Smoked Gouda Beer Cheese is a delicious creamy appetizer that’s perfect appetizer dip for entertaining or watching the big game. Serve it with some homemade beer pretzels, vegetable sticks, bread or pour it over some pasta for a winning mac ‘n cheese!
I made you some cheesy beer, y’all! Or maybe I made you some beer-y cheese?
Either way, I thought we’d take a little break from apples and talk about some Smoked Gouda Beer Cheese. After all, it’s not just apple season. It’s football season too and the real Oktoberfest in Munich kicks off this weekend. All these occasions demand a celebration with some beer cheese.
This stuff is so good, y’all! You can serve it as a warm dip for vegetables or bread the next time you have your peeps over to watch the game. It also makes a totally awesome sauce. Now that I think about it, this would make an amazing mac ‘n beer cheese! With bacon! OMG! I need to get on that STAT!
Sorry – I got a bit distracted by how dreamy this smoked gouda beer cheese is. I’m keeping things short today and peacing out. But before I go – I joke you not. You need this in your life!
Smoked Gouda Beer Cheese Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 3/4 cup beer
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 tablespoon dried mustard
- dash of Worchestershire sauce
- dash of hot sauce - I used Texas Pete
- 16 ounces smoked gouda shredded
Instructions
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Melt butter in a sauce pan over medium low heat
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Add flour and whisk constantly for about 2 minutes
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Slowly add beer and milk and bring to a simmer
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Whisk 3 - 5 minutes until thick
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Stir in mustard, Worcestershire, and hot sauce
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Whisk in cheese one handful at a time until all is melted and incorporated
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Serve immediately and keep warm
Adapted from Williams-Sonoma
NOTES
- I made this smoked gouda beer cheese twice. I used Lonerider Brewing Company Sweet Josie Brown and Brooklyn Brewing Summer Ale and both were amazing!
- I don’t recommend using an IPA or other hoppy beer for this recipe
- If you’re not a fan of smoked gouda cheese, feel free to substitute one that you like, but you’ll want to balance the type of beer you use
You have got to do a mac & cheese with this!!! Excellent idea! Beer plus cheese = yummy in ma tummy! Just in time for the weekend too 🙂 P.S. I just saw pumpkin beer around here so you know that Fall has unofficially officially started, lol 😀 Pinning! Have a great weekend! Xo
this is a great idea Rachelle! 🙂
Wow, love Gouda! This looks awesome!
You had me at smoked gouda and beer! What a perfect combination. And then I saw your comment about using this for mac and cheese. Wow. Mind blown. Have a great weekend down South, my friend!
Holy cheesy dip! This looks dang good girl! I LOVE cheese dip, especially smoked gouda, and could literally eat this for dinner. No shame here 😉 I’m going to the store to get a big hunk of gouda to make this dip for the Patriots Sunday game! Wooohooooo GO PATS!!!! heeheehee 🙂
I really want to make that Mac and cheese now. Or just give me a spoon because I could probably eat this cheese just like that. ????
Ooo… I LOVE beer cheese! But I’ve never made it myself! That’s gotta change asap! My husband was born in Germany, so we always have some traditional German food around, to include giant soft pretzels. This year those pretzels will have a warm, cheesy counterpart 🙂 Thanks for this awesome recipe!
Oh my goodness Rachelle, this is such a great idea! Love the flavors – this would disappear quickly at our house too!
I came here after seeing Gouda + Beer. I seriously thought it was a cheese flavored beer, or a beer flavored cheese… The dip still looks good though 🙂