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Michelada, your chelada
Bored with beer? Like Bloody Marys? Enjoy a twist of lime with your Corona? Then you might want to check out micheladas, if you haven’t already.
The Mexican beer cocktail — or beertail, if you prefer — is going mainstream with the help of premade beverages from both Budweiser and Miller, but not even those companies or the numerous restaurants around town that serve the hand-mixed drinks can decide what exactly a michelada makes.
Some argue that any beer-and-tomato-juice mixture is a michelada, while others prefer a dash of clam juice and Worcestershire or soy sauce. Sometimes a splash of hot sauce is added to spice things up. Lime (not lemon) juice, salt, pepper and/or Maggi Seasoning are a must.
If you want to make it at home, you can use Bloody Mary mix in a pinch, but there’s a new, locally made michelada mix called Gitcho that’s for sale ($5.99 for a liter) at Twin Liquors, Reuben’s Wine & Spirits and Centennial that I would recommend.
The tomato-based mix is filled with dozens of spices, clam and lime juices and has a bit of a kick. The Creekside Lounge on Seventh and Red River streets is already using Gitcho, which is made in Austin and was just released last month.
Doc’s Motorworks, El Chile, Polvo’s, Ranch 616, Botanitas and Hotel San Jose are just a few of the other restaurants and bars in Austin that also serve micheladas.
Photo courtesy of texxy on flickr.
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By Kaya
June 25, 2008 12:21 PM | Link to this
The best michelada in town is no longer available. For the first few years it was open the Mean Eyed Cat served up a fantastic michelada. I’ve had a decent one at Saba but you have to add Tabasco on your own since they make their’s mild to appeal to more people. And micheladas are one of those items where everyone insists their concoction is the best whether it’s a beer, lime and salt only or those with tomato juice or those with Clamato, or…you get the idea.
By Pat
September 16, 2008 10:35 AM | Link to this
By all means, whoever loves the Michelada should try Triple S Express in Brownsville, Tx. by far the best I’ve tasted. They sell them by the liter.