Pacífico (beer)

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Cerveza Pacífico Clara
TypeBeer
ManufacturerGrupo Modelo
Country of origin Mexico
Introduced1899
Alcohol by volume 4.5%
ColorClear
Advertising campaign for Pacifico Clara

Cerveza Pacífico Clara, better known as Pacífico, is a Mexican pilsner-style beer brewed in the Pacific Ocean port city of Mazatlán, in the state of Sinaloa, México.

History[edit]

Cerveceria del Pacífico in Mazatlán

It was first brewed in 1900 when three Germans, Jorge Claussen, Germán Evers and Emilio Radostits opened a brewery,[1] the Cerveceria del Pacífico, in Mazatlán.[2] Its label includes a picture depicting a lifesaver encircling a ship's anchor superimposed over the port's lighthouse hill, known locally as "Cerro del Crestón."[3] In Mazatlán, the beer is available in four different size bottles: "cuartitos" (6 fl. oz), "medias" (12 fl. oz.), "ballenas" (32 fl. oz.) and "Ballenón" (1.2 L).[3]

Alcohol content: 4.5 percent. "Clara" means clear, blonde, as opposed to "oscura" (dark).

The Pacífico brewery was bought by Mexican brewing giant Grupo Modelo in 1954, which was later acquired by the Belgian-Brazilian Anheuser-Busch InBev company.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Luis, Gomez. "Historia de la Cerveza en Mexico". Retrieved 21 November 2009.
  2. ^ "DiscoverPacifico.com". discoverpacifico.com.
  3. ^ a b "Cerveza Pacifico Clara | Grupo Modelo S.A. de C.V." BeerAdvocate.