Lime-Chile Beer
Annabelle Breakey
Bring out the Tex-Mex flavors of fajita night with a drink made from light-bodied wheat beer. Lime juice, sugar, salt, and chili powder combine to add a sweet-tart heat to the evening.
How to Make It
Step 1
1
In a glass measuring cup, stir lime juice, sugar, and 1/3 cup water together until sugar dissolves. Fill 2 beer mugs with ice and pour half the beer into each. Top with lime mixture.
Step 2
2
Sprinkle one side of each lime wedge with salt and the other with chili powder. Serve with beer.
Step 3
3
Note: Nutritional analysis is per serving.
Ingredients
1/3 cup fresh lime juice, plus 2 lime wedges
2 1/2 teaspoons sugar
1 (12-oz.) bottle light-bodied wheat beer (such as New Belgium's Sunshine Wheat)
1/4 teaspoon coarse kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon chili powder
Directions
Step 1
1
In a glass measuring cup, stir lime juice, sugar, and 1/3 cup water together until sugar dissolves. Fill 2 beer mugs with ice and pour half the beer into each. Top with lime mixture.
Step 2
2
Sprinkle one side of each lime wedge with salt and the other with chili powder. Serve with beer.
Step 3
3
Note: Nutritional analysis is per serving.
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