Answers.Body: <p>There are a few main things contributing to this 'hype'.</p>
  
  <p>Firstly is the addition of the lime. It adds the citric acidity that pairs well with the light beer and gives it a unique <em>zing</em> that you don't find in other easily available beers.</p>
  
  <p>Secondly, its a light beer that is easy and pleasurable to drink. It may not have rich notes that some love, or special characteristics, but what it gains is wide appeal and a product that you can't really hate, even if you don't absolutely love it. It is a very refreshing beer to drink when compared to a heavier lager or IPA.</p>
  
  <p>Finally, is the marketing / ambiance it embodies. This is very likely a smaller contributing factor, but often one recalls having a nice corona on the beach as they relaxed, or correlate the beer to that image in their head, so it has that mental factor as well.</p>
  
  <p>It comes down to the fact that reviews and 'class' aside, you should be drinking the beers you enjoy, and for many non-connoisseurs Corona fits that bill very well.</p>
  
Answers.ContentLicense: CC BY-SA 3.0
Answers.CreationDate: 2016-08-23T13:19:39.660Z
Answers.Text: I'd add that objectively as an actual drink there isn't actually anything special about it besides the ambiance, marketing, and image.
Answers.UserDisplayName: Cdn_Dev
Answers.ContentLicense: CC BY-SA 3.0
Answers.CreationDate: 2016-08-19T15:26:17.603Z
Answers.LastActivityDate: 2016-08-19T15:26:17.603Z
Answers.UserDisplayName: Avik Mohan
Answers.Body: <p>My two cents - Corona is an accessible beer (both geographically and taste-wise).  You can get it anywhere, and it doesn't contain any of the strong flavors that come with liberal use of hops, malt or yeast (such as found in the IPA, stout, or Belgian varieties).</p>
  
  <p>Lagers are generally easy-drinking, and when paired with a great marketing campaign and a little wedge of lime, makes for a beer that almost anyone can drink 3 or 4 of.</p>
  
Answers.ContentLicense: CC BY-SA 3.0
Answers.CreationDate: 2016-08-23T00:22:09.030Z
Answers.LastActivityDate: 2016-08-23T00:22:09.030Z
Answers.UserDisplayName: Chris Steele
Answers.Body: <p>I wouldn't even call it a fad, it's a cheap drink that's light and not too alcoholic. I think more than anything, Americans are attracted to it's Mexican/fiesta advertising and they just feel like it makes a moment more festive.</p>
  
  <p>Disclaimer: Not a Corona fan.</p>
  
Answers.ContentLicense: CC BY-SA 3.0
Answers.CreationDate: 2016-08-18T18:49:28.137Z
Answers.Text: I've bought coronas in the us and in mexico, and the one sold in mexico is stronger and not as light.
Answers.UserDisplayName: Just Do It
Answers.ContentLicense: CC BY-SA 3.0
Answers.CreationDate: 2016-08-18T03:42:34.040Z
Answers.LastActivityDate: 2016-08-18T03:42:34.040Z
Answers.UserDisplayName: NTDLS
Answers.Body: <p>My greatest like of Corona is the fact that it's a light bear and that it pairs very well with lime. This way in the summer when it's how, it is a very refreshing beer and easy to drink. Also this is the way it's marketed, a "summer party" beer so it fits its role well. </p>
  
Answers.ContentLicense: CC BY-SA 3.0
Answers.CreationDate: 2016-08-19T18:03:36.943Z
Answers.Text: Ya what is with the lime actually ??? I have seen people having it with lime .
Answers.UserDisplayName: Saurabh Chaturvedi
Answers.ContentLicense: CC BY-SA 3.0
Answers.CreationDate: 2016-08-19T19:00:23.597Z
Answers.Text: Makes it more refreshing. You don't have to do it, but it really adds to the taste. Where I live, every bar/restaurant that you go to will sell it with lime.
Answers.UserDisplayName: IronWilliamCash
Answers.ContentLicense: CC BY-SA 3.0
Answers.CreationDate: 2016-08-19T14:24:58.530Z
Answers.LastActivityDate: 2016-08-19T14:24:58.530Z
Answers.UserDisplayName: IronWilliamCash
Answers.Body: <p>It's a light beer that tastes great and since it has the name imprinted on the bottle instead of a paper label stuck on, it is not messy when taken out of ice bucket.</p>
  
Answers.ContentLicense: CC BY-SA 3.0
Answers.CreationDate: 2018-02-09T11:45:52.487Z
Answers.LastActivityDate: 2018-02-09T11:45:52.487Z
Answers.UserDisplayName: Payjo
Answers.Body: <p>Corona used to be a cheap Mexican Beer available in the US. When its popularity fell a little bit, the company's marketing wing decided to provide provocative ads and increase the price.  Americans bought that (the marketing) and Corona now is a "desired" beer in the US.  </p>
  
  <p>That's my take based entirely on personal observation and this:  <a href="http://www.aef.com/pdf/effie/corona_2006.pdf" rel="noreferrer">http://www.aef.com/pdf/effie/corona_2006.pdf</a>  </p>
  
  <p>Corona is not the first to use this marketing approach, gold schnapps did the same thing and were somewhat successful, though they didn't have the windfall that Corona had.  </p>
  
  <p>Remember Gold Schnapps? It used to be a cheap schnapps, with enticing and interesting "gold" flakes drifting slowly through the drink.  </p>
  
  <p>The new Gold Schnapps is more expensive and the companies accentuate the "gold" flakes...I haven't looked, but I'll bet this marketing also worked.  </p>
  
Answers.ContentLicense: CC BY-SA 3.0
Answers.CreationDate: 2016-08-23T00:17:34.133Z
Answers.Text: Goldschläger, I think.
Answers.UserDisplayName: Chris Steele
Answers.ContentLicense: CC BY-SA 3.0
Answers.CreationDate: 2018-01-30T14:06:42.170Z
Answers.Text: Marketing is becoming a huge factor in the industry because most people couldn't tell you what a good beer or whisky is, outside of relying on the label or the review of some guy who has the distillery in his/her pocket. In other words, a high price or a pretty label connototes value in lieu of people actually having to think
Answers.UserDisplayName: Cdn_Dev
Answers.ContentLicense: CC BY-SA 3.0
Answers.CreationDate: 2016-08-22T19:06:33.940Z
Answers.LastActivityDate: 2016-08-22T19:06:33.940Z
Answers.UserDisplayName: Bill Raybourne
Body: <p>I have heard a lot about corona in terms of its taste and being the great alcoholic beverage !! It is worth the hype or just a fad ? </p>
  
Comments.ContentLicense: CC BY-SA 3.0
Comments.CreationDate: 2018-01-30T21:04:30.867Z
Comments.Text: Nothing is special about Corona.
Comments.UserDisplayName: farmersteve
Comments.ContentLicense: CC BY-SA 4.0
Comments.CreationDate: 2019-12-29T16:54:57.720Z
Comments.Text: I actually tried corona before and what I remember from this beer is, it's taste was hard to swallow. It was gross and unappealing. I'll stick with my Keith's Green/Molson Canadian/Bud Light Lime. Even though I tried Corona with lime. Bud Light Lime was a far more superior beer in taste and quality.
Comments.UserDisplayName: Greg
Tags: <specialty-beers>
Title: What is so special about corona beer?
UserDisplayName: Saurabh Chaturvedi
ThreadText: # What is so special about corona beer?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2016-08-17)
  
  I have heard a lot about corona in terms of its taste and being the great alcoholic beverage !! It is worth the hype or just a fad ?
  
  **Tags:** specialty-beers
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Nothing is special about Corona.  
  > **username_2**: I actually tried corona before and what I remember from this beer is, it's taste was hard to swallow. It was gross and unappealing. I'll stick with my Keith's Green/Molson Canadian/Bud Light Lime. Even though I tried Corona with lime. Bud Light Lime was a far more superior beer in taste and quality.  
  
  ---
  
  ## 6 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_3 on 2016-08-19. Score: 9 | Accepted answer
  
  There are a few main things contributing to this 'hype'.
  
  Firstly is the addition of the lime. It adds the citric acidity that pairs well with the light beer and gives it a unique *zing* that you don't find in other easily available beers.
  
  Secondly, its a light beer that is easy and pleasurable to drink. It may not have rich notes that some love, or special characteristics, but what it gains is wide appeal and a product that you can't really hate, even if you don't absolutely love it. It is a very refreshing beer to drink when compared to a heavier lager or IPA.
  
  Finally, is the marketing / ambiance it embodies. This is very likely a smaller contributing factor, but often one recalls having a nice corona on the beach as they relaxed, or correlate the beer to that image in their head, so it has that mental factor as well.
  
  It comes down to the fact that reviews and 'class' aside, you should be drinking the beers you enjoy, and for many non-connoisseurs Corona fits that bill very well.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_4**: I'd add that objectively as an actual drink there isn't actually anything special about it besides the ambiance, marketing, and image.  
  
  ---
  
  ### Answer by username_10 on 2016-08-22. Score: 5
  
  Corona used to be a cheap Mexican Beer available in the US. When its popularity fell a little bit, the company's marketing wing decided to provide provocative ads and increase the price. Americans bought that (the marketing) and Corona now is a "desired" beer in the US.
  
  That's my take based entirely on personal observation and this: <http://www.aef.com/pdf/effie/corona_2006.pdf>
  
  Corona is not the first to use this marketing approach, gold schnapps did the same thing and were somewhat successful, though they didn't have the windfall that Corona had.
  
  Remember Gold Schnapps? It used to be a cheap schnapps, with enticing and interesting "gold" flakes drifting slowly through the drink.
  
  The new Gold Schnapps is more expensive and the companies accentuate the "gold" flakes...I haven't looked, but I'll bet this marketing also worked.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_5**: Goldschläger, I think.  
  > **username_4**: Marketing is becoming a huge factor in the industry because most people couldn't tell you what a good beer or whisky is, outside of relying on the label or the review of some guy who has the distillery in his/her pocket. In other words, a high price or a pretty label connototes value in lieu of people actually having to think  
  
  ---
  
  ### Answer by username_5 on 2016-08-23. Score: 4
  
  My two cents - Corona is an accessible beer (both geographically and taste-wise). You can get it anywhere, and it doesn't contain any of the strong flavors that come with liberal use of hops, malt or yeast (such as found in the IPA, stout, or Belgian varieties).
  
  Lagers are generally easy-drinking, and when paired with a great marketing campaign and a little wedge of lime, makes for a beer that almost anyone can drink 3 or 4 of.
  
  
  ---
  
  ### Answer by username_6 on 2016-08-18. Score: 4
  
  I wouldn't even call it a fad, it's a cheap drink that's light and not too alcoholic. I think more than anything, Americans are attracted to it's Mexican/fiesta advertising and they just feel like it makes a moment more festive.
  
  Disclaimer: Not a Corona fan.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_7**: I've bought coronas in the us and in mexico, and the one sold in mexico is stronger and not as light.  
  
  ---
  
  ### Answer by username_8 on 2016-08-19. Score: 3
  
  My greatest like of Corona is the fact that it's a light bear and that it pairs very well with lime. This way in the summer when it's how, it is a very refreshing beer and easy to drink. Also this is the way it's marketed, a "summer party" beer so it fits its role well.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: Ya what is with the lime actually ??? I have seen people having it with lime .  
  > **username_8**: Makes it more refreshing. You don't have to do it, but it really adds to the taste. Where I live, every bar/restaurant that you go to will sell it with lime.  
  
  ---
  
  ### Answer by username_9 on 2018-02-09. Score: -2
  
  It's a light beer that tastes great and since it has the name imprinted on the bottle instead of a paper label stuck on, it is not messy when taken out of ice bucket.
  
  
  ---
  
  