Posted on 06/25/2009 3:53:32 PM PDT by JoeProBono
CORONA Extra was yesterday voted the world's favourite beer in a poll of more than two million Facebook users.
The Mexican-brewed lager - usually served with a segment of lime - topped the list with more than 645,000 votes.
It easily beat Dutch favourite Heineken, which received 594,475 votes, and Ireland's Guinness which came third with 396,276.
The independent poll was launched by the social networking site.
Chris Lewis, director of Corona's British distributor Wells and Young's, said: "It is a premium beer and deserves to be the Facebook favourite as it is among the world's biggest selling beer brands."
The top five beers were: 1. Corona Extra, 645,445 votes; 2. Heineken, 594,475 votes; 3. Guinness Draught, 396,276 votes; 4. Stella Artois, 350,825 votes; 5. Budweiser, 343,493 votes.
Texas beer is better anyway.
Texas beer is better anyway.
Eerie!!!
Corona sucks. Stella Artois is the only beer in the survey that is drinkable. There. I fixed it for you.
Watery,colorless and flavorless swill! They mave have the most effective ad campaign, but not much more.
It's worse than that. See my post 15.
Is the cardboard box clear? Do you own a clear cooler? Is your refrigerator...clear....didn't think so.
Me too. First person that mentions Samuel Adams on the thread loses...;)
Corona is great because you get your daily vitamin C intake from the lime so it should be considered a health drink.
Corona’s good, but Stella is the king (queen?) of the lagers.
frigging water
best US big beer....Sam Adams Lager....a nod to Yankees
best latin American beer....Antarctica in Brasil in the big returnable brown bottles well iced
Looking at that pic I’d say.
“No problemo”
Stella is decent beer...my wife’s fav
I prefer cool, not cold...bitters...pub draft
Re, best beer. I no longer imbibe but I developed a taste for the German beers during my four years in that country during the seventies. I didn't drink much beer on my return to the States because, compared to the German brew, American beer was very light. Eventually though, I turned to the Sam Adams beers. I especially liked the darker ones as they more nearly mimicked the taste of German beer. Some have said that Corona is like water and I agree. Far too light.
no kidding
Negra Modelo is good.
I can see Corona winning the poll. It’s not my favorite, but its light body and mild taste probably appeals to a lot of casual beer drinkers.
As for the rest of the list:
2. Heineken: Oh, how I’d like to make a Blue Velvet quote here. :-). Instead, I’ll just say I much prefer another Dutch beer called Grolsch.
3. Guinness Draught: I speak blasphemy here, but I’m not a huge stout fan. I will say Guinness is the standard, but it’s just not a style I’m all that wild about.
4. Stella Artois: A very tasty lager. I love Belgian beers - they try things that no one else seems to think of.
5. Budweiser: I never cared much for Bud. I’m not a beer snob or anything - I drink Rolling Rock and Stroh’s - I just don’t care much for the taste of Budweiser.
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BTW, if I got to pick the top five, my list would be:
5. Any brand of Weizen (German wheat beer). I’m a big fan of the style.
4. Rolling Rock - My uncle says it tastes like panther pee, but I love it. Good brew when you’re eating spicy food.
3. Sapporo Black - don’t know if they make this anymore, but man alive was that good beer!
2. San Miguel lager.
1. Newcastle Brown Ale - I could easily drink this one any day of the week.
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