Desperados is a lager beer, more specifically a pale lager flavoured with tequila. Originally it was produced by the Fischer Brewery, located in Schiltigheim, France. The brewery was bought by Heineken in 1996 and in 2010 the production of Desperados was transferred to the l'Espérance brewery, also located in Schiltigheim. One of the many products of the Heineken beer corporation, the third largest brewery corporation in the world, Desperados is widely available. Its speciality is the addition of the tequila flavor, and any time there's something extra added to a beer, my suspicions arise. In any case, let's try it out!
Taste: The Desperados is a light-bodied beer with aromas of faint sweet malt, citrus and corn. As the label suggests the taste of tequila is present as well, unfortunately in a very artificial and unnatural way.
Overall, the Desperados is a decent refreshment, but there's only little resemblance to real beer. It's quite similar in taste to Corona, Sol and other "refreshing, citric pale lagers" but with the special touch of tequila. Too bad that the tequila aroma is stingy and artificial so the overall impression of the beer lacks true refreshment, and basically everything else as well. Desperados is more like a tequila and citrus soda than beer.
2/5
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