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Mexican brewery stirs up controversy
A controversy has erupted over a Mexican brewery’s decision to name a new beer after the “patron saint” of drug traffickers. Not the best choice or best time with the Mexican government currently battling it out with drug gangs across the region.
The article by Chris Hawley, posted at azcentral.com had this to say:
“Malverde Beer is named after Jesus Malverde, a Robin Hood-style figure who is revered by drug smugglers in the western Mexico state of Sinaloa. It debuted in April and has been spreading to bars around western Mexico. The brewer plans to sell it in the United States, too.
The beer has appeared as Mexico is reeling from a spike in drug-related murders and the United States prepares to pour about $465 million into Mexican anti-drug efforts. Civic groups in Sinaloa have criticized the beer, and Wal-Mart of Mexico has refused to stock it.”
“We’re just trying to honor a Mexican legend, that’s all,” said Jesús Briseño, Minerva Brewery’s general manager about the malty, European-style pilsner named after Malverde.
And while we’re on the subject of strange beer names, there is a Pennsylvania brewer making something called Butt Monkey Chimp Chiller Ale. I don’t know about controversy but it sounds awful and a visit to the beer advocate Web site only confirmed my suspicions. Anyone out there come across any new brews recently?
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