Michelada

I wasn't always a fan of beer.  I didn't understand the appeal at all until a hot summer day when my brother taught me how to water ski.  I was extremely thirsty afterwards so I settled for one of his ice cold cervezas and thought it was the best.beverage.everrr.  I soon realized it didn't taste as good if I wasn't sunburned and near a body of water.

Fast forward to late in college when I frequently played cards with my good friends Frank and Mari.  I said no thanks when offered a beer UNTIL they introduced me to beer w/salt and lime.  I'll try anything with salt and lime!  My favorite beverage at the time was a margarita with salt, please.

Sooo...a few years ago, when we visited my beautiful niece Bami, in Austin, she and her husband Brian took us out for Tex-Mex and hooked me up with a Michelada.  Brian ordered one and when they told me the ingredients I HAD to try one...or two. 

There are several variations but this is a close second to the one I remember falling in love with.  If you like beer and bloody mary's, and SALT and LIME..you'll probably enjoy an ice cold Michelada.  Cheers to my late brother, Dale, Frank and Mari and Bami.  :)

Ingredients:

• 1 ice cold Mexican beer (I like Corona or Dos Equis)

• coarse salt (for the rim)

• 1/4 cup fresh lime juice

• 1-2 dashes of hot chile sauce (I like Cholula)

• 1-2 dash of soy sauce

• 1 dash Worcestershire sauce

• chilled glass

•  ice

• lime wedge for garnish


Preparation:

Salt the rim of the glass. Fill the glass halfway with ice and pour in the lime juice, chile sauce, soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce. Mix well and add beer. Garnish with lime. I top off with the remaining beer as I drink.