Get Fired Up About the Big Game With This Chili-Spiked Beer Recipe
How to make a Ssam Sauce Michelada, a dead-simple summer drink staple that amps up beer with spice and lime.
A spicy Ssam Sauce Michelada is the best drink for a summer sporting event.
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Whether you’re a super-fan or a reluctant plus-one, when it comes to sports, beer is what you’re drinking when you’re watching—be it at home or in the arena. But what do you do if you find plain beer a bit … boring? Enter the Michelada, a simple but infinitely riff-able Mexican concoction of beer, hot sauce, and lime.
Micheladas are great for sporting events for a few reasons. First, they’re dead simple and rely on easy-to-find ingredients that transport well or could be easily “borrowed” (such as limes and hot sauce) from a concession stand. Second, their measurements are very forgiving; you can eyeball this one just fine. Third, on a hot summer’s day, that hit of salt provides some needed electrolytes. And last, since they’re essentially flavored beer, there’s less risk of having a few too many and forgetting about the game you came to watch in the first place.