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The reason they put a lime in the neck of a corona is not to improve the taste - this is a very common misconception. The reason is simply because in Mexico (where corona originates) they put citrus fruit (lemon/lime) in the bottle to keep flies away from the beer without the use of fly spray which would alter the flavour of the beer.

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15y ago

It's the flavor, based on the ingredients in the beer....for example in a Hefeweissen, most people put a slice of lemon.....or a belgian white (which is often brewed with dried orange peels) a slice of orange.....so it's all in the flavor. Corona is a little more heavily hopped than some other beers, making it quite bitter. A lime is typically used with alcohol (mainly tequila) to help smooth it out and get it down. But personally I think that it changes the nasty taste of beer ( i don't like it), but when my significant other and I have get togethers people always ask for the lemon. I think it's all in your head.

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11y ago

Originally to clean the rust off the bottle neck

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