Start by making a roux with melted butter and flour, then whisk in beer (preferably a lager or IPA, but any variety will work) and milk. Cook until the mixture is thickened and creamy, then add grated cheese a handful at a time and continue cooking until the sauce is rich and melty. It's as simple as that.

Pub Style pretzels are thin pretzels that have a special crispiness and crunch that only authentic sourdough can deliver. Seasoned with savory and tangy flavors,, these pretzels create an irresistible taste experience.

After your pretzels and beer cheese are done, mix up the easy honey Dijon mustard dipping sauce in a small bowl, and you're ready to serve a gang of pretzel lovers with 12 Bavarian pretzel sticks and plenty of beer cheese and mustard sauce for dipping.

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According to legend, it all started in the late 1930s on the banks of the Kentucky River near Winchester. The unique salty, spicy spread was created by Chef Joe Allman for his cousin Johnnie, owner of the Driftwood Inn, who served it as a complimentary snack to increase his customers' appetite for beer.

A cheese dip historian traced the dish to the Mexico Chiquito restaurant in Little Rock in 1935, according to the Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Other experts claim cheese dip was invented in Hot Springs, Arkansas, while others claim Texas. The World Cheeese Dip Championship is held in Arkansas every year.

Beer and pretzels is a slang term used to refer to a video game that is considered to be easy in terms of strategy and rules, but is still entertaining. Beer-and-pretzel games are designed to be completed in a short time (less than a day) and generally involve multiple players.

Seen as a symbol of good luck, prosperity and spiritual fulfillment, pretzels were also commonly distributed to the poor, as a way of providing them with both spiritual and literal sustenance.

Traditional Bavarian pretzels are dipped in a lye solution before they are baked. Lye, also known as sodium hydroxide, is essentially the same stuff that's used to make soap and clean drains.

Hard pretzels are also a popular accompaniment to beer in Germany, and are often served in beer gardens and at Oktoberfest celebrations.

A single-serving bag of hard pretzels has fewer calories and fats than the same amount of potato chips, for instance. Unfortunately, pretzels have more carbs and twice as much sodium compared to typical salted potato chips, so pretzels may not be the healthier choice depending on your health needs.

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