Hot spiced beer with rum

Hot spiced beer with rum

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The drink favored by Dutch skaters: a blonde beer infused with cloves, cinnamon, and lemon zest, combined with beaten eggs and brown sugar, and finished w…

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"Groningue beer (Groningue: hearty beer) is a traditional dish/drink from the Groningue region, perfect for reviving the tired bodies of skaters and postal workers.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time10 min
  • Cook time5 min
  • Resting20 min
  • Total35 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodsaucepan
  • Estimated cost$5.53 $1.38 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Low lactose

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.80
  • $0.10
  • $2.58
  • $0.03
  • $0.11
  • $1.91

Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Heat the beer with the cloves, cinnamon, and lemon zest, and let it steep for a moment.
  2. Whisk the eggs with the brown sugar, then pour the hot beer over them, stirring constantly. ≈ 4 min
  3. Reduce the heat to low and stir until the mixture thickens, but do not let it boil.
  4. Once cooked, add the salt and rum. Perfect for warming up ice skaters and postal workers.

The bill

Hot spiced beer with rum

  • 2 eggs$0.80
  • 125 g of dark brown sugar$0.10
  • 1 liter of blonde beer$2.58
  • a pinch of salt$0.03
  • Half a lemon zest$0.11
  • 1 dl of rum or brandy$1.91

Total$5.53

that's $1.38 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 2 eggs
  • 125 g of dark brown sugar
  • 1 liter of blonde beer
  • 2 cloves of cloves
  • 10 cm cinnamon stick
  • a pinch of salt
  • Half a lemon zest
  • 1 dl of rum or brandy

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