![]() ![]() My best guess is that it is simply due to the size of the bottle and the lime not fitting as well as it does on a Corona bottle. Why a Coronita is not served with a lime is a mystery that none of my research could uncover. It is hard to have a post about this style of beer without talking about the lime that is so ingrained into its culture that you can not picture a bottle of it in your head without the lime being there. ![]() The next time you buy a bottle or can of it take a close look and you will see Extra written clearly on the label. Most people simply call the beer Corona however its official name is Corona Extra. Some people get confused by this their confusion stems in that they are the same beer. In most cases, Corona is served with a lime, whereas Coronita typically is not. It is typically served cold in either a can or long neck bottles and has an ABV of 4.6%. This beer or properly referred to as a cervezas has a refreshing, smooth taste that is neither overly hoppy or malty, it is a balanced easy drinking beer that presents the image of being a laid back, relaxing, enjoying yourself with friends, typically out in the sunshine, preferably on the beach kind of beer. It is believed by many brewers due to its light color and taste that Pilsner malt is the main grain used to make this beer. Similar to most beers on the market, in an attempt to not allow competitors to copy the recipe they do not list the exact ingredients, only to say that it is a mixture of malted barley, hops, water, and yeast, as all beers are. What is Corona BeerĬorona is a Mexican Lager, it is reportedly a Vienna Style lager however a belief is that over the years due to the cost of brewing that style of beer it has transformed into more of an American-style lager using similar ingredients as its American counterparts. Hence why they altered the name and simply called it Coronita. However, if you do a quick search for trademarks in Spain you will find this story does not hold any water as there are many companies that use the word Corona in their name.Īnother story goes that there has been a brand of beer in Spain called Coronas since 1907, which is to similar to Corona, and as you can imagine this would cause legal problems between the brewers.Īnd lastly, the story that tends to get the most credibility is that a well-known wine company owned by the Torres family from Catalonia had already trademarked the name Corona effectively ruining any chance that Grupo Modelo could market their beer there under the same name. Some claim when Grupo Modelo attempted to register the name in Spain they were denied because it means Crown and apparently the Spanish royal family owns the word crown. Like most things in life, there is more than one story floating around for why this is. This is because in Spain the original sized Corona is actually labeled as Coronita and you can not buy the little brother-sized bottles there. On the topic of Spain if you order a Coronita you will actually get the original standard-sized Corona Extra beer and not the mini bottle. In Spanish Corona means “crown”, and it just so happened that Coronita means “little crown”, very fitting. Putting the same beer in a different size bottle was simply a marketing strategy that has worked well for Grupo Modelo and the choice of names worked well. Whereas the regular Corona Beer is served in 330 ml or 11 fl oz bottles the Coronita is served in smaller bottles that hold 210 ml or 7 fl oz. ![]() It has been confirmed by the original manufactures of the beer Grupo Modelo that everywhere in the world except for Spain, the Coronita Beer itself is the exact same refreshing beer as a Corona just packaged in a smaller bottle. In this post, we will explain exactly what a Coronita Beer is as well as review the slight differences between it and its big brother Corona… What is a Coronita Beer? Maybe you have seen these little mini Coronas and wonder what exactly they are? If so you are not alone, many people wonder what the differences are if any. However, if you are in a situation where you can’t really indulge in a full-size beer, but the thoughts of the taste of one are appealing to you, another option for you would be a Coronita. There are not many beverages that are more refreshing on a hot summer day than an ice-cold Corona. ![]()
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