The Michelada is a Mexican beer cocktail.
Why you are pouring this tonight
The Michelada is a Mexican beer cocktail. Lime, salt, hot sauce, and a cheap pale lager (Modelo, Corona, Tecate). Every region of Mexico has a slight variant. The Cubana adds tomato juice and Worcestershire and turns it almost into a Bloody Mary. The Chelada is just beer, lime and salt, lighter, morning-friendly.
It is a hangover drink, a brunch drink, a pool drink. It is hard to drink slowly because it tastes too good cold. Plan accordingly.
What to pour it alongside
Tacos, ceviche, anything fried with lime nearby. The Michelada is to Mexican food what the Bloody Mary is to brunch.
Notes
The cocktail balances on lime, salt, and the salinity of the Worcestershire/Maggi. Skip those at your peril. Tomato juice is optional, the Cubana style with tomato is the most common bar version, the cleaner Chelada (no tomato) is more common at home.
The recipe
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