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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!
2 servings
Over medium heat, warm all ingredients other than the sugar in a small pot.
½ liter beer50 grams cherries½ orange½ lemon½ cinnamon stick1 ½ whole cloves½ whole cardamom½ whole allspiceOnce 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).
1 Tablespoon sugarServe in fun serving glasses like this beer tasting kit with some German Christmas cookies (like my favorite vanilla bean cookies, Vanillekipferl).