Corona (beer)

"Corona and Lime" redirects here. For the song by Shwayze, see Corona and Lime (song).

Corona Extra
TypeBeer
ManufacturerConstellation Brands[1][2] AB InBev
Country of origin Mexico
Introduced1925; 99 years ago (1925)[3]
Alcohol by volume 4.5%[4]
StylePale lager
Websitecorona.com

Corona is a Mexican brand of beer produced by Grupo Modelo in Mexico and exported to markets around the world. Constellation Brands is the exclusive licensee and sole importer of Corona in the fifty states of the United States, Washington, D.C., and Guam. Belgian-brazilian company AB InBev owns the beer in all other worldwide markets and it solely brews the beer for all markets including the US. Corona is now brewed in China for the Australasia market. It is the top-selling brand of imported beer in the United States.[5] It is often served with a wedge of lime or lemon in the neck of the bottle to add tartness and flavor.[6] The recipe for the mash bill includes corn as well as the barley malt and hops traditionally used for making beer.

The brand's most popular variation is Corona Extra, a pale lager. It is one of the top-selling beers worldwide,[7] and Corona Extra has been the top-selling imported drink in the U.S. since 1998.[8][9] Other variants of the Corona beer brand include Corona Light, Corona Premier, and Corona Familiar. A variety of flavored hard seltzers marketed under the Corona brand name was launched in March 2020.[10]

  1. ^ Staff, M. N. D. (17 April 2023). "Constellation Brands to invest over US $1B in Mexico brewery facilities". Mexico News Daily. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  2. ^ "What it takes to get a Corona from Mexico to a U.S. heartland bar". Reuters. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Corona" (PDF). ab-inbev.
  4. ^ "Corona Extra". Liquor Control Board of Ontario. Archived from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Heineken to take over Mexican beer brands in U.S." USA Today. 21 June 2004. Archived from the original on 20 February 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2008. Modelo's Corona brand has been the top-selling import beer in the United States for years and is the seventh-best selling brand there overall.
  6. ^ Mikkelson, David (18 May 2010). "Corona Lime Wedge". Snopes. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  7. ^ Vasen, Debbie (1 December 2011). "Best Beers". LoveToKnow Best. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  8. ^ Hendriks, Alexandra (2015) [2002]. "Beverages, Alcoholic". In McDonough, John; Egolf, Karen (eds.). The Advertising Age Encyclopedia of Advertising. Routledge. p. 168. ISBN 978-1-135-94906-8.
  9. ^ Luhnow, David; Kesmodel, David (17 July 2008). "Pressure Is on Mexican Brewers". The Wall Street Journal. p. B2. Retrieved 17 July 2008.
  10. ^ Valinsky, Jordan (3 April 2020). "Corona beer stops production". CNN. Retrieved 31 December 2021.