The Pastry War’s take on the Michelada is the OG in overdrive: a house blend of sweet, citrus, and spice topped with a dose of Mexican lager.
The Pastry War’s Michelada
The Pastry War | Houston

Ingredients
Serving: 1
- 1 1/2 ounces Michelada mix(see Editor's Note)
- 7 ounces beer, preferably a seven-ounce Dos Equis
- chili pequin salt(see Editor's Note)
Directions
- Rim a pint glass with chili pequin salt.
- Squeeze half a lime into glass and put expressed lime into the glass.
- Add Michelada mix.
- Add beer.
- Top with crushed ice.
Editor's Note
Michelada Mix:
10 garlic cloves
24 ounces orange juice
32 ounces lime juice
4 ounces Worcestershire sauce
4 ounces soy sauce
16 ounces Valentina hot sauce
4 tablespoons ground black pepper
1 tablespoon kosher salt
4 ounces (by weight) Urfa chili
2 tablespoons citric acid
6 ounces turbinado syrup (1:1, turbinado sugar:water)
29 ounces tomato sauce, preferably H-E-B
5 fresh serrano peppers
1 tablespoon ground cumin
Combine all ingredients in a blender and store.
Chili Pequin Salt:
5 ounces (by weight) chili pequin
10 ounces (by weight) kosher salt
Combine.