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Beer World / Latin America

Mexico

  • 0 of 31

    tried

  • 6

    regions

Borders: Natural Earth

North

0 of 12 tried

  1. Carta BlancaCervecería Cuauhtémoc
  2. IndioCervecería Cuauhtémoc
  3. Bohemia PilsnerHeineken México
  4. TecateHeineken México
  5. Cucapá ClásicaCucapá
  6. Perro del MarCervecería Wendlandt
  7. Lycan LupusCerveza Fauna
  8. DragulaCerveza Insurgente
  9. CucúCerveza Insurgente
  10. Mëxican IPACerveza Rrëy
  11. Rrëy KölschCerveza Rrëy
  12. HopzillaCervecería Fausto

Bajío

0 of 2 tried

  1. Estrella JaliscoGrupo Modelo
  2. Minerva VienaCervecería Minerva

Centre

0 of 5 tried

  1. Corona ExtraGrupo Modelo
  2. Modelo EspecialGrupo Modelo
  3. Negra ModeloGrupo Modelo
  4. VictoriaGrupo Modelo
  5. Bien FríaCervecería Nómada

Pacific

0 of 4 tried

  1. PacíficoGrupo Modelo
  2. ColimitaCervecería de Colima
  3. Cayaco 95Cervecería de Colima
  4. Colima Cero Amber LagerCervecería de Colima

Gulf

0 of 4 tried

  1. Dos Equis LagerHeineken México (ex-Moctezuma)
  2. SolHeineken México (ex-Moctezuma)
  3. Noche BuenaHeineken México (ex-Moctezuma)
  4. SuperiorHeineken México

Yucatán Peninsula

0 of 2 tried

  1. MontejoGrupo Modelo (Cervecería Yucateca)
  2. LeónCervecería Yucateca (origin)

Region to confirm

0 of 2 tried

  1. Tempus Doble MaltaCervecería Primus
  2. Bagha Super IPAPropaganda Brewing

Industrial brewing began with Cervecería Toluca y México in 1865, then Cuauhtémoc in Monterrey in 1890 and Moctezuma in Orizaba. Grupo Modelo was founded in 1925. Mexico kept the Vienna lager alive after Europe dropped it, and a craft scene grew from Baja California in the 2000s.

Who sells the beer

Grupo Modelo (AB InBev)
57%
Heineken México
40%
Everyone else, including craft
3%

Grupo Modelo (AB InBev) 57% and Heineken México 40% of 10,120 million litres in 2024.

Source: ganar-ganar.mx

MonterreyWhere Mexican industrial brewing began

  1. 1890Cervecería Cuauhtémoc is founded in Monterrey on 8 November, and Carta Blanca is launched.
  2. 1893Carta Blanca wins a gold medal at the Chicago World's Fair.
  3. 1903Every brand switches from corks to crown caps.
  4. 1909Vidriera Monterrey, today Vitro, is founded to make the bottles.
  5. 1943Eugenio Garza Sada, chairman of the brewery's board, and a group of business leaders found the Tecnológico de Monterrey.
  6. 1954Cuauhtémoc buys Cervecería Tecate, maker of Mexico's first canned beer.
  7. 1985Cuauhtémoc merges with Moctezuma of Orizaba, adding Dos Equis, Sol and Noche Buena.
  8. 1998Sierra Madre Brewing opens, one of northern Mexico's first microbreweries.
  9. 2010Heineken buys FEMSA's beer business in a share swap.
  10. 2025FEMSA sells its last Heineken stake. Monterrey's Cervecería Fausto is named Mexico's best medium-sized brewery.

Craft breweries worth knowingAn editorial list from Copa Cerveza MX results and ratings, not an official ranking

BreweryCityFlagshipKnown forOwner
Cervecería de ColimaEl Trapiche, ColimaColimita, German Pils, 4.4%Best Large Brewery 2025Independent (ECO)
Cervecería MinervaZapopan, JaliscoMinerva Viena, Vienna lager, 5%Pioneer; World Beer Cup 2014 goldIndependent (ECO)
Cervecería WendlandtEnsenada, B.C.Perro del Mar, IPA, 7.0%Best Large 2019; 2025 American IPA winnerUnconfirmed
Buqui Bichi BrewingHermosillo, SonoraBanquetera, Kölsch, 4.8%Best Large 2022 to 2024Unconfirmed
Cerveza FaunaMexicali, B.C.Lycan Lupus, American IPA, 6.5%Best Large 2017 and 2018Family-owned
Cervecería InsurgenteTijuana, B.C.La Lupulosa, IPABest Brewery 2014Independent
Kaminari BrewingTijuana, B.C.Guayabo Tree, wild aleBest Medium 2022 and 2023Unconfirmed
Cervecería FaustoMonterrey, N.L.Hopzilla, American IPA, 6.9%Best Medium Brewery 2025Unconfirmed
Propaganda BrewingZapopan, Jalisco (listings conflict)Bagha Super IPA, Double IPABest Small Brewery 2025Unconfirmed
Cerveza RrëySanta Catarina, N.L.Mëxican IPA, Session IPA2025 gold, Session IPAUnconfirmed
Sierra Madre Brewing Co.Monterrey and San Pedro, N.L.Regio, pilsnerSince 1998Unconfirmed
Baja Brewing Co.Cabo San Lucas, B.C.S.Cabotella, Mexican blonde, 5.5%Best Large 2021Founder-owned
Cervecería PrimusState of Mexico or QuerétaroTempus Doble Malta, Imperial Altbier, 7%Best Brewery 2011Unconfirmed
Cerveza LobaGuadalajara, JaliscoParaíso, fruit beerBest Medium 2016; 2025 silverIndependent (ECO)
CucapáMexicali, B.C.Clásica, blonde ale, 4.5%First-generation pioneer, 2002AB InBev (Grupo Modelo)
BocanegraMonterrey, N.L.Pilsner; DunkelMonterrey craft pioneerAB InBev (Grupo Modelo)
Cervecería CalaveraTlalnepantla, State of MexicoMexican Imperial Stout with chiles, 9%Internationally recognizedUnconfirmed
Landshark BreweryPuerto Morelos, Q. RooAmber LagerBest Medium and Best New Brewery 2024Unconfirmed
Cervecería Cuatro PalosQuerétaroTo be confirmedBest Medium 2021Unconfirmed
Agua MalaEnsenada, B.C.To be confirmedAmong Ensenada's first craft breweriesUnconfirmed

For adults of legal drinking age: 18 or older in Mexico, 21 or older in the United States. Please drink responsibly. Reviews are my own opinion, and no brewery pays for them; any future sponsorship will be disclosed on the page.