Mexico

Cervecería Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma

Monterrey brewer of the amber lager that most of the world means by the term.

Why it matters

Mexican brewing carries two central European inheritances that are routinely confused: the Vienna lager tradition that arrived with nineteenth-century immigrant brewers, and the lighter industrial amber lager that later grew out of it for export. This brewery is where the second is most legible, which is what separates it from the Vienna line that survived at Grupo Modelo.

Details

Founded	1890
Where	Mexico
Status	Operating
Ownership	Part of Heineken since 2010. Recipes and distribution for a brand of this size are set by an owner rather than a brewhouse, which is why ownership is recorded on the brewery rather than implied by it. Recorded 2026-08-16; ownership changes without announcement.

Reference beers

Dos Equis Ambar4.7% ABV
The Mexican amber lager most drinkers outside Mexico have met, and the practical reference for a category defined commercially rather than traditionally.

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Styles it is associated with

International amber lager — A light, commercially-produced amber lager, most familiar in its Mexican form, with gentle caramel over a crisp body.

Other breweries in Mexico

Grupo Modelo

Last reviewed 2026-08-16.