My first thought when drinking this beer was: someone finally fixed Coors regular. This is what is called an adjunct beer, meaning that they use overstock of cheap grains like corn to brew the stuff, and keep other ingredients low, resulting in a sweet light beer with a warm fermented but not malty taste.
Personally, I like these, because they are all-day beers: simple but not simplified flavor, gentle and yet enough alcohol to keep interest, and thin / mild so that you can drink 38 of them before you decide to sing along with “Wonderwall.” Corona Familiar is no different, joining other “beach beers” like Caguama and Landshark Lager in my stable of tools for casual alcoholism.
Unlike its watery/uriney cousin Corona Especial, Corona Familiar is somewhat hearty but can still be a relatively hydrating and yet refreshingly intoxicating — at 6% ABV — beach beer. It has more of an squash-like fermented flavor, probably from the corn and rice used, but burns clean and leaves a pleasant mild intoxicating effect about appropriate for lawn chairs, sunny days, blue skies and ill-advised relations with women named Candi.
Unlike most beach beers, this one can be found in its 32oz size for under $3. That makes this wino beer for people who do not want to end up under bridges or in vans down by the river. While I admit violent bigotry against all Corona products for the name alone, this one is worth buying again.
****/*****
Tags: american adjunct beer, beach beer, beeer, candi, corona, corona familiar
The out of work el Salvadorians by the 7-11 unanimously agree.
You can ferment alcohol from almost anything.
This is a newer American copy of the real Corona Familiar which can be identified by coming in beaten bottles that have been recycled many many times in Mexixo. You’ll notice they will have deep grooves worn around the bottles from so many times through bottling machines and the boxes are usually covered in dry salt from sea water and tied with crude twine. These can be found in Hagi marts located near clusters of Mexican populations usually around big apartment complexes on the outskirts of suburbs where a lot of construction is taking place. The real deal Familiar isn’t all that different but has a little bit more flavor, they’re actually a dollar more and Mexican laborers by them by the dozens as their work ethic is beyond what most can comprehend.
TOTAL SUPPORT
It’s clear that the reviewer has no standards into what he puts into his body. Adjunct beers should never be consumed, not for the corn/rice content, but the toxic compounds added to make the brew resemble beer. The cheapest a self-respecting individual can go in beer is a cheap imported German beer. You may have to ask a local liquor store to order it for you. I’ve seen Warsteiner here for under $14 for a 12 pack at liquor stores, but as high as $20 at super markets. I prefer the taste of the dunkel, but their regular pilsner has a more ‘classic’ beer flavor and seems to be more intoxicating.