Beer and cheese dip… yummy! Pick out your favorite beer pair it with cheese and a few spices, and you have a delicious appetizer spread. And despite the name, beer cheese dip is great for things like tortilla chips, bread sticks, broccoli florets, etc.
If you use dark beer (malts and stouts) your dip will have a bitter flavor. If you use a light beer, this is far less bitter and more adaptable to a variety of finger foods for a snack tray.
Beer Cheese Dip
Beer and cheese dip… yummy! Pick out your favorite beer pair it with cheese and a few spices, and you have a delicious appetizer spread. And despite the name, beer cheese dip is great for things like tortilla chips, bread sticks, broccoli florets, etc. If you use dark beer (malts and stouts) your dip will have a bitter flavor. If you use a light beer, this is far less bitter and more adaptable to a variety of finger foods for a snack tray.
Ingredients
- ¼ c butter
- ¼ c flour
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- ¼ tsp powdered chipotle
- ½ tsp Kosher salt
- 1 c whole milk
- 2/3 c of your choice of beer
- 1 tsp stone ground mustard.
- 1 ½ tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 3 cups cheese (any mix you desire)
Instructions
- Melt the butter flour and dry seasonings in a saucier pan (poêle à sauce).
- Bring to medium heat, cooking for one minute
- Slowly add the milk and beer. Whisk after each addition.
- Stir in the mustard and Worcestershire
- Simmer until bubbly and thick
- Turn the heat to low
- Reduce the heat to low
- Add the cheese a little at a time.
- Continue whisking until the cheese melts completely
- Place in a small crock pot to keep it warm for serving
- Melt the butter flour and dry seasonings in a saucier pan (poêle à sauce).
- Bring to medium heat, cooking for one minute
- Slowly add the milk and beer. Whisk after each addition.
- Stir in the mustard and Worcestershire
- Simmer until bubbly and thick
- Turn the heat to low
- Reduce the heat to low
- Add the cheese a little at a time.
- Continue whisking until the cheese melts completely
- Place in a small crock pot to keep it warm for serving
Notes
Besides dipping, beer cheese dip has other applications. You can use it as a spread for sandwiches, for example. Other ideas include: