Stovetop beer cheese dip in 10 minutes or less? Yes, please! This is the easiest recipe and it’s fully customizable. Combine your favorite beer and favorite cheese with just a few basic ingredients you probably already have! Yum! 🍻

a hand dipping a pretzel bite into a bowl of beer cheese

Serves: 8-10
Prep Time: 2 minutes
Cook Time: 6-8 minutes

Ingredients:

butter
flour
half and half
beer
Worcesteshire sauce
shredded cheese

Get the full printable instructions with measurements at the bottom of the post in the recipe card.

Step-by-Step Directions:

Step 1: Melt butter in a 2-3 quart sauce pan over medium heat. Add in the flour and continue to cook for at least one minute while whisking.

flour being added to melted butter in a sauce pan with a whisk

a whisk stirring the flour and butter together over medium heat

Step 2: Continue to whisk as you pour in the half and half, followed by the beer and Worcestershire sauce. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to simmer until thickened (about 2-4 minutes) whisking the entire time.

milk being poured into pot with butter and flour

beer being poured in to pot with milk, butter, and flour

Step 3: Slowly stir in the shredded cheese until thoroughly combined. Taste the beer cheese dip. Add a bit of salt if needed. Serve with pretzel bites, crusty bread, or tortilla chips! Yum!

shredded cheese being stirred in to beer and milk mix

a bowl of beer cheese surrounded by pretzel bites and chunks of bread

Tips:

We love to use Hawaiian beer after we tried beer cheese dip in Maui. It has a lighter flavor. For a more traditional beer cheese, use Guinness.
Use cheddar cheese such as sharp or triple cheddar blend. Gruyere, Swiss, or gouda would also be delicious!
We prefer the flavors combined in this beer cheese dip recipe, but if you’re looking to kick it up a notch, a 1/4 tsp of garlic powder, paprika, and/or chili powder are great add ins!
If the dip thickens up too much, add a bit more half and half or milk.

Beer Cheese Dip

Stovetop beer cheese dip in 10 minutes or less? Yes, please! Combine your favorite beer and cheese with just a few basic ingredients you probably already have! Yum!

Beth

Prep Time 2

Cook Time 7

Total Time 9

Servings

Ingredients

¼ cup butter (half stick)
¼ cup all purpose flour
1 cup half and half
1 cup beer
2 Tbsp Worcesteshire sauce
4 oz shredded cheese

Instructions

Melt butter in a 2-3 quart sauce pan over medium heat. Whisk in flour and continue to cook for at least one minute while whisking.
Continue to whisk as you add in the half and half, followed by the beer and Worcestershire sauce. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to simmer until thickened (about 2-4 minutes) whisking the entire time.
Slowly stir in the shredded cheese. Taste the beer cheese dip. Add a bit of salt if needed. Serve with pretzel bites, crusty bread, or tortilla chips! Yum!

Notes

We love to use Hawaiian beer after we tried beer cheese dip in Maui. It has a lighter flavor. For a more traditional beer cheese, use Guinness.

Use cheddar cheese such as sharp or triple cheddar blend. Gruyere, Swiss, or gouda would also be delicious!

We prefer the flavors combined in this beer cheese dip recipe, but if you’re looking to kick it up a notch, a 1/4 tsp of garlic powder, paprika, and/or chili powder are great add ins!