PUB-STYLE BEER CHEESE DIP (2024)

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Pub-style Beer Cheese Dip. Serve warm or cold, everyone will love this dip recipe.It’s perfect for game day or anytime you need a cheesy snack.

We love to watch games while enjoying our favorites like Buffalo Chicken Meatballs , flavor-packed Spicy Tortilla Roll-Ups, Pizza Sliders that are always a hit, and a Meat and Cheese Board along with this beer cheese dip!

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Why You’re Going to Love Our Favorite Beer Cheese Dip

Whether it’s post-season baseball, football Sunday or March Madness this Pub-Style Beer Cheese Dip is the perfect appetizer recipe for game day or any time you’re having friends over.

This beer cheese dip can be served cold as a spread or warm as a dip
It’s always a crowd-pleaser
You can use your favorite beer: pale for a light sweet flavor or a dark ale for a more robust flavor
Make a kid-friendly version, and replace the beer with apple cider.
Your favorite brew, sharp tangy cheddar with the perfect blend of seasonings…..what’s not to love about this beer cheese dip recipe.

Ingredients To Have On Hand For Pub-Style Beer Cheese Dip

sharp cheddar cheese, shredded or cubes (white cheddar would also be good)
softened cream cheese
Worcestershire Sauce
Dijon mustard
minced garlic
paprika
kosher salt
your favorite beer

What Kind of Beer To Use In Cheese Dip

There’s one important thing to note about this cheese dip – and this might be obvious, but I’m going to say it anyway…… the flavor of Beer Cheese dip depends a LOT on the type/flavor of beer you choose.

If you want subtle beer flavor use a pale or lite beer for a sweeter dip.

For more intense flavor, use darker ale where you will enjoy the robust bitterness of the beer.

Either way, you go, choose a beer that lights up your taste buds and goes down so smoothly. If you want to skip the beer completely, just replace it with apple cider.

How To Serve Pub-Style Cheese Dip

You canserve beer cheese dip cold or warm withhomemadesoft pretzel bites, smeared ondilly cheese breadorbaguette, your favorite crackers, hard pretzels, or even broccoli and cauliflower florets.!

If you want toserve this dip warm, simplywhisk constantly in a small saucepan over low heat, or microwave on high in 1-minute intervals, stirring between sessions until the cheese dip iswarm and heated through.

Beer Cheese FAQs

What Is beer cheese made of?

Generally, beer cheese is a combination of sharp cheddar, beer, and robust seasonings like garlic, cayenne, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and dijon mustard.

What do you eat with beer cheese?

Beer cheese dip is like the little black dress of recipes, it goes with everything. From pretzels and hard crackers to veggies and bread.

How do you store beer cheese dip?

Leftover dip can be stored in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 4 days.

What is pub cheese?

Pub cheese is a cold spreadable cheese that’s usually made with beer. Pub cheese is served in American pubs alongside crackers and veggie sticks. It was invented to encourage patrons to order more beer.

When one of the great snack food days of the year happens in February — tell me I’m not the only one more excited about the food and commercials than the game – you will want to start a game day party plan.

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Originally posted in July 2014. UPDATED January 2024. We spiffed up this post with more information and new photos. No changes were made to the recipe.

Pub-style Beer Cheese Dip

Yield: about 2 cups

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Pub-style Beer Cheese Dip. Serve warm or cold, everyone will love this dip. It’s perfect for game day or anytime you need a cheesy snack.

Ingredients

16 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, shredded or cubes (white cheddar would also be good)
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
2tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce
2 teaspoons dijon mustard
2 teaspoons minced garlic
1 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 - 2/3 cup of beer (pale for a light sweet flavor or a dark ale for more robust, bitter flavor)

Instructions

Blend cheeses and seasonings in food processor until well combined.
Slowly add beer andcontinue processing.
Cover and refrigerate at least an hour.
Serve cold as a spread or warm as a dip.
If you want toserve this dip warm, simplywhisk constantly in a small saucepan over low heat, or microwave on high in 1 minute intervals, stirring between sessions until cheese dip iswarm and heated through.

Notes

for a kid friendly version, replace the beer with apple cider.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 16Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 146Total Fat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 35mgSodium: 265mgCarbohydrates: 2gFiber: 0gSugar: 1gProtein: 7g

Nutrition information is estimated based on the ingredients and cooking instructions as described in each recipe and is intended to be used for informational purposes only. Please note that nutrition details may vary based on methods of preparation, origin, and freshness of ingredients used.

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