One of my fave parts of the summer is all the yummy beverages. You know when bar’s break out Coronas & bloody mary’s, summer is here! Now I love tomato soup but I’m not the biggest tomato juice fan – something about having it cold throws me off. Well the Alphabet City Michelada is the solution to getting the heat of a spicy bloody mary but still the smoothness of a light beer. It also isn’t nearly as heavy as a bloody mary that is practically a meal in a glass. This Michelada does not include tomato juice or clamato. It is such an easy recipe and makes all the difference in your beverage. Cheers!

Ingredients
- 1 Corona, Sol, Modelo, or Pacifico
- Original Red Tabasco Sauce
- Rock Salt / Sea Salt
- 1 Lime
- Old Bay Seasoning 

Directions
Slice the lime into wedges. Take one wedge and circle the rim of your glass. Then take the salt and pour it onto a small plate. Then sprinkle some Old Bay Seasoning into the plate as well. Take your cup and place the rim in the salt. Swish it around a couple times until you have a salted rim.

Pour 1 beer into the glass and take that same lime wedge from before and squeeze it into your beer. Then take the Tabasco Sauce and shake it 5-10x into your glass, depending on how spicy you like things. I suggest 5 shakes and then see if you want more after stirring.

Garnish with a fresh lime wedge on the rim and you are done! So easy, so yummy! Def my drink of summer 2012.