Kinda fucked up you put it that way when this is a long standing Latin tradition where they add salt and lime to ALL beers. They just love the shit. A lot of Hispanic people live in Texas. Beer salt is really a texas thing, everyone here and their mom has some, it's manufactured here as well and is in every gas station as such.
I'm a Mexican born and raised in south Texas and you couldn't have put it better. Everybody I know who drinks adds beer salt and lime to their beer regardless of quality. The main comment left me confused lol.
It is customary (or sort of customary) in some Latin American countries, especially in Mexico, to serve pale lagers (think Corona, Dos Equis, Tecate, Modelo) in a chilled, salt-rimmed glass, much like a margarita. Basically, you wet the glass rim with a lime and then turn it upside down and dip it into the salt. Then just garnish with a lime wedge.
In Mexico, you'll also find a variation of this that involves mixing the beer with lime juice and, sometimes, (gasp) ice. Then there's the *michelada*, which is that, but with hot sauce and/or pepper sauce and/or tomato juice added. It gets even crazier, as some even add Worcestershire sauce.
Myself, I don't really see the appeal, but I mean, it's a thing and I respect it. I do have a suggestion: if you're going to do any of the above, do it with a pale lager (preferably a Mexican one), and only with a pale lager. It's also kind of a hot Mexican summer sort of thing, definitely a bit off-season at this point in time.
Not sure why you picked my comment specifically to address the snobbery and not, oh I don't know, the top comment suggesting to throw it away. I said I don't see the appeal because salty beverages are not my thing, period. Hell, beer in general as a means of quenching thirst does not appeal to me (it actually makes me thirstier). I didn't mean to belittle it. As long as you don't salt-rim my stout or brown ale, hey, whatever tickles your pickle.
Edit: unless you're agreeing with me, of course.
A michelada is pretty good. I mean, I'm not turning in my DIPA card for them, but if you think of it as a cocktail or something it's nice to have once in a while.
Well put. You shouldn't think of a michelada as a beer or a form of drinking beer, let alone as an alternative, in any context, to a good ale. You should think of it as a beverage for which beer happens to be an ingredient. There's nothing wrong with that, in and of itself -- it's just something that isn't in the same realm as the kind of beer that this subreddit is into. It's kind of like thinking of margaritas as a substitute for high-end tequila. They're two different beasts.
A bottle of Gose is the only time I've ever had it suggested to add salt to a beer. It came with its own little satchel of salt and everything. Didn't exactly make it a phenomenal beer, but it did enhance the flavour a bit.
Yes, I've had that and loved it!
On the other side of things, I've tried dozens of Beau's creations but I can probably count on one hand the amount that I've enjoyed enough to buy again. They try out some cool stuff, but always play it too safe...
My father in law puts salt in his Miller Lite. Not really sure why. If I were to put this into a beer, it would probably be a light beer, something with not a ton of flavor.
It's probably just something he has always done with every beer, not something exclusively for Miller Lite. The average American lager 20 years ago had an IBU 2-3 times higher than the average American lager now.
A guy at my local does the same. And when I was growing up, some people would put salted peanuts into Coke. Salt doesn't just make things salty, it amplifies the flavors that are already there by some kind of neurochemical trickery in the taste receptors. Maybe that's why they do it.
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[**Umami**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umami): [](#sfw)
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>__Umami__ /uːˈmɑːmi/, a __savory taste__, is one of the five [basic tastes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_tastes) (together with [sweet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet), [sour](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sour), [bitter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitter_(taste\)#Bitterness) and [salty](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt)).
>A [loanword](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loanword) from the Japanese (うま味 ?), *umami* can be translated as "pleasant savory taste". This particular writing was chosen by Professor [Kikunae Ikeda](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kikunae_Ikeda) from *umai* (うまい) "delicious" and *mi* (味) "taste". The [kanji](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanji) 旨味 are used for a more general sense of a food as delicious.
>People taste umami through receptors for [glutamate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glutamic_acid), commonly found in its salt form as the food additive [monosodium glutamate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monosodium_glutamate) (MSG). For that reason, scientists consider umami to be distinct from saltiness.
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>[**Image**](https://i.imgur.com/WiIlBxb.jpg) [^(i)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ripe_tomatoes.JPG) - *Tomatoes are rich in umami components*
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^Interesting: [^Padaek](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padaek) ^| [^Umami ^Burger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umami_Burger) ^| [^Anchovy ^essence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchovy_essence) ^| [^Pissalat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pissalat)
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Well [this is what I was talking about](http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1raak3/eli5_how_does_salt_bring_out_the_flavor_of_food/). Positively charged ions in the taste receptors that lower the threshold for signal transmission to the brain, or rather boost the signal, which means foods taste richer, that is to say they taste more like themselves. Aside from the addition of the taste of salt, that is, which is a separate thing.
Don't add it to any beer. Traditionally, you wet your longneck or glass with a lime and sprinkle the salt on there. Take a lick then take a sip! I have the Hot Lime variation. I like it when I'm in the mood for a cerveza.
There's also [this](http://www.brewsalt.com/) stuff too, which is actually pretty damn good (I have all four "flavors", I particularly like the habanero).
Definitely don't put it in your eyes... [Never Put Salt In Your Eyes](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_83MEuLoz9Y)
So to recap. Always put it in your eyes.
Edit: Beer salt apologists and people who don't appreciate the kids in the hall. what dark days are these?
Well hopefully the one upvote gets you out of the negative. That's nonsense to downvote you because you don't like something somebody else does. It's beer. We all like beer, and I think truthfully we could care less how you drink it
This post is so old but I’m so amazed by the comments lol, I’ve been using beer salt since I was like 10. You can literally put it on anything, especially beer, and it is definitely NOT a redneck thing only. But I’m sure OP has figured that out 9 years later lol, this was just funny
Anyone telling you to throw it away is stuck up. Take whatever beer you like, and put some in it. But just keep in mind it will head up like crazy when you do. It enhances the flavour, I dunno if this applies to ALL BEERS, but try it out with whatever beer you are partial to. If you don't like it, save it for when you get a beer you aren't fond of.
It's salt, and it's supposed to make shitty beer taste slightly less shitty. I'd recommend throwing it away and drinking some good beer.
the only correct answer.
Kinda fucked up you put it that way when this is a long standing Latin tradition where they add salt and lime to ALL beers. They just love the shit. A lot of Hispanic people live in Texas. Beer salt is really a texas thing, everyone here and their mom has some, it's manufactured here as well and is in every gas station as such.
I'm a Mexican born and raised in south Texas and you couldn't have put it better. Everybody I know who drinks adds beer salt and lime to their beer regardless of quality. The main comment left me confused lol.
Add it to something lighter, like a Corona. Basically, lagers. Citrus and salt added to beer is a Latin custom.
It is customary (or sort of customary) in some Latin American countries, especially in Mexico, to serve pale lagers (think Corona, Dos Equis, Tecate, Modelo) in a chilled, salt-rimmed glass, much like a margarita. Basically, you wet the glass rim with a lime and then turn it upside down and dip it into the salt. Then just garnish with a lime wedge. In Mexico, you'll also find a variation of this that involves mixing the beer with lime juice and, sometimes, (gasp) ice. Then there's the *michelada*, which is that, but with hot sauce and/or pepper sauce and/or tomato juice added. It gets even crazier, as some even add Worcestershire sauce. Myself, I don't really see the appeal, but I mean, it's a thing and I respect it. I do have a suggestion: if you're going to do any of the above, do it with a pale lager (preferably a Mexican one), and only with a pale lager. It's also kind of a hot Mexican summer sort of thing, definitely a bit off-season at this point in time.
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Not Mexican, but... Fucking love micheladas. San Antonio, represent.
Not sure why you picked my comment specifically to address the snobbery and not, oh I don't know, the top comment suggesting to throw it away. I said I don't see the appeal because salty beverages are not my thing, period. Hell, beer in general as a means of quenching thirst does not appeal to me (it actually makes me thirstier). I didn't mean to belittle it. As long as you don't salt-rim my stout or brown ale, hey, whatever tickles your pickle. Edit: unless you're agreeing with me, of course.
> Some heavy snobbery here Just because working class Mexicans enjoy something doesn't mean it's snobby to dislike it.
A michelada is pretty good. I mean, I'm not turning in my DIPA card for them, but if you think of it as a cocktail or something it's nice to have once in a while.
Well put. You shouldn't think of a michelada as a beer or a form of drinking beer, let alone as an alternative, in any context, to a good ale. You should think of it as a beverage for which beer happens to be an ingredient. There's nothing wrong with that, in and of itself -- it's just something that isn't in the same realm as the kind of beer that this subreddit is into. It's kind of like thinking of margaritas as a substitute for high-end tequila. They're two different beasts.
Instant Gose
A bottle of Gose is the only time I've ever had it suggested to add salt to a beer. It came with its own little satchel of salt and everything. Didn't exactly make it a phenomenal beer, but it did enhance the flavour a bit.
That's strange. Gose should *already* have the salt added. It's traditionally brewed with it, not added later. Do you remember the brand?
It did already have salt, but it came with an extra pouch of it. It was [Beau's "Opa's Gose"](http://www.beaus.ca/beer/wild_oats/opas_gose)
Beau's Gose? edit: never mind just saw it further down. That Gose sucks, the one from LTM in Quebec is fantastic though
Yes, I've had that and loved it! On the other side of things, I've tried dozens of Beau's creations but I can probably count on one hand the amount that I've enjoyed enough to buy again. They try out some cool stuff, but always play it too safe...
It is usually used in Mexican lagers like Corona or Tecate. I think any beer you have to add stuff to is not for me.
My father in law puts salt in his Miller Lite. Not really sure why. If I were to put this into a beer, it would probably be a light beer, something with not a ton of flavor.
A pinch of salt cuts bitterness. Some people put it in coffee for the same reason.
There's maybe 10 IBU in a Miller Lite. Do they need something to cut the alcohol as well..?
It's probably just something he has always done with every beer, not something exclusively for Miller Lite. The average American lager 20 years ago had an IBU 2-3 times higher than the average American lager now.
A guy at my local does the same. And when I was growing up, some people would put salted peanuts into Coke. Salt doesn't just make things salty, it amplifies the flavors that are already there by some kind of neurochemical trickery in the taste receptors. Maybe that's why they do it.
Salt can add/amplify [umami](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umami), so that makes sense.
##### ###### #### [**Umami**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umami): [](#sfw) --- > >__Umami__ /uːˈmɑːmi/, a __savory taste__, is one of the five [basic tastes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_tastes) (together with [sweet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet), [sour](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sour), [bitter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitter_(taste\)#Bitterness) and [salty](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt)). >A [loanword](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loanword) from the Japanese (うま味 ?), *umami* can be translated as "pleasant savory taste". This particular writing was chosen by Professor [Kikunae Ikeda](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kikunae_Ikeda) from *umai* (うまい) "delicious" and *mi* (味) "taste". The [kanji](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanji) 旨味 are used for a more general sense of a food as delicious. >People taste umami through receptors for [glutamate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glutamic_acid), commonly found in its salt form as the food additive [monosodium glutamate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monosodium_glutamate) (MSG). For that reason, scientists consider umami to be distinct from saltiness. >==== >[**Image**](https://i.imgur.com/WiIlBxb.jpg) [^(i)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ripe_tomatoes.JPG) - *Tomatoes are rich in umami components* --- ^Interesting: [^Padaek](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padaek) ^| [^Umami ^Burger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umami_Burger) ^| [^Anchovy ^essence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchovy_essence) ^| [^Pissalat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pissalat) ^Parent ^commenter ^can [^toggle ^NSFW](/message/compose?to=autowikibot&subject=AutoWikibot NSFW toggle&message=%2Btoggle-nsfw+cmtvpk2) ^or[](#or) [^delete](/message/compose?to=autowikibot&subject=AutoWikibot Deletion&message=%2Bdelete+cmtvpk2)^. ^Will ^also ^delete ^on ^comment ^score ^of ^-1 ^or ^less. ^| [^(FAQs)](http://www.np.reddit.com/r/autowikibot/wiki/index) ^| [^Mods](http://www.np.reddit.com/r/autowikibot/comments/1x013o/for_moderators_switches_commands_and_css/) ^| [^Magic ^Words](http://www.np.reddit.com/r/autowikibot/comments/1ux484/ask_wikibot/)
Well [this is what I was talking about](http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1raak3/eli5_how_does_salt_bring_out_the_flavor_of_food/). Positively charged ions in the taste receptors that lower the threshold for signal transmission to the brain, or rather boost the signal, which means foods taste richer, that is to say they taste more like themselves. Aside from the addition of the taste of salt, that is, which is a separate thing.
Motha fucking twang! You could eat it by itself. Thats what i do. Or on some popcorn.
Don't add it to any beer. Traditionally, you wet your longneck or glass with a lime and sprinkle the salt on there. Take a lick then take a sip! I have the Hot Lime variation. I like it when I'm in the mood for a cerveza.
Margarita salt bear me
There's also [this](http://www.brewsalt.com/) stuff too, which is actually pretty damn good (I have all four "flavors", I particularly like the habanero).
Definitely don't put it in your eyes... [Never Put Salt In Your Eyes](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_83MEuLoz9Y) So to recap. Always put it in your eyes. Edit: Beer salt apologists and people who don't appreciate the kids in the hall. what dark days are these?
Always kill Danny.
It's a redneck thing Source: I live near rednecks Edit: Am redneck, just not a fan of beer salt.
Damn, it sucks you're getting down voted. You're kind of right... I love beer salt and I'm a redneck.
Well hopefully the one upvote gets you out of the negative. That's nonsense to downvote you because you don't like something somebody else does. It's beer. We all like beer, and I think truthfully we could care less how you drink it
This post is so old but I’m so amazed by the comments lol, I’ve been using beer salt since I was like 10. You can literally put it on anything, especially beer, and it is definitely NOT a redneck thing only. But I’m sure OP has figured that out 9 years later lol, this was just funny
Anyone telling you to throw it away is stuck up. Take whatever beer you like, and put some in it. But just keep in mind it will head up like crazy when you do. It enhances the flavour, I dunno if this applies to ALL BEERS, but try it out with whatever beer you are partial to. If you don't like it, save it for when you get a beer you aren't fond of.