Who knew Budweiser could be so satisfying?

The perfect refreshing summer drink

Current Location:
Cambridge, MA

Currently Drinking:
An ice-cold michelada

Currently Excited for:
Outdoor movie and music

About a month ago we hosted a party in our apartment. It was a fun time, but we severely overestimated the number of people. Because of that, we ended up with a significant amount of leftover Budweiser – neither of us are big beer drinkers; and Bud is never our drink of choice.

After sweating outside all day in 90+ degree heat at my company’s Summer outing, I was in desperate need of something cool and refreshing to relax with. *lightbulb* A michelada!

Michelada is a mexican beer cocktail.  There are many variations; some call for tomato juice, some for shrimp, some for lime (which would’ve tasted great but I didn’t have any in the fridge). I modified the most basic version I could find – threw in some Bud – and the result was exactly what I craved:

Michelada

1 oz. lemon juice
8 dashes hot sauce
3 dashes Worcestershire sauce
3 dashes soy sauce
Black pepper and salt to taste

Mix all of the above together in a tall glass. Add ice. Add beer (no need for anything fancy – go with the cheapest beer, or whatever’s leftover from the weekend). Stir…Taste and add more ingredients as you wish.

Try it. What extra ingredients would you use?

 

Stay cool,

Erica

 

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18 Jul This entry was published on July 18, 2013 at 5:29 PM. It’s filed under Author: Erica, Food and tagged beer cocktails, michelada, summer drink recipe. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post.