March 10, 2025 | Awake & Dreaming

Corona is beer sibling to Ballast Point and Funky Buddha, and cousin to Svedka

Corona brewed for the U.S. market, Ballast Point, and Funky Buddha are all owned by the same parent company, Constellation Brands. Constellation Brands also owns Mexican beer brands Modelo and Pacifico, as well as wines such as Robert Mondavi, Clos du Bois, Kim Crawford, Meiomi, Mark West, Franciscan Estate, Ruffino, and The Prisoner, and liquor brands including Svedka vodka, Casa Noble tequila, and High West whiskey.

Corona will officially have its own limes

That’s right, Corona limes were announced in February 2018 after Constellation Brands granted Earth Source the right to source and distribute Corona Extra branded limes. Earth Source, part of the Four Seasons Family of Cos., is set to showcase the limes at the Southeast Produce Council’s Southern Exposure show in Tampa, Fla. in March, reported The Packer. The Corona limes will be available in bulk boxes as well as in six-packs, according to the announcement.

What’s the deal with Corona and lime, anyway?

Corona and lime go together like Blue Moon and an orange slice: No one really knows why. Some say a bartender tried it out to set a trend; some say it’s to disinfect the mouth of the bottle; some say it’s simply to enhance (or mask) the beer’s flavor. Whatever the case, it can’t hurt.

Corona has four types, and comes in 24 official formats

Corona Extra comes in eight packaging options. There’s the 12-ounce bottle, which comes solo, in six-packs, 12-packs, 18-packs, and 24-packs; and the 12-ounce can, which comes in six-packs, 12-packs, 24-packs, and 24-ounce extra-tall boys. Corona Light comes in five options: 12-ounce bottles in six-, 12-, 18-, and 24-packs; and 12-packs of 12-ounce cans. For Corona Premier, there are six options: singles, six-packs, and 12-packs for 12-ounce bottles; 12-ounce cans; 12-packs of 12-ounce cans; and 24-ounce single cans. And finally, Familiar comes three ways: six-packs of 12-ounce bottles; 12-packs of 12-ounce bottles; and a 32-ounce bottle “for sharing” (or, if you’re YouTuber MexicanXConnection, for chugging).

Not included on Corona’s website, but clearly an option at Walmart as well as some distributors, is Corona Extra in 7-ounce bottles. These are the cutest option, called Coronitas.

Coronitas, not to be confused with Coronaritas

Coronitas, the name for the miniature Corona bottles, also go great in Margaritas, flipped upside down in the ice so the cold beer slowly trickles into your drink as you sip. This is called a Coronarita.

Corona’s clear glass bottles are wrong, but intentional

The transparent bottle meant to show off Corona’s sunny yellow color is also the quickest way to “skunk” a beer, or oxidize it, letting light in that causes beer to lose hop flavor as well as produce off flavors. Ironically, this happens because of the sun, Corona’s namesake.

Declan Rice’s powerful strike gave Arsenal a point at Manchester United but did little to help their pursuit of Premier League pacesetters Liverpool.

Arsenal dominated the opening 45 minutes at Old Trafford but lacked any cutting edge and were punished in first-half stoppage time when United captain Bruno Fernandes curled a 25-yard free-kick past a badly positioned David Raya in goal. Raya made amends with fine second-half saves from Noussair Mazraoui and Joshua Zirkzee before Arsenal finally found the end product with 16 minutes left. United failed to clear and Rice sent a superb rising drive past Andre Onana at the Stretford End to give Arsenal a point – but it did little to dent Liverpool’s seemingly unassailable lead at the top of the table as they stand 15 points clear of the Gunners, having played a game more.

It could have been worse for Arsenal as it took a miraculous double stop from Raya to keep out Fernandes in the dying seconds to prevent United taking all three points. Arsenal’s failings in front of goal and the lack of recognised striker have holed their Premier League title challenge below the waterline. In reality, they are only playing to ensure a place in the top four while training their sights on the Champions League. And they were in evidence again here as Arsenal dominated possession – which was 68.2% to 31.8% in their favour – but failed to apply any sustained, serious pressure on a United side short of quality and shorn of confidence. Utilising midfield man Mikel Merino as an emergency striker, Arsenal had 17 shots but only six on target – the same as United. Too often pointless passing in front of the home side’s defence fizzled out on the edge of the penalty area.

They ended up relying on Raya, who must take his share of responsibility for United’s goal, to avoid defeat with those three crucial second-half saves to make amends for the error of judgement in the first half. Arsenal surely know in their heart of hearts that the title pursuit is over and the Premier League is Liverpool’s, but they must somehow find a way to repeat the potency of the stunning 7-1 win at PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League in midweek rather than the blunt instrument they were here. The Gunners got a point in the end, but it is a meaningless one in title terms.