep chuggin’ so that there is a comprehensive review database of Mexican beers here for Cinco de Mayo ’09!

This review is of Negra Modelo beer – Visually, this is the most unusual of the Mexican beers I have reviewed or seen so far. It comes in a stubby 12oz. bottle and has a neat golden foil wrapper. The bottle is a brown color as well, and overall it makes for a very different look. Quite fancy indeed!

Pouring the Negra Modello into my testing glass (an actual beer glass this time!) created a little bit of a head, and as I swirled the beer around the glass a bit it left more lacing on the glass than any of its Mexican counterparts I’ve previously sampled.

It smelled a little less “beery” to me, and I suppose the correct description would be that Negra Modela smelled less of hops than the other Mexican brews did. It is a “Dark Beer” as pronounced on the bottle, and it looks to be a perfectly clear golden-brown color as I poured it into my glass. A nice change from the pale-yellow beers I’ve been sampling as of late! cinco de mayo beers

My first impression of this beer is that it’s good! Negra Modelo was not too bitter, and seemed to have a more complex flavor than I was expecting. Overall it was a quite nice beer to drink. It was not heavy, and it didn’t leave a weird feel in my mouth, or an overly “beery” aftertaste. Negra Modelo seems to be a little bit of a more complex beer to me – more mellow, smooth even.

Negra Modelo so far is the best of the Mexican beers I’ve tried for The Brew Club, and if I had another one available at the moment, I would be drinking it! I would definitely try it again, buy it again, and if you’re looking for something different from Mexico to celebrate Cinco de Mayo with – give the Negra Modelo a try!

Rating: ★★★☆☆

10 Responses to “Negra Modelo Beer Review”

  1. Jorge said:

    You need to try Indio or Bohemia !!!! thats the best Mexican beer!

  2. judy said:

    Does anyone know of any local restaurant that I can go out to eat in AND order a NEGRA MODELO to drink with dinner? I live in West Chester, PA.
    Thank you very much!

  3. Mike said:

    I agree Negra Modelo is a good beer, although really hard to find fresh. Without a “skunky” smell and taste.

  4. Ed Pemoy said:

    Judy of West chester, PA:

    If the restaurant chain Chevy’s Fresh Mexican is in your area, they should have it.

  5. Scott-TheBrewClub said:

    Thanks for the save, Ed! 🙂

  6. Willie Mosley said:

    This is one of the best beers i have tasted in a long time. I think this is a 5 star beer.

  7. Willie Mosley said:

    i give it 5 stars

  8. Scott-TheBrewClub said:

    @Willie – Thanks for commenting! I wouldn’t give it 5 stars (I didn’t!) but I would say it’s a good beer and I’d happily have it again.

  9. Dan-O said:

    This beer is one of the finest Mexican beers hands down. Yes, it has a Mexican label and it is indeed an import but, Negra Modelo is in fact a Bavarian recipe beer. It has a wonderful aroma, rich flavor, not overly filling as so many dark beers are and it has a nice finish…no bitter after taste at all. This is one of my favorite beers to drink. I also use this beer in my Carne Guisada recipe….only one beer though. The other 5 are consumed in series.

    This is a strong 4 star beer.

  10. Scott-TheBrewClub said:

    Thanks Dan-O. Its been awhile since I had a Negra Modello, but I like what you’re doing with it! Care to post that recipe? 🙂

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