1 lg. round French bread, hollowed out

Save bread to serve with dip. Cut the top off. Save.

2 pkgs. (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
3 cans (6 1/2 oz.) chopped clams, drained (reserve 1/4 c. juice)
2 tbsp. onion
2 tbsp. beer
2 tsp. Worcestershire
2 tsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. hot sauce
1/2 tsp. salt

Mix all the ingredients together and pour into hollowed out bread. Put on top. Wrap the whole thing with foil. Put on a cookie sheet. Bake in a slow oven (250 degrees) for 3 hours. Serve warm with bread cubes.