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Tecate

Mexico

by Staff | 2002.10.19

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No, that deep shimmering shot of tequila isn't going anywhere. But have no fear - come ride with us, for we're drinking Tecate tonight and this will be your chaser. 50 years since its conception in the Mexican border town of Tecate, Tecate beer still struggles to capture the popularity other its older Mexican hermanos Dos Equis and Corona enjoy with Mexican-baiting gringos. Brewed by the don dada of Mexican breweries, Cerveceria Cuauhtemoc Moctezum, S.A. de C.V. (brewing such classics as XX lager and Sol), Tecate is a smooth and medium-bodied brew laced with a enough carbonation and steeliness to let you know its better than a Bud or Miller. It's a sad shame that Tecate's reputation in America is reduced to talk among hipsters who want to accentuate how fucked up they got in Mexico - they just got so grimy and raw down there, and then they giggle like bitches at those Corona sucking frat rats.

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