# What Beer To Put In Chili? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** beer\ **Created:** [January 8, 2011, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-beer-to-put-in-chili/566918 "2011-01-08T21:31:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-beer-to-put-in-chili/566918/41 "2011-01-14T17:32:11Z")
Is that 4 lbs of chili made with 2 1/2 pounds of beer? ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2011, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-beer-to-put-in-chili/566918/42 "2011-01-14T18:38:54Z")
Four pounds chili (meat, veggies, spices), appx 30 oz (2.5 twelve ounce bottles) of beer. ---
**Author:** ![YourFavorite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/94ad74/32.png) [@YourFavorite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YourFavorite)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2011, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-beer-to-put-in-chili/566918/43 "2011-01-15T03:31:12Z")
Which ever one you think would taste best FLAT. Cooking will remove the carbonation and leave you with your ‘aftertaste’. I’d go for a dark beer…Guiness ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2011, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-beer-to-put-in-chili/566918/44 "2011-01-15T03:50:03Z")
Rule 1: Don’t cook with a beer you wouldn’t drink. Rule 2: If your chili is full of strong flavors, then you want a beer with strong flavor, too. Otherwise, you won’t be able to taste it so you might as well use water. Rule 3: You can never go wrong with Guinness. ---
**Author:** ![dayna134](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@dayna134](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dayna134)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2014, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-beer-to-put-in-chili/566918/45 "2014-01-08T22:35:36Z")
I use an ale, but you can use any beer, the trick is to rapid boil the chili for 5 minutes to burn off the alcohol then you wont that hop bitter taste ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2014, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-beer-to-put-in-chili/566918/46 "2014-01-09T02:17:27Z")
> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > Huh. People put beer in chili? > > ETA: I’ve never heard of this practice but apparently (from this topic), it’s a popular thing. > Granted I don’t make chili for myself that often, I’ve been a part of making it at other peoples’ houses and have never heard anyone mention it. I’ve never heard of it before, either. [quote=“Gary “Wombat” Robson, post:44, topic:566918”] Rule 1: Don’t cook with a beer you wouldn’t drink. [/QUOTE] Not a problem, as there is no beer I would drink. I use red wine in my chili. > [@butler1850](#): > > And a bit of chocolate in the chili, with a touch of cinnamon. Flavors you didn’t know were missing until you add them, and go WOW! 😃 > [@Tranquilis](#): > > Absolutely. Cassia cinnamon and unsweet cocoa powder give the chili a very much southern-Mexico flavor. I always put chocolate in my chili, but I’d never thought of adding cinnamon. Going to have to try that… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-beer-to-put-in-chili/566918.md?page=2)