Guinness Beer Cheese Dip Recipe (2024)

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by Sandyon Feb 26, 2020 (updated Aug 21, 2023)

Enjoy a delicious melt-in-your-mouth, cheesy Guinness Beer Cheese Dip Recipe with Homemade Pretzels! Delicious for any party or St. Patrick’s Day!

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Most of you know we’re an Irish family (well, I married in to one!), so I love sharing recipes this time of year! This particular Guinness Beer Cheese Dip Recipeis fun for a party (or game day), but honestly, it can be served for any party.

You might want to try your hand at making a small cheese board! Here’s a fun one to try: St. Patrick’s Day Snack Board, with a tub of Trader Joe’s Sharp Cheddar Pub cheese!

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Guinness Beer Cheese Dip Recipe

Guinness Cheese Dip is perfect for dipping pretzels or tortilla chips, and today I’m sharing a quick secret for how to make your own pretzel bites!

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Guinness Beer Cheese Dip with Homemade Pretzels

Beer cheese dip is made with sharp cheddar, mozzarella, Dubliner or Gruyere cheese, and cream cheese as the base.

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What goes with beer cheese?

Beer cheese is traditionally served with saltine crackers, though it can be found served with various other crackers, most often as an appetizer.

I’m a big fan of making a cheesy dip and dipping pretzels in it, but there are so many other options!

Try serving this dip with a large crudités platter (a beautiful spread of veggies). Or, in the middle of an entertaining snack board (with crudités).

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How to make homemade pretzels

So, these bites aren’t your usual pretzel bite, but they are delish! You stat with refrigerated biscuits …

  1. Using a knife, halve each biscuit and pinch into a ball. Set aside.
  2. In a small saucepan, bring 2 cups water and baking soda to a boil, then reduce heat immediately and bring water to a simmer.
  3. Add biscuits in batches and cook until puffy, 60 seconds, then remove with a slotted spoon and place around the edge of an oval 10”-12″ skillet or baking dish (or dish of similar dimensions).
  4. Brush the pretzels with the egg wash and sprinkle with coarse salt.
  5. Pour dip into the center of skillet and sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup cheddar.
  6. Bake until biscuits are golden and dip is bubbly—32-35 minutes depending on desired brownness.
  7. Garnish with chives and serve hot.

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Is Beer Cheese Dip alcoholic?

A typical beer cheese dip recipe has only one cup of beer in a bowl of dip, so the alcohol content is very low!

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Thickening beer cheese

You shouldn’t have a problem with the dip being thick, with all the cheese in this recipe.

  1. In a medium pot, cook the garlic in olive oil on low heat, then add the milk and beer.
  2. Bring liquids to a simmer. Add in the cream cheese to the pot and soften over low heat. When the cream cheese begins to melt, add in 1/4 cup cheddar, mozzarella, Dubliner, and Dijon, stirring with a whisk until smooth. To taste for salt.
  3. If the cheddar beer cheese is too thin, you can thicken the beer cheese with an extra tablespoon of flour or cornstarch. Mix the flour or cornstarch in a separate bowl with 1/4 cup of the thin beer cheese sauce. Slowly add the new thick sauce back into the beer cheese recipe.

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More Cheese Dips to try:

Creamy Cottage Cheese Salsa Dip

St. Patrick’s Day Snack Board

Happy St. Patrick’s Day Charcuterie Board

Beer Cheese Dip – Pub Style [Tidy Mom]

Happy hosting!

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Guinness Beer Cheese Dip Recipe

Prep Time: 15 minutes mins

Cook Time: 40 minutes mins

Total Time: 55 minutes mins

Yield: 8

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 c. sharp white cheddar, divided
  • 1/2 c shredded mozzarella
  • 1 c. shredded Dubliner or Gruyere cheese
  • 1/2 c. whole milk
  • 1 8- oz. block cream cheese, softened
  • 1 Tbsp. Dijon mustard
  • 2 Tbsp. freshly chopped chives, plus more for garnish
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 1/3 c. Guinness or other stout
  • Kosher salt
  • 1 16.3- oz. can refrigerated biscuits
  • 2 Tbsp. baking soda
  • 1 large egg, whisked with 1 Tbsp. water, for brushing biscuits
  • Coarse kosher or sea salt
  • Chives to garnish

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°.

  • In a medium pot, cook the garlic in olive oil on low heat, then add the milk and beer. Bring liquids to a simmer. Add the cream cheese to the pot and soften over low heat—when the cream cheese begins to melt, add in 1/4 cup cheddar, mozzarella, Dubliner, and Dijon, stirring with a whisk until smooth. To taste for salt.

  • Using a knife, halve each biscuit and pinch into a ball. Set aside.

  • In a small saucepan, bring 2 cups water and baking soda to a boil, then reduce heat immediately and bring water to a simmer. Add biscuits in batches and cook until puffy, 60 seconds, then remove with a slotted spoon and place around the edge of an oval 10”-12" skillet or baking dish (or dish of similar dimensions).

  • Brush the pretzels with the egg wash and sprinkle with coarse salt. Pour the dip into the center of skillet and sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup cheddar.

  • Bake until biscuits are golden and dip is bubbly—32-35 minutes depending on desired brownness.

  • Garnish with chives and serve hot.

Cuisine: Irish

Course: Appetizer

Author: Sandy / Reluctant Entertainer

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  1. MarianneReply

    Guinness Beer Cheese Dip Recipe (17)
    So easy and so yummy!! This dip is going on my favorites list!

  2. AmyReply

    Guinness Beer Cheese Dip Recipe (18)
    Made this and it was fabulous!! Will make again in my largest cast iron skillet!!

  3. JENNIFER PATTERSONReply

    Guinness Beer Cheese Dip Recipe (19)
    This was impressive and so easy!!! Who knew that a biscuit could truly become a pretzel. delish!!!

  4. Carol GearReply

    I want to make this for tomorrow, can I make it today and warm it up tomorrow?

    • Sandy

      Yes you can!

  5. MichelleReply

    CAn you make it and put in small crock pot without pretzels

    • Sandy

      Sure! I’ve never tried that, but it should work.

  6. Teri BauerReply

    Love that blue dish in the video. What is the brand?

    • Sandy

      Not sure, that video was made quite awhile ago! Sorry!

  7. JoanieReply

    Guinness Beer Cheese Dip Recipe (20)
    I would like to know if you’ve ever tried it with a non-alcoholic beer

    • Sandy

      I have not, but I think it would work!

  8. Cheese loverReply

    Hello. This sounds delicious. Does the recipe call for biscuits or pretzels? The recipe talks about both. Thanks.

    • Sandy

      As the recipe states, you make your own (homemade). :)

  9. ChristieReply

    Guinness Beer Cheese Dip Recipe (21)
    Where did you get this baking dish to serve it in?

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FAQs

What is the best beer to use for beer cheese? ›

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.

Does the alcohol cook out of beer cheese dip? ›

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.

How do you thicken beer cheese dip? ›

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.

What are Guinness and Magners called? ›

Alison you got it right its called a BLACK. VELVET ...Often confused with a snakebite. which is Harp and Magners or Lager and. Cider.

Can children eat beer cheese dip? ›

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.

Why did my beer cheese separate? ›

Tips for Making Homemade Beer Cheese

Don't skip the roux: Melting the butter and adding the flour creates a roux that'll help thicken the sauce and give it a smooth texture. Don't let it boil: Keep an eye on your sauce while cooking, and avoid letting it come to a boil. This can cause your cheese to separate.

How do you keep cheese dip from getting hard? ›

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.

Why is my beer cheese dip grainy? ›

High heat causes the proteins in the cheese to become denatured, resulting in clumping. It's also why citrus helps fix the problem. Acids unwind the clumped-up protein molecules and prevent the sauce from seizing any further.

Why is my cheese dip watery? ›

Dips can turn watery if food, such as chips or vegetables like carrots and celery, is being dipped directly into the container and then refrigerated and re-opened for later use.

What do the Irish call a Guinness? ›

A “pint of gat” literally translates to a pint of Guinness.

What can I add to Guinness to make it taste better? ›

Add some bubbles

And if you haven't got a house to remortgage to get some champagne, give the Poor Man's Black Velvet a try, and throw in some cider instead of champagne. You'll get a similar effect from the bubbles and no one will know otherwise.

What is a poor man's black velvet drink? ›

When cider or perry is used in place of champagne, it is sometimes still known as a black velvet in its originating country (the UK) and in Ireland. However, the cider version is usually referred to as a poor-man's black velvet everywhere, including in the U.K. and Ireland.

Which beer goes well with cheese? ›

A full-bodied, matured cheese often goes well with heavier beer types, like pale lager, brown ales or even stouts. You might also give a heavy barley wine a try. Sharp blue cheeses can handle a heavy black stout, which can otherwise easily smother other flavours. Heavy, fruity beers also go well with blue cheeses.

What is the best brand of beer to use for beer bread? ›

Fruity beers, like Saison and Hefewizens will add a hint of fruit and spice to your bread. They are excellent choices for sweeter breads for breakfasts and brunches. Irish beers like Guinness and red ales are perfect when you're serving up Irish Stew or celebrating St.

What beers are best for beer batter? ›

Most are fair game for beer batter (Pilsner Urquell, Stella Artois, Modelo, and Firestone Pivo Pils are particularly nice), with the exception of Bohemian pilsner, which comes with a heavy dose of spices that can change the overall flavor of your dish. In a beer batter, pilsner is one of the more low-key options.

What makes beer cheese beer cheese? ›

Beer cheese dip is a cheese spread typically made with sharp cheddar, beer, garlic, and spices, served with crackers or crudités as an appetizer.

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