Saturday, September 8, 2007  Corona Extra  Today, my wife and I
had her parents over to our place for tacos and other
stereotypical Mexican foods tonight, and, inspired by the
delicious meal, I thought that I should follow it up with a
stereotypical Mexican beer. Then I realized that I never had the
quintessential Mexican beer, Corona Extra, before. So many Cinco
de Mayo's have gone by, but I never picked up Corona...mostly
because they were sold out, surprisingly. However, this time I
happened to have a bottle left over from some party. So I ran to
the store, picked up a lime, and prepared myself for a south of
the border experience.  Corona Extra was first brewed in 1925 by
Cerveceria Modelo of Mexico City, the same brewery that makes
Negro Modelo and other beers well-known to Mexican restaurants.
It is the number 1 selling beer in Mexico and the leading export
brand from Mexico, and has enjoyed enormous success in el norte
in the 1980's. It is now sold in 150 countries worldwide,
including Iraq. Stateside,