Pacifico Beer

Pacífico

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Cerveza Pacífico Clara, better known as Pacifico, is a Mexican pilsner-style beer. It was first brewed in

1900 when three Germans opened a brewery, the Cerveceria del Pacífico in Mazatlán. Cerveza Pacifico

is named so because the Pacifico brewery is located in the Pacific Ocean port city of Mazatlán, in the

state of Sinaloa, México. Its label includes a picture depicting a lifesaver encompassing a hill with the

port's lighthouse, known locally as "Cerro del Crestón." In Mazatlán, the beer is available in three

different size bottles: "cuartitos" (6 fl. oz), "medias" (12 fl. oz.), and "ballenas" (32 fl. oz.). "Clara"

means clear, as opposed to "obscura" (dark).

The Pacifico brewery was bought by Mexican brewing giant Grupo Modelo in 1954. The Anheuser-Busch

company now owns a little more than half of Grupo Modelo.