Mexico
Grupo Modelo
Mexican brewing group whose Negra Modelo continues the Vienna lager tradition brought to Mexico by central European brewers.
Why it matters
Custodian of a Vienna lager tradition that survived better in Mexico than in Austria.
Details
| Founded | 1925 |
|---|---|
| Where | Mexico |
| Status | Operating |
| Ownership | Part of the AB InBev group as understood at the review date. Recorded 2026-08-16; ownership changes without announcement. |
Reference beers
- Corona Extra
One of the most widely exported beers in the world, and the one most often served with something wedged in the neck of the bottle.
- Modelo Especial
A Mexican pale lager that became the best-selling beer in the United States, displacing brands that had held the position for decades.
- Negra Modelo
A Mexican dark lager descended from the Vienna tradition Austrian brewers brought to Mexico, and one of the few places that tradition survived commercially.
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Styles it is associated with
- Vienna lager — An amber lager built on gently kilned Vienna malt: toasty and lightly sweet, but finishing clean and dry.
- International pale lager — The global mainstream lager: pale, clean, lightly hopped and built for consistency and refreshment above flavour intensity.
Traditions
- Vienna and Mexican amber lager — The amber malt-forward lager tradition begun in Vienna in 1841, which survived more strongly in Mexico than in Austria.
Other breweries in Mexico
Last reviewed 2026-08-16.