Name: Beer Cheese Queso
Yield: 18 servings
Ingredients: 1 pound ground beef or sausage; 12 ounch beer, I used Corona; 1 cup pepper jack cheese, shredded; 16 ounces Velveeta cheese, cubed; 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, shredded; 1 can black beans; 1 can Rotel; Salt and Pepper To Taste; Red Pepper Flakes to taste, optional; 1/4 cup cilanto for topping

Beer Cheese Queso is a loaded queso dip with a fun beer cheese dip twist. Ground beef, beer, three kinds of cheese and more collide in the ultimate game day party dip!

If you are looking for a warm cheesy dip, this recipe is screaming your name. Or reach for our Instant Pot Queso for another winning dip recipe. Or our popular smoked queso.

While this has a spin on traditional queso, it is going to win everyone over with one cheesy bite. This Velveeta beer cheese is popular for game day appetizer, parties, and more. Or for another crowd worthy dip try our bean dip.

Ground Beef or Opt for Ground Sausage
Beer
Pepperjack Cheese
Velveeta
Sharp Cheddar
Black Beans
Rotel
Seasonings and Spices

How To Make

Start by cooking your ground beef or sausage on the skillet. Drain off any excess oil you have.
Pour in your beer and allow it to simmer as directed below in the printable recipe card. This will help to blend the flavor.
Now add in your spices, Rotel, and black beans.
Stir in all three kinds of cheese and stir until it is fully melted and incorporated.
Serve warm with any of your usual dippers.

Ground Beef Or Ground Sausage

Either meat works great in this recipe. Or if you want it to be meatless leave the meat out altogether!

We went with ground beef this go around, but we have done hot sausage in the past. It adds more of a kick of spice in each bite.

While we prefer beef with this queso beer cheese dip the sausage is nice as well.

Ways To Serve Beer Queso

Tortilla Chips
Pretzels
Corn Chips
Flatbread
Baguettes
Fresh Crisp veggies like celery or carrots
Etc.

You can honestly serve this beer queso with anything that you enjoy. This hot dip is crazy easy to make, and you can add more pepper flakes to add more spice to the dip if you want to ramp up the heat.

Storage

Not sure how to store this beer cheese dip with Corona? You can store your dip in a container in the fridge. Then just warm up on the stovetop or in the microwave.

One thing is the dip will thicken quite a bit once it is chilled. If need be add a splash of milk to the dip as you warm it up. Then it will be a dippable crowd pleaser dip again.

Variations and Tips

Use hot sausage for the beer cheese dip recipe for a kick of spice.
We recommend shredding cheese off a block, instead of pre-shredded bagged cheese.
This is a great Bowl appetizer to make and keep warm in the crock pot for the big game snacking.
Have topping items for your dip on hand. Sour cream, jalapenos, diced tomatoes, etc.
Swap out Corona with any of your usual beer flavors to change up the flavor of this hot dip.

Practical notes

What is the best beer for beer cheese?

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Can we swap beans in dip?

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Can we double this cheese sauce dip?

Go right ahead and double this recipe if you would like. Just grab a larger pan to mix up the dip.

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Ingredients

Makes 18 servings

1 pound ground beef or sausage
12 ounch beer, I used Corona
1 cup pepper jack cheese, shredded
16 ounces Velveeta cheese, cubed
1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
1 can black beans
1 can Rotel
Salt and Pepper To Taste
Red Pepper Flakes to taste, optional
1/4 cup cilanto for topping

Method

Start by taking your ground beef and cooking in a skillet over medium heat. Drain off any excess grease you have.
Now pour in your bottle of beer, and lower the heat and simmer for 5-7 minutes, stirring often.
Turn your heat to low, for this next step, or you will burn your cheese dip.
Add in your pepper flakes, salt, pepper and mix to taste. Now add in your black beans, all three kinds of cheese, cilantro, and Rotel. Stir until the cheese mixture is fully melted.
Once well incorporated, you can serve this beer cheese queso hot with your favorite toppings.

Kitchen notes

Topping Ideas:

Fresh Avocados, tomatoes, salsa, jalapenos, sour cream, more cheese, etc. Meat: You can use either ground beef or ground sausage. If you like spice do hot sausage. Beans: We used black beans for the dip. If you want you can leave them out, or swap with a pinto bean instead. Make sure if you use black beans you rinse the beans well. Beer: Any mild flavored beer will work in replace of the Corona in this dip. Just remember the beer will give a stand out flavor so make sure you enjoy the flavor of the beer. Storage: Store all your leftovers in the fridge for up to 3 days. The warm in the microwave or in a pan on the stove.