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What Is The Worst Brew To Use For Beer Cheese? By Cassie Womack Oct. 28, 2025 4:20 pm EST

Beer cheese is a bar food staple. And, while the bar food genre is made up of many well-loved favorites, bar food doesn't always need to be good. That's not the point. The point is to provide a fast, fatty fix at the end of a night of drinking. But that doesn't mean you can't elevate bar food, especially if you're making it at home. According to Food Network star Jeff Mauro , beer cheese should be light on the beer flavor, heavy on the cheese. "Light, tame beer. Sharp, sharp cheddar. You want the cheddar to stand through," Mauro told The Takeout at the New York City Food and Wine Festival .

Putting a little extra thought into your beer cheese can take the snack spread at Su

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