Beer Cheese Dip Recipe (2024)

FAQs

What kind of beer is best for beer cheese dip? ›

I used Fat Tire because that what I had on hand, but Budweiser, Bud Light, Coors Light, and Miller Lite are all good options. No need to use anything fancy! What brands of cheese do you recommend? For the Cheddar, you can use a good supermarket brand, like Cabot or Tillamook.

Beer cheese dip is typically made by heating beer with ingredients like garlic, mustard, and Worcestershire sauce in a saucepan until the beer reduces, mixing in cheese and milk, and continuing to cook until the cheese is melted. The resulting mixture is a cheesy spread that can be served warm or cool.

While the beer heating up, combine 1 tablespoon of cornstarch and 1 tablespoon of warm water in a small bowl. Add the cornstarch slurry to the boiling beer, whisking constantly to fully incorporate it. Bring the beer back up to a boil, at which point the cornstarch slurry will slightly thicken the beer.

Roughly speaking: Beer cheese sauce, bourbon caramel and other sauces brought to a boil and then removed from the heat typically retain about 85 percent of the alcohol. Diane, cherries jubilee and other recipes that flame the alcohol may still have 75 percent of the alcohol.

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The crisp carbonation and fermentation-led style also cuts through the fat in cheese and cleanses the palate.

American Pale ales make for easy drinking, so couple them with something equally low maintenance. The slight sweetness from the malts gets along really nicely with that tangy cheddar flavor. It's an uncomplicated, charming duo.

High temperatures can cause the cheese to break and become grainy. Add More Liquid: Gradually whisk in a small amount of the liquid the sauce was made with (e.g., milk, cream, or broth). Use a low heat setting and continue to whisk until the sauce starts to smooth out.

If the beer cheese arrives within the 3-day window, it is perfectly safe to eat.

Evaporated milk works best in queso because it doesn't have that excess of water and it can help your dip reach a delicate balance between super thick and too thin. (As in you're not constantly having to alternate between adding more milk and then more cheese.)

For dips, you'll want to use a tablespoon of cornstarch per pound of cheese, then add at least five ounces of evaporated milk. After that, you can use more evaporated milk to thin out your dip as much as you need.

What is pub cheese vs beer cheese? ›

Pub cheese is a type of soft cheese spread or dip prepared using cheese as a primary ingredient and usually with some type of beer or ale added. While beer cheese is made with beer, pub cheese can be made without alcohol. Pub cheese is a traditional bar snack in the United States.

Can I serve beer cheese dip to kids? It's a little tricky. Most of the alcohol cooks off, leaving just the beer's flavor behind. While some residual alcohol could remain, it's a very minor amount.

Curdling can occur for a number of reasons, though it commonly happens when a sauce is overheated. Avoid cranking up the temperature while cooking. High heat causes the proteins in the cheese to become denatured, resulting in clumping. It's also why citrus helps fix the problem.

Like others have said, the alcohol will evaporate if cooked long enough and or hot enough. Just wanted to add that fondue will still be slightly alcoholic when you serve it, so if you are trying to avoid having kids ingest any alcohol, don't serve that (unless you used a substitute liquid).

Pale Ale and Philly Cheesesteak

The soft, chewy bread of a Philly cheesesteak is filled with grilled rib-eye beef, either sliced or chopped, depending on who you ask. The sandwich is classically finished off with onions and cheese. Although flavorful, a cheesesteak has a mild taste that pairs perfectly with a pale ale.

Ales are fermented with top-fermenting yeast at warm temperatures (60˚–70˚F), and lagers are fermented with bottom-fermenting yeast at cold temperatures (35˚–50˚F). Because of their warm fermentations, ales can generally ferment and age in a relatively short period of time (3-5 weeks).

Primarily crafted from milk, butter, and melted cheddar, plus a bit of beer, the dip might lead some to wonder if it includes enough alcohol to feel a booze-induced impact. Rest assured, while beer cheese does contain alcohol, it's typically not enough to give anyone a buzz.

Pilsner malt, being the lightest of the base malts (1.4-2.2 L) has a clean malty aroma with white bread or cracker qualities. The flavors can be fairly subtle which is why it is often used in Continental lagers such as Pilsners, German lagers and some Belgian beers.