Mexico · Pilsner
Cabezón
Floral snap, clean bitterness, and a finish that keeps asking for another sip. A seriously polished Pilsner with a modern Mexican point of view.
Pair it with: ceviche + sunshine
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Every region has a signature: desert malt, ocean air, old-world yeast, or a little bit of all three.
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Crisp lagers, volcanic malt, and the new wave of Mexican craft.
Pacific NW
Hop-forward, hazy, and always one tap ahead.
Europe
Monasteries, pilsners, and centuries of patient fermentation.
South America
Wild yeast, tropical fruit, and a fresh take on tradition.
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Mexico · Hefeweizen
Belladón
Soft wheat, banana, clove, and a gentle sweetness. The easygoing pick for the table when the conversation is the main event.
Pair it with: tacos al pastor
Mexico · Bock
Guladón
Deep gold and generous, with toasted bread, honeyed malt, and a warming close. A great bridge from lager drinker to darker styles.
Pair it with: grilled carne asada
Brewery spotlight / 01Hands of
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Hands of
the north.
✷Manos de Calaca · Mexico
Made in the north.
Thought for the world.
Manos de Calaca began in Northern Mexico in 2013 with a stubbornly good idea: make premium Mexican beer that could sit at the same table as the best in the world. Today, the 100% Mexican brewery builds four distinct personalities around classic German styles — Pilsner, Bock, Schwarzbier, and Hefeweizen — with a distinctly modern Mexican edge.
The labels, illustrated by artist and tattooer Raudiel Sañudo, give each beer a face and a story. That care shows in the glass: restrained, expressive, and built for food.
Read the brewery story ↗2013
Manos de Calaca is born in Northern Mexico.
4 beers
Cabezón, Jefezón, Guladón, and Belladón.
Gold
Cabezón and Guladón recognized at Concours Mondial de Bruxelles.
“A good beer doesn’t just tell you what it tastes like. It tells you where it came from.”
Why this bottle?
Manos de Calaca is one of our featured Mexican craft breweries because the work is both classic and personal.
Gold with receipts.
On its own site, the brewery records a Gran Medalla de Oro for Cabezón and a Medalla de Oro for Guladón at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles beer competition.
Highly ranked by drinkers.
Untappd lists the brewery at 3.32 from 1,667 ratings and four beers, with Cabezón, Guladón, Jefezón, and Belladón as its top beers.
Polished, not precious.
Our take: this is a gateway brewery for anyone who wants German technique, Mexican identity, and a bottle that looks as good on the table as it tastes.