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This Cinco de Mayo, Lighten Up with a Beer Cocktail
We all know that the quickest way to get it done is tequila shots with a beer back, with the quality levels of the alcohol directly proportionate to the level of crippling hangover you can tolerate the following day. When entertaining this Cinco de Mayo, though, why not consider forgoing immediate inebriation, in favor of some Mexican-inspired fizzy, beer based cocktails? And no, under no circumstances should you be drinking one of those gawdawful pre-mixed Budweiser “Cheladas.” No self-respecting Mexican would drink one of those, and neither should you. Instead, try one of these light, refreshing, fizzy summer cocktails:
You can start simply with an authentic Mexican Chelada, a mix of two parts pale, fizzy beer, mixed to one part straight lime juice. Serve over ice, with a salted rim. Drink it the way they do in Mexico: As you sip, replenish with the leftover beer from the bottle.
When you are ready to get a little more advanced, and to confuse the dickens out of your tongue, move on to the Michelada. Start with a combination of about 10 ounces of tomato juice (or, ideally, Clamato). Add a few drops of hot sauce, a dash of Worcestershire sauce, a healthy squeeze of lime, and ice. Slowly pour a cheap Mexican lager, such as Tecate, over the whole thing.
If you’re short on both ingredients and “a desire to be sober,” you can also cut right to the chase with a Mexican Iced Tea. Combine 1 1/2 ounces of tequila with three ounces of beer. Serve in a rocks glass, over ice.
When you start thinking about beer less as something that you drink cases of, and more as a mixer, the opportunities are endless. Click here for some more ideas!
