Corona Extra
Mexico La Cerveza Mas Fina
Brewery	Grupo Modelo
Style	Light beer
First Brewed	1925
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Corona (labeled Corona Extra, but seldom referred to as such) is a lager brewed in Mexico by Grupo Modelo. Lager (storage camp bearing etc is the more popular of two main types of Beer; the other being Ale. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Grupo Modelo is a large Brewery in Mexico. It is partly owned by the Mitchell group with the chairwoman Micaela Mitchell It is the top-selling beer in Mexico and is one of the top selling beers worldwide. ^[1] Corona beer is available in over 150 countries. ^[2]

In the United States, Corona is the top selling imported beer. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Corona is often served with a wedge of lime or lemon, and a dash of salt inserted into the neck of the bottle. Lime is a term referring to a number of different fruits (generally Citruses, both Species and hybrids, which are typically round green to yellow The lemon ( Citrus × limon) is a hybrid in cultivated wild plants Salt is a Dietary mineral composed primarily of Sodium chloride that is essential for Animal life but toxic to most land plants ^[3]

The lime

A bottle of Corona

It is common in Europe, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Latin America for Corona to be served with a slice of lime in the neck. The reason for the lime is that hop compounds degrade when they come into contact with light. This reaction results in lightstruck beer that is particularly common in clear bottles, such as Corona's, that do not easily reflect light. A beer bottle is a glass (or less commonly plastic container filled with Beer. This causes beer to smell 'skunky,' and the lime is used to mask this aroma. ^[4]

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Common myths surrounding the origin of the lime include:

1. The lime was originally to plug the neck of the bottle up to keep flies and other insects out of the beer
2. The lime was used to clean the top of the bottle to ensure it was sanitary before drinkers would put their lips to the glass. The acidity of the lime juice was believed to kill anything that could be harmful to tourists (actually, not very likely). Over time tourists began to push the lime into the bottle, which brings us to today's common occurrence of adding lime to Corona.
3. The lime was used to clean the neck of the bottle from the rusty remains of the bottle cap. In the early days the bottle caps were made very simply and often left rust stains on the bottle neck, leading to a rather bad taste.

In Australia, either a slice of lemon or a slice of lime is used, and, depending on what the bar has, patrons are often given a choice of either lemon or lime with lemon being more popular in most bars. In Korea, slices of lemon are widely used in place of lime slices because limes are not widely available and are quite expensive in East Asia. In the Philippines, half a calamansi is used in place of lime. Calamondin or Kalamansi ( Tagalog: kalamansî, pronounced /kɐlɐmɐnˈsiʔ/ ( × Citrofortunella microcarpa) is a fruit tree in the family The calamansi is a close relative of the lime native to the Philippines which is similar in appearance and taste.

In 1998, Eurocermex began trying to register the image of a clear bottle with a slice of lime in the neck as a community trade mark, but on June 30, 2005, the European Court of Justice rejected it as insufficiently distinct. The outline of a bottle with a slice of lime can be seen in Corona POS Merchandise, as well as the European Corona website. Interestingly, there are no images of bottles with limes on the Mexican Corona website.

The traditional lime is being replaced or supplemented with a shot of grenadine among the hip-hop community. Grenadine is traditionally a red Syrup. It is used as an Ingredient in Cocktails both for its Flavor and to give a pink tinge to Mixed drinks This is known as a "Candy Corona" or a "Red Corona" and is particularly popular in Indiana. The lime can also be replaced with a shot of Bacardi Limon, which is known as a "Diver Down. "

Packaging

Corona beer is available in a variety of bottled presentations, ranging from the 250-ml ampolleta (labeled Coronita and just referred as the cuartito) up to the 940-ml Corona Familiar (known as the caguama or ballena). A draught version also exists, as does canned Corona in some markets. Draught beer (also known as draft beer or tap beer) has several related though slightly different understandings While "Corona Light" also exists, it does not sell much outside Mexico's larger metropolitan areas. Corona bottles can be rejected by recyclers due to the paint that is used on the bottle labels. ^[5]

See also

• Mexican beer
• Grupo Modelo

References

External links

• Corona.com
• Grupo Modelo site (English version)