Say Cheers To 12 Recipes With Beer

Use a malty red ale to avoid the bitterness of a lager when making chili. It will also enhance the flavor of the meat in this low and slow recipe, adding a tad of acid to balance the dish out.

This dip is a crowd-pleaser and is easy to whip up. A lager would be the perfect beer to use here, as it counteracts the rich cheese with crispness and caramel flavor. Serve with pretzels, bread, sausages or even lightly steamed veggies.

Beer is a great ingredient to add to bread dough because it brings its own yeast. This recipe is basically mix and bake, eliminating the need to knead. Use a light beer for a mild flavor and light color, or choose a dark beer for more beer flavor and color.

Like a more substantial cousin to beer cheese dip, this bowl of comforting goodness is rich, creamy and savory. Serving in a bread bowl (dare we suggest a pretzel bread bowl?) is chef’s kiss. Use a refreshing pilsner for a clean, crisp flavor.

This is a great recipe for October, from the spicy pumpkin beer to the “set it and forget it” slow-cooker technique. Chicken, beer, herbs and onions simmer all day, with potatoes placed on top to piggyback on the cooking. Mash the potatoes with cream cheese and serve the chicken on top for luscious deliciousness.

If you braise your brats in beer, you not only have a base for an excellent gravy, but you’ll also get tender sausage with a beer flavor. To keep with the Wisconsin vibe, use an American stout, porter or brown ale.

Is it that the beer steams the chicken inside out that keeps it so tender? Is it the beer or the spices that make it so flavorful? It’s probably all of the above, but this is one of the best roasted chicken recipes you can make. Use a good old can of light lager to keep it simple.

Beer-battered fish is the crispiest fish thanks to the carbonation of the beer. Carbonated water works too, but the sugars in the beer also add a caramel flavor. Lighter beers do the job best.

There’s nothing like a warm, soft pretzel, right out of the oven. Pumpkin beer adds a seasonal tang and would pair so well with a beer cheese dip. Mustard hits pretty well too, though.

Amber, brown ales, and stouts will give the meatballs a rich sauce to swim in. Bake these in the oven, make on the stove or throw everything into the slow cooker.

Take chocolate cake to the next level by adding stout to the batter. The beer makes a tender cake with a hint of bitterness that gives a new dimension to chocolate.

A rich stout or a chocolate porter makes excellent bases for this unexpected beer ice cream. The brown sugar helps temper the bitterness, while the malty flavor of the beer complements the cream. It’s great with this nutty topping or even a drizzle of chocolate syrup.