Someone Just Made ‘The World’s First Tortilla Chip Beer’
Game Day in front of the television may never be the same again.
Photo courtesy of Tortilla Chip Lager
Beer and tortilla chips are a go-to Game Day snack combo that has stood the test of time – a true tailgating staple. Now two California companies have teamed up to roll the beloved beverage and snack into one, creating what they hope will become a new tradition for these unusual “homegating” times: They’re calling it “the world’s first tortilla chip beer.”
Tortilla Chip Lager, a joint effort from Taco Works tortilla chips and Tio Rodrigo Craft Beer Micheladas, is a light beer featuring “hints of lime zest” made by brewers using 400 pounds of steaming, hot-from-the-oven tortilla chips. The limited-time only “special release” brew, which launches on January 28 and comes in a cheery orange and yellow Taco Works-branded can, is designed to be enjoyed while watching sports in front of the TV.
“Everyone's been going a bit stir-crazy lately so we wanted to have some fun and shake things up,” Steve Courier, Tio Rodrigo’s head brewer, said in a news release. “Why not have your chips and drink them too?”
Why not? Indeed. Although this round will be available only in California — at select retailers and online for home delivery (it comes with a complimentary bag of chips!) — we’re holding out hope for a broader rollout by the time the next big game comes around. Because even when things get back to normal — and we’re all crowding into stadiums, sports bars and parties — a taste of the unusual will be welcome.
And we’re not the only ones who are into it.
“My two favorite things in one can... 🍺 🌮,” wrote one Instagram commenter.
“Need this!” another chimed in.
Yeah, it really does sound like all that and a bag of chips.
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