One of my favorite beers in Mexico is Indio. It’s caramel-colored, and lightly malty. It goes down — not gonna lie to you — like wine.
Indio isn’t sold in the U.S., even though Femsa (the company that owns Indio) exports some of its other Mexican beers, such as Sol, Bohemia and Dos Equis.
Last night, I tried to go to spinning class at the gym next door, but it was canceled. So at 7:30 p.m. Crayton and I were looking at each other kind of guiltily. Do we stick to our fitness plan and go our real gym? (The spinning-class joint just offers classes — no machines.) Or, since it was already getting close to 8 p.m., do we stay in and order tacos and maybe drink a few beers? And… watch the last episode of Mad Men on iTunes?
The latter won. I called El Caminero and ordered chicken, bacon and onion for me, and chorizo, bacon, cheese and poblano peppers for him. When the food arrived, we sat on the barstools next to our kitchen counter — an area I’ve now deemed “The Taco Eating Space” — and opened the warm styrofoam containers. A stack of corn tortillas sat on top of the filling, keeping it warm. (How do the folks at El Caminero think of this stuff?)
While we were waiting for the taco man, Crayton went to Oxxo to pick up a six-pack. He came back with these really cool, art-styled Indio bottles. It’s apparently a temporary promotion. We got the “Pop Art” style label.
A shot of the cardboard packaging that came with our six-pack
The tacos were fabulous, by the way. We inhaled them and left the salsas in our wake. These two little guys are in the fridge right now, waiting for me to finish them off over lunch. (Do lettuce wraps with pure salsa filling sound weird?)
For the other female Indio-lovers: I present you with Indio bottle cap earrings.
Since the holidays are just around the corner, you should look for a beer called “NocheBuena”. Its a tasty beer only available during the holidays. I’m not an avid beer drinker, but I look forward to enjoying a few NocheBuena’s during the Holiday season! 😀
Love, love, love the greatness that is Indio beer! It’s refreshing. I was told to try it before my trip to Puerto Vallarta in May. One of the best recommendations ever. Indio was my main drink of choice when I was in Puerto Vallarta. I hope one day that it’s exported to the U.S. Or maybe I need to get into the export business and start my own bar, selling Indio!
You should definitely start that bar. If you gave out little bowls of chili-lime peanuts, I think you’d have a success on your hands. Oooh, and chips and guac. And arrachera tacos with flour tortillas.
Mmmmhhh….Indio, the best mainstream beer in Mexico. I check the page of El Caminero and just make me hungry. I think my jaw need some workout too.
I love Indio beer! I tried it last time I visited Mexico at the recommendation of a friend. When I went to TJ a few months ago though I couldn’t find any in any stores not even at a Mega. I was really disappointed.