Sounded like somebody
shooting a 22 at us.
Damn near jumped onto
the trailer to hide.
Walked over to the bed of
my truck, and the entire
tops of cans of Coca Cola
were blowing off.
Walked over to
the thermometer, and
it was 124 degrees.
So I know that
at 124 degrees,
Coke will explode.
[LAUGH]
[MUSIC]
Howdy.
I'm Ty Mitchell.
This is the international
world headquarters of
the Lost Horse Saloon
in Marfa, Texas.
When I took over
this saloon, it was,
it had been a bar for
over 100 years, I guess.
My goal was watching what
was happening in town.
I decided to completely
remodel the place.
Of course it'll
always have
a cowboy element
because I'm a cowboy.
Cowboys can be
intimidating.
He's just all leaned over
there against the bar and
they look rough
as hell and
they're tired and they're
sweaty and they stink and
they're drinking like
hell because they've been
out for a week,
a month, whatever, but
I wanted to make it
a place where everybody
felt welcome and
nobody felt intimidated.
And I think we got
that accomplished.
That was my, really
my main goal, was to
make sure everybody
could come together.
But if you got
a group of people,
and you got one pretty
girl, and I don't care if
her hair is purple,
if she's pretty,
them cowboys are gonna
talk, you know?
[LAUGH] I think I'm gonna
go ahead and try and
make you all a Michelada.
Some people haven't
heard of this,
it's kinda popular
here in Texas and
it's pretty popular along
the border especially.
First I guess I'll tell
you what a Michelada is,
it's a,
it's a beer mixed drink.
We use with tomato base.
Kinda like a bloody Mary
without quite
as hard a kick.
If you want one,
we'll go through it.
I'll show y'all what
y'all get when you
order a Michelada.
Of course first you gotta
start with your glass,
put a little lime on it.
We are in a desert and
it's hot.
So, that does kinda help
with the hydration
factor.
I like to start with
a little bit of salt on
the rim,
get your glass of ice in
there, go ahead and
get our beer.
I like to use
a Mexican beer.
You can use pretty
much any beer you want.
You really don't wanna
use a dark beer.
We're gonna add a little
bit of tomato juice.
We're gonna add enough to
give it some color and
then put some lime
juice on top it,
because citrus is
damn sure good when
you're living
in a desert.
The Michelada kinda came
from, I couldn't tell you
exactly where it
was invented,
it's evolved from just
putting tomato juice in
beer, which has always
been a favorite on
the border,
in Mexico, in Texas,
near the border states,
and where it's real hot.
You know, it really does
help to cool you off
a little bit.
A lot of guys will
start with that when
they come in from work.
You know, they're
needing a little energy.
You know, you need some
vitamins to pump you up
before you can drink
the rest of the night and
dance, so you kind of
get a sandwich with every
drink and then you add
the toppings which really
give it the flavor.
We'll give it some
Worcestershire sauce,
we're gonna give a little
bit of soy sauce,
Tabasco, to the customer,
however hot they like it.
I kinda like
mine a little on
the toasty side.
And then we're gonna
put some pepper on top,
get us a straw.
We can mix it up
just a little bit.
For the vegetarians,
garnish it with a lime.
And I let each one of my
bartenders mix drinks
the way they want to.
We have no set standard
of the amount we
pour in it.
Then my customers can
pick which bartender
they like the best and
get their Michelada from
who they like the best.
I like mine the best,
but Sandwich in a can.
Okay, that's pretty
much it on Michelada.
If you wanna know how
to make this one,
you can click
the link below.
If you wanna go on
a Michelada tour,
Marfa would be a great
place to do it and
we'll be glad to make you
Micheladas all day long.
[MUSIC]
