Mexicans love beer no less than their national alcoholic drink, tequila. Mexican beer is one of the most delicious beer drinks in the world, which perfectly quenches thirst, rarely causes hangovers and is great for refreshing in the heat. However, it also has its own unusual features.
Types of Mexican beer
Almost all traditional Mexican beers are made from tapioca, or cassava. Cassava is called a special herb, trees or bushes, from the tubers of which the Mexicans make cereals that resemble rice - tapioca. Also in Mexico, beer is brewed from corn, which does not affect its taste thanks to modern production equipment. Used in Mexican brewing and roasted barley grains flavored with lupines.
The most popular Mexican beers are Chiha, Black beer and Xingu.
In Mexico, beer is brewed by twelve breweries owned by three groups - while in most Latin American countries small private firms are engaged in this. The brand "Corona" brought fame to Mexican beer outside the country, a feature of which is a slice of lime placed in a transparent bottle with beer. No less popular Mexican beer brands in the world are Superior, Carta Blanca, Sol, Dos Equis, Tecata, Monterrey, Simpatico, Pacifico, Montesuma, Victoria and Indio.
Feature of Mexican beer
A slice of lime, placed in a bottle of Mexican beer, mixes its juice with the drink, giving the beer a unique flavor. However, citrus juice contains the substance "psoralen", which, when it gets on the skin under the sun, causes the appearance of brown spots, reminiscent of a burn from the stinging tentacles of a jellyfish. These spots may not come off the skin for two months.
This phenomenon is called beer dermatitis by dermatologists, and they recommend that you carefully drink Mexican beer with lime on the beach or near the outdoor pool.
Beer dermatitis is often diagnosed in bartenders who serve Mexican beer outdoors. People with this problem turn to dermatologists, suspecting they have a malignant skin tumor, but doctors say that no connection between beer dermatitis and melanoma has been recorded. When interviewing most of the victims, dermatologists most often find out that they recently consumed Mexican beer with lime, which caused a reaction when the drink was spilled on the skin. If this happens, you need to immediately wash it off your skin or get ready to flaunt a spotted war paint for a long time.
