However, the company uses modified brewing techniques to maintain its flavor and quality.īesides the Extra and Light version, Corona makes a Premier and Familiar. Clear glass is thought to turn the beverage sour due to sun exposure.
Unlike most beers, Corona Extra is bottled in colorless clear glass. It comes in various packaging from bottles as small as 7.3 ounces to those as large as 33 ounces. It contains 4.6% alcohol by volume and 148 calories. It is made with water, barley malt, and hops. Anheuser-Busch InBev purchased Grupo Modelo, acquiring the Corona brand, in 2013 for $20 billion.Ĭorona Extra is a refreshing beer with a fruity-honey aroma. However, it remains popular in the bottled form. In 2009, canned versions of Corona Extra became available. Corona was over half of Grupo Modelo’s sales.
In the mid-1990s, Corona Extra surpassed Heineken in sales for the U.S. In 1989, Corona made a lighter version of the brew with fewer calories called Corona Light. It was second in sales to the Dutch brand Heineken for imported beers in the United States. Because of advanced refrigeration and pasteurizing techniques, Corona improved its taste quality. Sales reached eight million bottles in 1928 for the Cervecería Modelo brewery and Corona Extra. Corona Extra changed its bottle style to clear glass in 1926, a change that increased its sales and popularity. It was the second beer created by the company following Modelo. Brewery Cervecería Modelo, later known as Grupo Modelo, introduced Corona Extra in 1925.
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