Beer Cheese Soup

Luscious, creamy, cheesy BEER CHEESE SOUP for your Thursday.  And this is the perfect complement to those soft pretzels we made the other day.

This soup starts with sweating veggies in butter until softened and sweet.  Chicken (or veggie) stock adds body to the soup.  Add in your favorite light- to medium-bodied beer (like a pilsner, pale ale or wheat beer) and heavy cream and milk for richness.  Lots of sharp yellow cheddar dumped in for that melty cheesiness.  Worcestershire to taste.  Hot sauce to taste.  Mustard powder for depth.  Nutmeg for a little je ne sais quoi in the background.  Purée to smithereens for that smooth smooth.  I’m not even speaking in full sentences anymore.

I have to admit: today I’m feeling the crash of a very productive day yesterday.  Does this ever happen to you?  I’m very uninspired writing this post so instead of forcing this and droning on and on, I will leave you with some action shots of some soft pretzel dippage into this delicious soup.

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