This Dark Beer Chocolate Sauce is everything you want from a dessert drizzle — smooth, intense, slightly bitter, and just sweet enough to balance the boldness of the beer.

Made with cocoa, dark chocolate, and a splash of stout or porter, this sauce is perfect for pouring over ice cream, dipping fruit, glazing cakes, or spiking milkshakes.
It’s easy to make and even easier to eat by the spoonful.

Ingredients

• ½ cup dark beer (stout, porter, or black lager)
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• 2 tbsp cocoa powder
• ½ cup heavy cream
• 4 oz dark chocolate, chopped (60–70% cocoa recommended)
• 1 tbsp butter
• Pinch of salt
• Optional: 1 tsp vanilla extract or a splash of bourbon

Beer Tip: Use a dry Irish stout, chocolate stout, or smooth porter. Avoid overly sweet pastry stouts or bitter IPAs — you want roasted, malty depth, not hops or sugar overload.

Instructions

Step 1: Simmer the Base

In a saucepan over medium heat, whisk together beer, brown sugar, cocoa powder, and cream.

Bring to a gentle simmer and cook for 3–5 minutes, stirring often.

Step 2: Melt the Chocolate

• Lower heat and stir in the chopped chocolate, butter, and salt.
• Whisk until smooth and glossy.
• Optional: stir in vanilla or bourbon at the end.

Step 3: Cool Slightly & Serve

Let cool slightly before serving — it will thicken as it cools.

Use warm or store in the fridge for up to 1 week. Reheat gently before using.

Serving Suggestions

• Pour Over:
  • Vanilla or coffee ice cream
  • Chocolate cake or brownies
  • Cheesecake or waffles
• Dip With:
  • Strawberries, bananas, pretzels, or marshmallows
  • Pound cake cubes or churros
• Use As:
  • Glaze for donuts or cupcakes
  • Layer in a beer-spiked trifle
  • Swirl into milkshakes or hot chocolate

Beer Pairing

• In the sauce:
  • Guinness or Murphy’s
  • Chocolate stout
  • Oatmeal stout or milk stout
• In the glass:
  • The same beer for dessert pairing
  • A vanilla porter for a smoother match
  • Imperial stout for a bolder contrast

Final Thoughts

Dark Beer Chocolate Sauce is decadent, complex, and ridiculously easy — a boozy upgrade to basic chocolate sauce that hits all the deep, roasted dessert notes.

Once you drizzle it over ice cream, cake, or a stack of pancakes, you’ll never go back to the store-bought stuff again.

Cheers to beer in your dessert and chocolate in your pint! 🍫🍺🔥

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