Recipes
The Perfect Michelada, San Antonio Style
September 17, 2026 · 4 min read
If a cold beer and a hot San Antonio day had a baby, it would be a Michelada. Part beer, part cocktail, all refreshment, it is the drink you want for game day, a backyard cookout, or a lazy Sunday. Here is the Full Proof Liquor take, chili-salt rim and all.
What is a Michelada?
A Michelada is a Mexican beer cocktail: a light lager built up with lime, savory and hot sauces, and a chili-salt rim. Every family has their own version. This is a solid, crowd-pleasing base you can dial in to taste.
What you need
Grab these:
- 1 cold Mexican lager (Modelo, Pacifico, or Tecate)
- 1 oz fresh lime juice
- 2 to 3 dashes hot sauce (Valentina or Cholula)
- 2 dashes Worcestershire sauce
- 1 dash Maggi or soy sauce (optional, for umami)
- Tajin or chili-salt for the rim
- Ice
How to make it
Under five minutes:
- Rim a pint glass with a lime wedge, then dip it in Tajin or chili-salt.
- Fill the glass with ice.
- Add the lime juice, hot sauce, Worcestershire, and optional Maggi.
- Top slowly with the cold beer and stir gently.
- Garnish with a lime wedge and enjoy.
Tips and variations
Want it more like a cocktail? Add a splash of Clamato for a fuller chelada with body. Prefer it cleaner? Skip the Worcestershire and let the lime and chili lead. Feeding a crowd? Mix the lime and sauces in a small pitcher and let everyone top with their own beer.
Stock up in San Antonio
We keep the cold Mexican lagers and mixers you need across our three San Antonio stores. Come grab a sixer, or get it delivered in time for the game. Please drink responsibly, 21 and up.
Get the bottles delivered
Same-day delivery and curbside pickup from all three stores.
Shop the ingredients
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