Glühbier (Hot Beer Cocktail)
Serves 4
5 mins prep
15 mins cook
20 mins total
You may be familiar with mulled wine or Glühwein, but if you are a beer lover, give this German hot beer cocktail called Glühbier a try! It's a hot winter beer steeped with spice, citrus, and cherries, and worth a try!
fl ozbeer3 bottles, I used a German dark beer by Warsteiner
ozcherriesI used frozen
orangeorganic, peel of half the orange
lemonorganic, cut into slices
cinnamon stick
whole cloves
whole cardamom
whole allspice
tbspsugarYou can also use honey. Depending on the beer you use, you may want to use more or less.
Over medium heat, warm all ingredients other than the sugar in a small pot.
fl oz beer
oz cherries
orange
lemon
cinnamon stick
whole cloves
whole cardamom
whole allspice
Once you see steam coming up, reduce heat to low and let steep for 10 minutes without boiling.
Strain out all fruit and spices and sweeten to taste (I use about 2 Tablespoons of sugar, but depending on the beer you use, you may need to add more or less).
tbsp sugar
Serve in fun serving glasses like this beer tasting kit with some German Christmas cookies (like my favorite vanilla bean cookies, Vanillekipferl).