Negra Modelo Beer Review
May 4, 2008
Well, 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!
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!
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March 19th, 2009 at 4:16 am
You need to try Indio or Bohemia !!!! thats the best Mexican beer!
April 21st, 2009 at 4:19 pm
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!
May 11th, 2009 at 7:33 am
I agree Negra Modelo is a good beer, although really hard to find fresh. Without a “skunky” smell and taste.
November 27th, 2010 at 6:57 pm
Judy of West chester, PA:
If the restaurant chain Chevy’s Fresh Mexican is in your area, they should have it.
November 28th, 2010 at 12:55 am
Thanks for the save, Ed! 🙂
October 10th, 2011 at 4:44 am
This is one of the best beers i have tasted in a long time. I think this is a 5 star beer.
October 10th, 2011 at 4:45 am
i give it 5 stars
October 10th, 2011 at 7:31 am
@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.
February 28th, 2012 at 7:26 pm
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.
February 29th, 2012 at 1:47 pm
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? 🙂