There are three things you will always find on the menu at a biker bar, Burgers, steaks, and beer. Part of taking a motorcycle ride is finding a great place to eat. A plus is when you can find a place to also source delicious ingredients for cooking at home. Cooking With Spirits believes in using ingredients from local businesses to support our community. Beer from a local brewery, vegetables from a farmer's market, and honey from local beekeepers are great options. This recipe for biker bar beer steaks was inspired by many of the local options we have here in Texas. I'm sure if you look around your area you'll be able to source them locally too. If not they are simple ingredients any grocery store will have on hand. ...
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The Best Guinness Beer™ Chili Recipe
Ground beef, beans, Guinness Beer™, diced onions, just the right spices, what's not to love?! This recipe has really is the best Guinness Beer™ chili recipe you will ever taste. A few people in our test kitchen were not big fans of chili so we set out to win them over; this recipe did it!
Ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 pounds ground chuck
- 2 11.2 oz bottle Guinness Draught*
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup yellow onions (diced)
- 1 15 oz can red kidney beans (drained and rinsed) or you can use freshly cooked beans as we did.
- 1 15 oz can white kidney beans (drained and rinsed) or you can use freshly cooked beans as we did.
- 1 28 ounces can crushed tomatoes (or diced if you like it chunky)
- 3 large cloves fresh garlic (crushed)
- 2 tablespoons ground cumin
- 2 Tablespoons chili powder
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 Tablespoon brown sugar
Top with sour cream, chopped green onions and shredded cheese (optional)
Directions
- Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until the onion starts to soften
- Add the ground beef and garlic. Cook until meat is no longer pink.
- Add cumin, chili powders, tomatoes, and beans.
- Add the Guinness® and brown sugar, stir
- Cover and simmer for at least 1 ½ hours. I usually let it simmer for 2-3 hours.
- Top with sour cream, green onions and shredded cheese (optional

The Best Guinness Beer™ Chili Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 1 ⁄2 pounds ground chuck
- 2 11.2 oz bottle Guinness Draught*
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup yellow onions diced
- 1 15 oz can red kidney beans drained and rinsed or you can use freshly cooked beans as we did.
- 1 15 oz can white kidney beans drained and rinsed or you can use freshly cooked beans as we did.
- 1 28 ounces can crushed tomatoes or diced if you like it chunky
- 3 large cloves fresh garlic crushed
- 2 tablespoons ground cumin
- 2 Tablespoons chili powder
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 Tablespoon brown sugar
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until the onion starts to soften
- Add the ground beef and garlic. Cook until meat is no longer pink.
- Add cumin, chili powders, tomatoes, and beans.
- Add the Guinness® and brown sugar, stir
- Cover and simmer for at least 1 ½ hours. I usually let it simmer for 2-3 hours.
- Top with sour cream, chopped green onions, and shredded cheese (optional)

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