Glühbier (Hot Beer Cocktail)

hot beer cocktail served using beer tasting kit

5 from 7 votes

Glühbier (Hot Beer Cocktail)

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!

Prep Time5

Cook Time15

Total Time20

Course: Drinks, Entertaining

Cuisine: German

Keyword: beer cocktail recipe, glühbier recipe, hot beer recipe, spiced beer recipe, warm beer recipe, winter beer recipe

Servings: servings

Calories: 173kcal

Equipment

1 Peeler
1 Strainer
1 beer tasting kit optional, to make for a fun serving experience (as pictured)

Ingredients

1 liter beer 3 bottles, I used a German dark beer by Warsteiner
100 grams cherries I used frozen
1 orange organic, peel of half the orange
1 lemon organic, cut into slices
1 cinnamon stick
3 whole cloves
1 whole cardamom
1 whole allspice
2 Tablespoon sugar You can also use honey. Depending on the beer you use, you may want to use more or less.

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

Over medium heat, warm all ingredients other than the sugar in a small pot.
1 liter beer, 100 grams cherries, 1 orange, 1 lemon, 1 cinnamon stick, 3 whole cloves, 1 whole cardamom, 1 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).
2 Tablespoon sugar
Serve in fun serving glasses like this beer tasting kit with some German Christmas cookies (like my favorite vanilla bean cookies, Vanillekipferl).

Video

Notes

Do not bring it to a boil, or else you're losing the alcohol. You can also increase the alcohol content by adding liqueur or whiskey at the end.

Steep the fruit and spices only for 10 minutes, then remove them. This is important, so the spice is mild and the fruit pith doesn't turn your cocktail bitter.

Turn your heat to low to keep the Glühbier warm and cover it with a lid.

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