Beers similar to Modelo Especial

Mexican Lager·Mexico·4.5% ABV·One of 50 Mexican Lagers in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Modelo Especial's malty and bready character. Modelo Especial was introduced in 1966 and is labelled in Mexico as a Pilsner-type lager. It pours a clear, bright gold with a white head. The nose carries orange blossom and a honeyed sweetness with a faint herbal edge, and the palate stays light: soft grainy malt, a touch of cereal sweetness, restrained hop bitterness and a crisp, clean finish. The brewery itself speaks only of a light hop character, and the beer leans towards malt and freshness rather than a firm, drying bitterness.

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10 beers like Modelo Especial

1

Brewhouse Cerveza

Great Western Brewing Company

Canada · Mexican Lager · 4.4%

ALTERNATIVE

77%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Like Modelo on sweetness and cleanness — adds citrus notes, but without the honey notes.

What carries overcleancrisplightsweetmalty

Structure: very close

Compared to Modelocitrusyhoneyfloral

Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.

Structure: very close

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2

Cerveza des îles

Les Brasseurs du Nord

Canada · Mexican Lager · 4.8%

ALTERNATIVE

76%

FLAVOUR MATCH

A touch more citrus notes, no honey notes — sweetness and cleanness as with Modelo.

What carries overcleancrisprefreshinglightmalty

Structure: very close

Compared to Modelocitrusysaltyhoneyfloral

Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.

Structure: very close

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3

The Bruery

United States · Mexican Lager · 4.7%

ALTERNATIVE

76%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Keeps floral notes and herbal notes like Modelo, adds dryness, drops honey notes.

What carries overcleanfloralcrisplightmalty

Structure: very close

Compared to Modelodryspicybitterhoneysmooth-drinking

Structure: Very close — a touch more sweetness, a touch more body.

Structure: very close

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4

Modus Brewing

Australia · Mexican Lager · 4.2%

76%

MATCH

Shares honey notes and crispness with Modelo; adds citrus notes, but drops floral notes.

Structure: very close

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5

Pizza Port Brewing Company

United States · Mexican Lager · 5%

75%

MATCH

Alongside Modelo on floral notes and cleanness: adds dryness, drops honey notes.

Structure: very close

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6

Vintage Cerveza

Kilter Brewing Co.

Canada · Mexican Lager · 4.5%

75%

MATCH

As with Modelo, same sweetness and honey notes; adds citrus notes, no floral notes.

Structure: very close

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7

Brauerei Hummel

Germany · Helles Lager · 4.8%

75%

MATCH

Same honey notes and floral notes as Modelo, adds smoothness, but without the sweetness.

Structure: very close

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Tooth and Nail Brewing Company

Canada · Helles Lager · 4%

75%

MATCH

Mirrors Modelo's honey notes and floral notes — plus bitterness, minus sweetness.

Structure: very close

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9

Hop Butcher For The World

United States · Mexican Lager · 4.5%

75%

MATCH

Same sweetness and floral notes as Modelo, adds dryness, but without the honey notes.

Structure: very close

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Trouble In The Fields

Dominion City Brewing Co.

Canada · American Adjunct Lager · 4.5%

74%

MATCH

Same honey notes and floral notes as Modelo, adds grass notes, but without the malt character.

Structure: very close

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