Carta Blanca (94.6cl, 4.5%)

Carta Blanca is a light-bodied Mexican lager first produced in 1890 by Cervecería Cuauhtémoc in Monterrey, Nuevo León. It was the brewery's original beer and took first prizes at the 1893 Chicago and Paris world fairs. It is brewed with spring water from the Tapalpa River, barley malt, corn, sugar, hops and natural yeast. The name comes from the French phrase carte blanche, meaning clean slate. The nose opens with gentle bread and corn aromas, followed by wet grass and light malt sweetness. The palate is clean and crisp with sweet corn, bready malt and a touch of caramel, balanced by light floral hops and a faint lemony brightness. The finish is short and clean, leaving the palate dry and thirst-quenching.