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Posted by: beatriz in Beer, tags: Drugs, Mexico, Minerva Brewing CoWould you drink a beer named after a drug-dealer? In the western state of Sinaloa, Mexico the Minerva Brewing company has been making a controversial beer named after the patron saint of narco-traffickers.
The beer named Malverde is named after Jesus Malverde, a Robin Hood-type who robbed from the rich and partied with the poor.
Mexico has been plagued with drug smugglers and a thriving drug industry from the dawn of time so it’s no surprise that in such a hard-core Catholic country even drug dealers get their patron saints. But not everyone is buying it. Many retailers are refusing to stock the beer in their store aisles because the name’s association with drugs.
The brewers of Malverde have plans to sell the beer in US markets, but would you buy it? Is this just a publicity stunt? Or is it supposed to funny?
