The Chuper michelada La Chupería. The drink's origin is the stuff of culinary urban legend. (Mariah Tauger/Los Angeles Times) The first time I experienced the revelation of a michelada cocktail, a ...

The five basic types of micheladas, from left: gomichela, michelada botanera, chelada, michelada and michelagua (Susana Sanchez / Los Angeles Times) There is no truer measure of a food’s popularity ...

Fairfield businessman Marcoantonio Rodriguez said his family’s Michelada sauce contains a tomato base, jazzed up a little with fresh lime juice, Mexican spices, “and our secret ingredients” from his ...

The Michelada is a quintessential beer cocktail. Hell, I’d go so far as to call it the best beer cocktail. The mix of hot sauce, lime, salt, and light lager beer just works. It’s amazingly refreshing ...

The perfect michelada is a mindfuck. Cold beer and lime offer the promise of refreshment, and then the other stuff hits. An undercurrent of hot sauce makes your mouth start to burn and you reach for a ...

While some people think a michelada is just a bloody mary made with beer instead of vodka, fans of the famous Mexican favorite that's risen in popularity in the U.S. know there's a little more to ...

We'll get to the drink. But first, a quick history detour. On April 7, 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Cullen–Harrison Act into law, legalizing the sale of low-ABV beer and wine, and ...

The first time I experienced the revelation of a michelada cocktail, a work mate had just handed me an icy mug filled with lager, lime and savory sauces. It was the summer of 2002 in Mexico City, and ...