Twisted Pine Brewing in Boulder has been super generous and helpful with my blog. I received a lot of Billy’s Chilies to experiment with and have crafted up some tasty recipes and drinks like the Tomato Chicken Chili Beer Soup, a Bloody Billy, Coconut Chili Beer Curry (has not been posted yet), and now Micheladas for this festive weekend.
Justin Tilotta from Twisted Pine gave me the idea of making a Michelada, a Mexican-style beer cocktail, with Billy’s Chilies. This cocktail is made with beer, lime, salt, and other sauces and seasonings so the Billy’s Chilies fits nicely, replacing the beer and making it unnecessary to add much spice.
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Squeeze juice of half of a lime and set aside. Rim an icy cold glass with the leftover lime. Then roll the rim of the glass in a mixture of coarse salt and chili powder. .
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Add ice to glass (if desired). It seems Micheladas are typically served with ice but I find it a little odd putting ice in my beer! 🙂 I think a cold glass suffices. Add the squeezed lime juice (add more lime later if desired).
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Pour the Billy’s Chilies into the glass (split between two small glasses or go big with a pint glass 🙂 ). If using something other than Billy’s Chilies (Corona or go dark with Negra Modelo) then also add 1 t of your favorite hot sauce.
Micheladas with Billy’s Chilies
1/2 lime (more if desired)
coarse salt and chili powder (to rim glass)
12 oz beer (Billy’s Chilies)
Tabasco sauce, roughly 1 t or to taste (if not using Billy’s Chilies)
black pepper
Carrot as stir stick
Michelada recipes add a variety of things like Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, and tomato juice. I feel that is getting more into Bloody Mary territory and I wanted to keep this simple. This is a refreshing drink for sitting out on the porch on a nice hot day…remember it is 5 O’Clock somewhere 😉
A little more:
For serving a crowd, make this up in a pitcher and then pour into salt/chili powder rimmed glasses. Impress guests with the carrot fashioned into a stir stick 😀
Have a great weekend with all the festivities for the Kentucky Derby and Cinco De Mayo…I will be at the South Denver Beer Festival. Stop by the Wild Woods booth if you are going!
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Bloody Billy
Tomato Chili Beer Soup
San Antonio
Mexican Food
I love beer and Tabasco but never would have thought to combine them. I need to try your recipe – it looks so refreshing!
I bet you will love it! Thanks Hannah!
Oh my gosh Lilly Sue this sounds great! I’m definitely going to serve it up this weekend! Thanks!
OH good, I am glad!! Let me know if you dazzle your friends! 🙂
Yum! Love beer cocktails and this one is so beautifully simple 🙂 Sounds like a busy and fun weekend for you. Enjoy!
Thanks Liz! I will have a busy but fun weekend! 😉
Yum!!! Need to try this.
Enjoy! 🙂
Beer cocktail with chili? This is awesome and probably not for the faint hearted. So can I have an order please? 🙂
ha ha one coming right up!! The chili powder on the rim adds a whole new element…or I guess a whole new taste in your mouth! 🙂
I am sure that was a great experience! 🙂
It sounds like summer around there 🙂
Just to let you know that I tagged you for a blogging awards, well actually it sounds more like “a little hello to the blog I love” 🙂
CO has been going back and fourth between winter and summer..no spring here! I got sun burn on Sunday, snow Wednesday and then sun this weekend, Thanks!
Chilli and beer? Sounds genius to me 🙂
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Oh yay! 🙂 Thanks Choc Chip Uru!
Oh my ! Look at those lovely little glass full of foamy happiness !
ha ha 😀
This looks incredibly refreshing! Incidentally, I was just reading about beer cocktails in 7×7 and thought of you! http://www.7×7.com/eat-drink/ten-great-beer-cocktails-recipes
Ooh thanks for the link! (not sure why I missed this comment before). They put a lot more in their michelada…I like the addition of cilantro 🙂