I made this bread twice. Once with scallions and once with chives. Both times with cheddar! 
But a Jack cheese would be good here too!
Cheddar Beer Bread with the scallions
The first time I used ½ whole wheat flour and ½ white flour, a little bit of oats, and lots of cheddar and scallions. The second loaf, which I liked the best, had all white flour, and chives!
I used the Fat Tire beer. This is one of the most popular beers the Belgium Brewery offers. And this is the one you would most likely see in my refrigerator. It was perfect for this light beer bread. It gave it a wonderful yeasty fragrance while baking in the oven and you can taste the slightly bitter taste of the hops.
This is a super easy quick bread and would be excellent served with something hearty like soups and stews, or served with strong cheeses. But don’t think it’s just limited to hearty grits, it’s quite pleasant toasted on it’s own!
Thank you FoodBuzz and New Belgium Brewery!
| Cheese and Chive Beer Bread |
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- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 cups rolled old fashioned oats
- 3 Tablespoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 12 oz bottle of beer
- 1/2 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese
- 1/4 cup chopped chives
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- Whisk first 6 ingredients (dry ingredients) in large bowl just until thoroughly incorporated.
- Add beer and mix just until all ingredients are moistened.
- Stir in cheese and chives
- Pour batter into greased 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch loaf pan.
- Bake 30-40 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
As part of the FoodBuzz Tastemakers program, I will receive a stipend for participating in the New Belgium Tastemaker program. The opinions are 100% mine!
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It sounds like you had a lot of fun! The bread looks awesome…I can smell it from here!
Fat Tire is a great beer to begin with, so I can see how the flavors would shine here. Great post!
I’ve been loving beer breads, lately, and this sounds gorgeous! The cheese and chives are the perfect accent flavors – I just want to toast a slice and slather it with butter!
Yummy! That bread looks great bet it would be perfect with some chili. We had a lot of fun with the New Belgium challenge too.
Although I’m not much of a beer drinker, I love the way it adds such great flavor to breads, soups, and other dishes. Cheese and homemade bread are two of my favorite things to eat, and this recipe is most definitely right up my alley!
This bread sounds good. I am not a beer drinker but I know it gives amazing flavor to many foods.
Great bread recipe!
This bread looks awesome!! Cheese, chive and beer yum! I will bake this after Passover if I last that long!!
Great job with this tastemaker opportunity, this is a wonderful hearty bread that would be awesome with a stew~ looks great~
Beer, chives and cheddar? Umm, yes please!
This bread looks fantastic! What a combination of tastes!
great post
.First time here….happy following u
This would last 2 seconds at my house.
I want to try this bread! looks delicious! and Fat Tire is one of my favorite beers! Wish we had it in FL!
Megan, this is a fun bread. Savory with a little sweet is a nice thing indeed. Love the beer in here
Looks Yummy Megan! I love beer and cheese bread – especially with chili!
I LOVE cheddar beer bread and this one looks fantastic! Glad the tastemaker program brought you to this recipe.
i have never made anything with beer before. But this bread looks delicious and beautiful
I can’t imagine a better combo of flavors in a bread — this sounds fantastic, Megan! Love the chives in there!
I hope you had a great Easter!
Oh yeah! Some pepper jack would be outstanding. Dont yah just love these quick breads!
Oh my gosh, this recipe just screams Wisconsin, love it!