http://thespiritworld.net/2007/05/17/a-mexican-shandy-or-michelada-redux/ Quenching your thirst with sips, nips and tipples. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:21:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 http://thespiritworld.net/2007/05/17/a-mexican-shandy-or-michelada-redux/#comment-145236 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 21:00:56 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2007/05/17/a-mexican-shandy-or-michelada-redux/#comment-145236 [...] (2) Negra Modelo - That squat, dark bottle. That oh-so-peelable gold flake label. It’s perfect for micheladas, which means it’s perfect with tequila (if you’re not sipping yours in tandem with a shot of sangrita). Again, there’s a sister beer — Modelo Especial — that’s pretty good, but the bad Spanish-English puns fall flatter with that one, and the Especial is more commonly found in cans. [...] […] (2) Negra Modelo - That squat, dark bottle. That oh-so-peelable gold flake label. It’s perfect for micheladas, which means it’s perfect with tequila (if you’re not sipping yours in tandem with a shot of sangrita). Again, there’s a sister beer — Modelo Especial — that’s pretty good, but the bad Spanish-English puns fall flatter with that one, and the Especial is more commonly found in cans. […]

]]> http://thespiritworld.net/2007/05/17/a-mexican-shandy-or-michelada-redux/#comment-26424 Sat, 19 May 2007 16:07:15 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2007/05/17/a-mexican-shandy-or-michelada-redux/#comment-26424 I found a place that advertised they made Micheladas, but the day I went they were out of Bloody Mary mix. Evidently, their idea of a Michelada was tomato based. I'll investigate that version further, as promised. I found a place that advertised they made Micheladas, but the day I went they were out of Bloody Mary mix. Evidently, their idea of a Michelada was tomato based. I’ll investigate that version further, as promised.

]]> http://thespiritworld.net/2007/05/17/a-mexican-shandy-or-michelada-redux/#comment-26248 Fri, 18 May 2007 20:40:12 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2007/05/17/a-mexican-shandy-or-michelada-redux/#comment-26248 I make mine the same way as yours, with lime, though I've only done it with Tecate beer, which works just dandy. The salt and hot sauce encourages you to drink it faster, but luckily beer + ice means it's not highly alcoholic so you can drink more of them... I make mine the same way as yours, with lime, though I’ve only done it with Tecate beer, which works just dandy. The salt and hot sauce encourages you to drink it faster, but luckily beer + ice means it’s not highly alcoholic so you can drink more of them…

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