Micheladas are popular beer cocktails south of the border, and when you have one on a sweltering hot day, it's easy to see why. The flavors of a Bloody Mary, jazzed up with the oh-so-refreshing bubbles only a cold beer can provide, plus a bright squeeze of citrus to boot? Yeah, I'll be in my hammock if anybody needs me.

　　

Ingredients

makes 4 servings

　　2 large limes, plus more for garnish

　　2 teaspoons Sriracha

　　4 dashes Worcestershire sauce

　　1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

　　8 fluid ounces (1 cup) Clamato, V8, or tomato juice

　　Sriracha Salt

　　4 (12–fluid ounce) lager or pilsner beers, ice cold

　　

Step 1

Squeeze the juice of 1/2 lime onto a small plate. Set aside.

　　

Step 2

Juice the remaining limes into a small mixing bowl, discarding the peels and seeds. Add the Sriracha, Worcestershire sauce, pepper, and Clamato juice and mix.

　　

Step 3

Rim four tall mugs with lime juice, followed by Sriracha Salt. Add a healthy scoop of ice to each. Divide the Clamato mixture evenly among the glasses, and top up each one with a beer, pouring slowly. Add a lime wedge to the rim of each mug for garnish, if desired.

　　Reprinted with permission from The Sriracha Cookbook: 50 "Rooster Sauce" Recipes That Pack a Punch by Randy Clemens. Copyright © 2011 by Randy Clemens; photographs copyright © 2010 by Leo Gong. Published by Ten Speed Press, a division of Random House, Inc.