Made this Christmas Day for appetizers with homemade pretzels, it was SO good, everyone kept eating it with the turkey dinner and put it in on EVERYTHING! This is the best beer cheese dip I have found in years. The only change I would make is to cook it on the stove to reduce the dark beer, it was a little heavy doing it the microwave route.

M Lee, I live in Richmond. Did you work at Hall's or Allmans to get this recipe?

This recipe is great! I did it on stovetop to make sure everything melted evenly and got everything blended well. Tastes as good or better than any beer cheese I've bought! I decided to make it because it's impossible to find without driving to Lexington or somewhere with big liquor stores that sell groceries

Made this dip for a fall gathering was was very disappointed. The 12 oz. of beer was far too much liquid. Even after letting it set in the fridge overnight it was too thin when warmed. Second, using this much dark beer changed the color of the dip to something grayish. Very unappetizing to look at. I ended up throwing it away and starting over. On my second attempt I used 8 oz. of Sam Adams Boston Lager. Still could taste the beer without being over powered by it. This attempt also had an appropriate consistency for a beer cheese dip and an appealing color. I also cut down on the Worcestershire to 1/2 tbsp. These changes let the flavor of cheese come thru.

Must use STALE BEER.