8 Easy Ways To Cook With Beer

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This bread is a gorgeous caramel color from the combination of stout, malt syrup, and honey, and the resulting loaf is chewy with a pleasant tang from the beer. The sea salt on top lends a savory crunch, and, just in case you had any doubts, there is plenty of rosemary to go around. Get the recipe at Food52.

Homemade chicken stock and Guinness replace the thick, traditional gravy of many lamb stews and give this stew a broth-y sauce pepped up with lemon zest and fresh herbs. The finished stew is tender enough to be pulled apart with two spoons. Get the recipe at Food52.

The Snake Bite is a heady chocolate stout cake with a sprightly cream cheese frosting that's been laced with hard pear cider. We have only one thing to say: Where has this cake been all our lives? Get the recipe at Food52.

This chewy, dense quickbread has a malty sweetness from the beer (rule of thumb: the more flavorful the beer, the more flavorful the bread) and a rich honey color from the whole wheat flour, which we highly recommend you use. The sweetness is offset by the addition of nutty Parmesan, garlic, and heady rosemary, making it suitable for almost any time of day. (Okay, maybe not an early morning breakfast.) Get the recipe at Food52.

The classic combo of bacon, collards, sugar, and a little bit of spice is well executed in this recipe. Plus, it's super easy to make, and you have to love an effortless side. Bonus: You probably have everything but the collards in your pantry already. Get the recipe at Food52.

Ground coffee, smoked paprika, cumin, ancho chile, and brown sugar form an earthy, flinty rub that gets toasted over low heat before being rubbing on the steak. Then it's just a matter of searing the steak in a very hot iron pan and finishing the sauce with some chocolate stout, beef stock, and a lump of butter. Get the recipe at Food52.

This rustic version of short ribs won't take up your whole day, while the faintly funky combination of buckwheat honey and beer will make it. Get the recipe at Food52.

This is one of those recipes that you just know will be good; after all, what’s not to love about a dish that brings together salty, spicy chorizo, caramelized Brussels sprouts, potato hash, a refreshing lager, and runny eggs? Brussels sprout haters might refuse them at dinner, but they'll love them in the morning. Get the recipe at Food52.