Aug 13 2008
Chelada Adventure
A few days ago, I was in my local grocery store, and I noticed a product that I’d never seen before: Budweiser and Clamato Chelada. Now, growing up in Colorado, I was certainly exposed to the phenomena of “beer cocktails” that were popular down in Mexico. Being offered a cerveza preparada is as common as being offered any other type of cocktail.
When the movie Jerry Maguire came out in 1996, I know a lot of people were surprised when one of Jerry Maguire’s clients offers Jerry a “bloody beer – beer and tomato juice.” Jerry said no, and many people in the audience cringed at the thought of it.
But some beer cocktails are gaining more popularity. The Michelada, a beer cocktail made by mixing a healthy amount of hot sauce and lime juice with a lager and serving it in a salt-rimmed pint glass, has become so common that it can be ordered in bars that don’t have any “south of the border” affiliation.
So when I saw the beer-cocktail-in-a-can, I grabbed it, never minding the fact that canned clam juice is never my favorite. Later that evening I convinced one of my more adventurous girlfriends to try the drink with me.
The verdict?
It was surprisingly frothy when poured, and tasted kind of like a watered down Bloody Ceasar (a Bloody Mary with clam juice). It didn’t stand up well to having been in a can, and we had to drink it fast to drink any of it at all. The flavors were also rather bland, I would have preferred more salt and lime. Later that night we made fresh Cheladas, and we were much happier with the results.
I had always wondered about these. Thanks for the info! I guess I need to take your que and keep it to homemade.
Thanks for the review. I would never have been couragous enough to try it!
I guess all these mixed flavored drinks are an acquired taste. I always preferred the fruit flavores mixed with beer or better yet a clean clear ice cold Bud. Great article regards Suzanne
I personally love the beer mixed with Fanta combo that is popular in Spain.
I love all three of those things separately, but don’t know if I’d have the stones to try them mixed. Bravo!
I am not much of a beer drinker, but see a lot of people adding orange slices to their beer now too. Lime is nothing new, so I guess it is not surprising. My sister-in-law (in Colorado) drinks a “bloody bear”.
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