Corona (beer)

Corona Extra, better known as Corona and labeled as Coronita in Spain, is a brand of pale lager owned and produced by Cerveceria Modelo at a number of breweries in Mexico. It is one of the best-selling beers in Mexico and is one of the top-selling beers worldwide.

In the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom, Corona is commonly served with a wedge of citrus fruit, usually lime or sometimes lemon, inserted into the neck of the bottle, adding tartness and flavor.

In the United States, Corona Extra is the top selling imported beer.

Ingredients

According to Sinebrychoff, a Finnish company owned by the Carlsberg Group, Corona Extra contains water, barley malt, rice and/or corn, hops, yeast, antioxidants (ascorbic acid E300), and propylene glycol alginate E405 to act as a stabiliser.

Packaging

Corona beer is available in a variety of bottled presentations, ranging from the ampolleta (labeled Coronita and just referred as the cuartito) up to the Corona Familiar (known as the familiar, Litro or Mega). A draught version also exists, as does canned Corona in some markets.

A widely found explanation for the origin of the distinctive 'crown' logo from which Corona takes its name since 1925, says it was based on the crown...
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