You can create your own authentic michelada experience with the Modelo Chelada® Limón y Sal. Garnish the rim of your glass with salty sweet chamoy and chile powder and add some extra zing with a splash of lime juice. Want your michelada to pack an extra twist? Add a shot of tequila, and enjoy.
The stealthiest of Mexican beers, Modelo may be the lesser known in a lineup of beach beers served with lime, but its relative anonymity hasn't stopped it from becoming the fastest-growing beer in the United States.
Tradition is to put a small segment of lime into the neck of the bottle. This is so the customer then has a choice of what to do. Some try to drink it is as, but it's quite awkward. Some squeeze the lime and try to get it into the neck of the bottle. Some push the lime down into the beer.
Take a lime and cut it lengthwise in eight wedges. That was hard work, so take a big sip of beer. Now take one of those wedges, hold it with a finger on the peel and your thumb on the pulp side, squeeze gently and slide it in the mouth of the bottle.
Cultural Influence: This practice is especially popular in Mexico and among Mexican beers. It is believed that bartenders began adding lime to beer to mask the taste of skunky beer or to add a refreshing twist to the drink.
Modelo Chelada® Especial The authentic flavors of tomato, salt, lime, and beer combine for a refreshing taste that makes it the model for all other Cheladas.
I wouldn't add lime to Negra Modelo, it is just good as it is. But I would do it with a regular Modelo.
RecipePreparation Slightly pop the top of a Modelo Especial can, enough to release pressure but do not fully open. Squeeze lime juice onto the top of the can rim. Add a few shakes of beer salt and Tabasco over the opening. Serve the remaining Modelo Especial with the cocktail.