Answers.Body: <p>Don't think it's a marketing trick. Imagine all the costs to get the lemon slices out of the bottles.</p>
  
  <p>Lemon in general goes very good with beer. In Germany (not only there) a mixture of beer and lemonade is very common and famous (called Radler or Alsterwasser).</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>I would say it's the light body, low maltiness and low bitterness that make it amenable to citrus additions (and perhaps other additions.)</p>
  
  <p>The low flavor and bitterness means:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>if you choose to add something, you need only a little of it before you can taste/smell the addition</li>
  <li>there's less "interference" from the flavors of the beer so the addition tastes cleaner</li>
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  <p>Contrast with adding citrus to a Czech Pils for example. You'd have to add much more juice - the bitterness and malt backbone of the beer would compete with the citrus additions. </p>
  
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Answers.Text: I'm okay without a lime in my Corona, but I was very surprised how much better Land Shark is with lime.
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Answers.Text: btw, different citrus fruit go well in different beers.  This can be fun to experiment with.  Some richer orange-type fruit go well with Guiness, for example, and I like calamondin in pilsner.
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Body: <p>Corona, and some other beers, tend to go well with a slice of lemon inside. Is there something particular about the style of beer, or is this a marketing thing?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: Here in New Zealand I've only seen it served with lemon, not that I drink a lot of Corona.
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Comments.Text: Or is there something _missing_ from Corona that makes it require the addition of a lime?
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Title: Is there something special about Corona that makes it suitable for adding a slice of lime?
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ThreadText: # Is there something special about Corona that makes it suitable for adding a slice of lime?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2014-01-22)
  
  Corona, and some other beers, tend to go well with a slice of lemon inside. Is there something particular about the style of beer, or is this a marketing thing?
  
  **Tags:** garnish
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: Here in New Zealand I've only seen it served with lemon, not that I drink a lot of Corona.  
  > **username_1**: Or is there something _missing_ from Corona that makes it require the addition of a lime?  
  
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  ### Answer by username_3 on 2014-01-22. Score: 6
  
  I would say it's the light body, low maltiness and low bitterness that make it amenable to citrus additions (and perhaps other additions.)
  
  The low flavor and bitterness means:
  
  * if you choose to add something, you need only a little of it before you can taste/smell the addition
  * there's less "interference" from the flavors of the beer so the addition tastes cleaner
  
  Contrast with adding citrus to a Czech Pils for example. You'd have to add much more juice - the bitterness and malt backbone of the beer would compete with the citrus additions.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_4**: I'm okay without a lime in my Corona, but I was very surprised how much better Land Shark is with lime.  
  > **username_5**: btw, different citrus fruit go well in different beers.  This can be fun to experiment with.  Some richer orange-type fruit go well with Guiness, for example, and I like calamondin in pilsner.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2018-05-15. Score: 2
  
  Don't think it's a marketing trick. Imagine all the costs to get the lemon slices out of the bottles.
  
  Lemon in general goes very good with beer. In Germany (not only there) a mixture of beer and lemonade is very common and famous (called Radler or Alsterwasser).
  
  
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