Beer Garnishes

[Neely]

I just discovered this thread and thought I’d post a photo of a beer I had recently in a Mexican type restaurant. Now I don’t know if beers like this are common in Mexico or the US but it was definitely way out there for my hometown of Melbourne. Actually it was quite good. 

 

Beer with lime and shrimp 

 

[liuzhou]

44 minutes ago, Neely said:

I just discovered this thread and thought I’d post a photo of a beer I had recently in a Mexican type restaurant. Now I don’t know if beers like this are common in Mexico or the US but it was definitely way out there for my hometown of Melbourne. Actually it was quite good. 

 

Beer with lime and shrimp 

 

 

Many years ago, there was a trend in the UK for serving Sol beer in the bottle with a wedge of lime in the neck of the bottle. This apparently baffled Mexicans, not so much for the lime but that the idea that Sol would be popular. Back there it was, maybe still is, considered to be of very low quality.

Some wag responded by pushing a photograph of a bottle of Newcastle Brown with a sausage in the neck. I have searched for that image but sadly failed.

 

 

Edited 11 hours ago by liuzhou (log)

[gulfporter]

8 hours ago, Neely said:

I just discovered this thread and thought I’d post a photo of a beer I had recently in a Mexican type restaurant. Now I don’t know if beers like this are common in Mexico or the US but it was definitely way out there for my hometown of Melbourne. Actually it was quite good. 

 

Beer with lime and shrimp 

 

 

 

Have lived in Central Mexico since 2008.  Other than at tourist spots, I am rarely offered a glass with my cerveza, let alone camarones!

 

BTW, the chili salt on your glass rim is Tajin.  It's a great seasoning; in bars you will get jicama sticks sprinkled with Tajin.  I have been served Tajin rims on margaritas, but only with tamarind ones.  

[weinoo]

In the US, there’s a drink called a Michelada.  This looks like a play on that.

[blue_dolphin]

2 hours ago, weinoo said:

In the US, there’s a drink called a Michelada.  This looks like a play on that.

Yes, in my area it’s not unusual for Mexican-style restaurants to have lengthy Michelada menus and shrimp versions show up often. 
 

This list from Alta Baja Market in Santa Ana, CA where I had lunch recently is more fruity than fishy, but gives an idea of what’s offered. 

 

 

Edited 27 minutes ago by blue_dolphin
To add photo (log)

[rotuts]

@blue_dolphin

 

interesting.

 

Is activated charcoal a thing in S.CA ?

 

I vaguely remember this being ' something ' in the past.

 

after all , activated charcoal is given to children who have ingested various items ' not so good ' for you 

 

ie poison .  maybe adding it from time to time takes care of ' toxins '

 

there has to be influencers on top of this.