Cornita's Really?

Let me set the stage; I am in the military and I also live on the installation. There is a store called the Class Six, it sells alcohol and in good quantities too. It is the best place to buy beer, wine, or sprits most of the time. There is one more reason why it is a popular choice to buy there, no taxes on the purchase.

This past holiday I needed to buy some beer. The wife came with me so we can do some shopping. As soon as we finished our other shopping the time came to go buy some booze. We headed to the Class Six, worked our way past the pallets of wine that they were selling for the upcoming feast and headed to the beer section. I am not a picky drinker, but there are those which I just head straight to, for this holiday week a case of Heineken is where I found my hand. Then suddenly I heard a voice over my shoulder “No, I don’t like Henieken, let’s get this 48 pack of Cornita instead” I turned to see the wife pointing a stack of beer cases with a parrot is a beach scene with the words “Cornita” in the same calligraphic fashion that Corona uses. Then I looked at the price, $20 it read on the sign above the cases. As I looked at it, something seemed off. It looked like Corona’s packaging, but I wondered why it didn’t just say “Corona” instead of “Cornita”. I am use to thinking when I buy beer the dollar amount per beer, so I was thinking this might be a good deal.

Now I get this case home and open it so I can put some bottles in the fridge to get cold. I grabbed a bottle and pulled it out and my jaw dropped. I see why it is called a Cornita now, the bottle cap said Corona alright but the bottle itself is 7oz. Now everything clicked in my brain, I should have paid more attention in Spanish class. So instead of drinking from the bottle, I grab two and pour them into a glass add a lime. Then head off to the computer and load WoW.