July 12 marks National Michelada Day, and this year Clamato is making it easier than ever to celebrate with recipes to create your own zesty Micheladas at home.
Celebrating the heritage of the Authentic Michelada is easy, simply combine Clamato, lime juice, and assorted sauces and spices with your favorite beer to transform it into the refreshing, flavor-packed beverage.
Shake things up at home with a few of Clamato’s tasty spins on the classic below:
Spicy Michelada: Kick your Michelada up a notch with the heat of jalapenos and Clamato Picante. Serves 1.
- 6 oz. Clamato® Picante
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
- 2 limes, juiced
- 12 oz. light beer
- 1½ teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce
- 1 teaspoon low-sodium soy sauce
- 2 jalapeños (1 in slices)
- Freshly cracked black pepper
- Tajín®
- Ice
Instructions:
- Run lime across rim of mug.
- Dip mug in Tajín to coat evenly.
- Add ice and jalapeño slices (to taste).
- Add the remaining ingredients, except Clamato and beer, and stir.
- Fill with Clamato and beer.
- Garnish with jalapeño.
Dark Michelada: Add bold flavors like soy sauce and dark beer to your Michelada to create a savory sidekick to any meal. Serves 4.
- 2 limes (juice) and 1 lime (rimming)
- ¾ cup Clamato®
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon chipotle hot sauce (or Tabasco®)
- 4 bottles dark beer
- Tajín®
- Ice
Instructions:
- Run lime across rim of each mug.
- Dip mugs in Tajín to coat evenly.
- Add ice.
- In a small bowl, combine the lime juice, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, and Clamato.
- Pour Clamato mixture evenly into the 4 mugs and fill them with beer.
- Garnish with Tajín-dipped lime wedge.
Pineapple Michelada: Combine sweet pineapple with the refreshing taste of the Michelada for an instant tropical getaway!
- 12 oz. light beer
- 6 oz. Clamato® Original
- 3 teaspoons chamoy (liquid)
- 2 oz. pineapple juice
- Pineapple slice for garnish
- Lime
- Tajín®
- Ice
Instructions:
- Run lime across rim of mug.
- Dip mug in Tajín to coat evenly.
- Add ice.
- Add pineapple juice.
- Fill with Clamato and beer.
- Garnish with pineapple slice and drizzle chamoy sauce on top.
And to spice it up even further, Clamato is offering an $8 rebate for purchases of one (1) Bud Light®, Bud Light Lime® or Bud Light® Chelada 12-pack or larger and two (2) 1-liter or larger bottles of Clamato now through July 31st via a digital beer code, so you can sip and save this National Michelada Day.