Modelo Especial (pack of 12) (35.5cl, 4.4%)

Modelo Especial is a pilsner-style Mexican lager first brewed in 1925 by Grupo Modelo. The grain bill combines barley malt with unmalted cereals, with hops used with deliberate restraint to balance grain sweetness. It is available here as a 12-pack of 12 oz cans. The aroma opens with soft honeyed notes reminiscent of orange blossom, followed by creamed corn and fresh biscuit, with a faint earthiness underneath. On the palate, lively carbonation gives a brisk entry, balanced malt richness and subtle maize sweetness create fullness, and delicate herbaceous hop bitterness arrives late. The finish is clean, crisp and moderately dry with a snappy carbonation lift.