Spicy Michelada
Ice-cold Mexican beer spiked with lime, hot sauce, and Worcestershire, rimmed with chili powder and salt. Five minutes to the perfect spicy, tangy kick.
- Total time
- 5 min
- Servings
- 1
- Calories
- 145
- Protein
- 1g

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Ingredients
- 12 fl oz Mexican lager or pilsner
- ½ whole fresh lime
- ½ tsp hot sauce (Valentina or Tabasco)
- ¼ tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp chili powder (for rim)
- 4 whole ice cubes
Instructions
- 1
Pour chili powder and a pinch of salt onto a shallow plate. Run lime around the rim of a tall glass, then dip the rim into the chili mixture to coat.
- 2
Fill the glass with ice. Squeeze lime juice into the glass—roughly one lime's worth.
- 3
Add hot sauce and Worcestershire sauce to the glass. Stir once to combine.
- 4
Pour the cold beer slowly into the glass until full. Stir gently to mix.
- 5
Serve immediately with a lime wedge.
Tools you’ll need
- tall glass (12 oz+)
- shallow plate
- bar spoon or long spoon
- lime squeezer (optional)
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