Clamato Beer
Clamato beer (aka Clamato Michelada or prepared beer with Clamato) is an intensely flavored Mexican beer cocktail. It is mixed by combining Michelada preparation, Mexican dark lager and Clamato juice.
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Servings: 1
Calories: 172kcal
Ingredients
- 4-5 oz Clamato juice or mix 3-4 oz tomato juice with 1-2 oz all natural clam juice*
- Tajin seasoning or other chili lime seasoning enough to rim the glass and a pinch to flavor the drink
- 1.5 oz lime juice freshly squeezed
- 2 dashes Maggi liquid seasoning
- 4 dashes Worcestershire sauce
- 2 dashes Tabasco or other hot sauce
- 12 oz dark Mexican lager such as Dos Equis Ambar or Victoria
- ice cubes as needed, use conservatively in order not to water down the drink
Instructions
- 1. If you are making clamato juice mix tomato juice and clam juice in 3:1 ratio, taste and add a bit more clam juice if needed. Chill.
- 2. Run a wedge of lime around the rim of a pint glass and dip it in chili lime seasoning (Tajin or other).
- 3. Add freshly squeezed lime juice (using a citrus squeezer recommended).
- 4. Add clamato juice, the Maggi liquid seasoning, Worcestershire, Tabasco, pinch of chili lime seasoning and if using chopped/minced clams. Stir to mix.
- 5. Top with dark Mexican lager, add a few ice cubes and stir again. Garnish with lime wedge, celery stick of chilled, cocktail style seafood. Enjoy!
Notes
Use a pint or a bit larger glass.
*Commercially sold Clamato is loaded with high fructose corn syrup, MSG and artificial coloring. To avoid that consult the body of the post on how to mix your own homemade clamato.
A small quantity of minced clams are sometimes added to the drink. Garnishes such as lime wedge, celery stick and/or shrimp skewer are common additions to beer with clamato.
Calories are based on using Dos Equis Ambar Vienna lager which has ABV 4.7%.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 172kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Sodium: 599mg
