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An update to a classic recipe, this beer bread is loaded up with herbs and fresh garlic for a more flavorful loaf. This is the only recipe you need! This is a quick and easy side dish perfect for serving alongside soups and chilis!

Sliced beer bread with butter and herbs on it.


 

Golden, Garlicky, and Oh So good..

Author sitting at table smiling

If you’re wondering why this beer bread is next-level delicious, it’s because the combo of garlic, herbs, and honey just works in the most beautiful way.

The garlic and herbs sneak into every nook of the dough, bringing a warm, savory goodness straight to your tastebuds.

And that honey? It’s the secret hero, adding a touch of sweetness that perfectly balances all that beer and herby flavoring.

The beer gives the bread a hearty texture, but thanks to the honey and butter mixed in our dough, it stays soft and tender inside with just the right amount of crunch on the outside. We could talk all day about those crispy, golden edges, but I might cry. It’s that good.

Ingredients You Need

Ingredients needed to make beer bread.

Image shows ingredients needed to make beer bread: All purpose flour, light beer, baking powder, honey, melted butter, garlic, salt, dried oregano, dried parsley.

Find the complete recipe card below with measurements and full instructions.

Let’s Make Beer Bread

Pouring beer into dry ingredients to make beer bread batter.
  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Spray a loaf pan (9×5) with non-stick baking spray and set aside.
  2. In a large bowl combine the flour, baking powder, salt, dried herbs, minced garlic and honey. 
  3. Add in 2 tablespoons of the melted butter and pour in the beer.
Mixed beer bread batter.
  1. Stir the batter together until combined, and batter looks fluffy. Spoon the batter into the prepared loaf pan, then smooth out the top and brush the remaining melted butter on top.
Beer bread batter in a loaf pan.
  1. Bake for 55-60 minutes, until the top is golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Loaf of baked beer bread on a cutting board.

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Garlic Herb Beer Bread

5 from 6 votes
Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 1 hour
Total: 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings: 8
Author: Serene
An update to a classic recipe, this beer bread is loaded up with herbs and fresh garlic for a more flavorful loaf. This is the only beer bread recipe you need! This is a quick and easy side dish perfect for serving alongside soups and chilis!
Sliced beer bread with butter and herbs on it.

Ingredients  

  • 3 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 3 tbsp honey
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp dried parsley
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 (12 ounce) beer
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 4 tbsp butter melted (separated)

Instructions 

  • Preheat the oven to 375. Spray a loaf pan with non stick baking spray and set aside.
  • In a large bowl combine the flour, baking powder, salt, dried herbs, minced garlic and honey.
  • Add in 2 tablespoons of the melted butter. Stir to combine.
  • Pour in the beer, stir until combined.
  • Pour the batter into a greased loaf pan. Smooth out the top and brush the remaining melted butter on top.
  • Bake for 55-60 minutes, until the top is golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

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Notes

All Purpose Flour:  You can sub with self rising flour if you have it on hand. Just cut out the baking powder. You can also sub with a white wheat flour to make this a slightly healthier bread if desired. Or swap with a gluten free 1:1, but please be mindful of the beer you are using since they can contain gluten. 
Baking Powder:  This helps with the rise. If you’re using self rising flour you can cut this out.
Butter: This adds a bit more moisture to the bread, plus half of it gets brushed on the top of the loaf before baking to help the top of our bread look beautiful when done baking.
Honey: I like a hint of sweetness to my beer bread. And I love when that sweetness comes from honey and not sugar. Just like with my cornbread. It complements the flavors so much better!
Beer: Use any kind of beer you prefer. I recommend using a light beer to avoid a bitter tasting bread. Since we’re cooking the bread, the beer is going to help create the air to make the bread rise, but the majority of the alcohol is going to cook out. Which makes this a side dish that the entire family can enjoy. As always please enjoy responsibly! 
Herbs: Using dried herbs makes this more of a pantry recipe. But if you have fresh herbs in your garden or on hand use those instead! For fresh herbs I recommend using 1 tbsp of fresh herbs in place of the dried for this recipe. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1 | Calories: 250kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 7g | Sodium: 358mg | Sugar: 7g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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13 Comments

  1. TURNED OUT GREAT!!!I always love making beer bread-it is so versatile. Changed your version a little and put in garlic granules since i did not have fresh garlic. Still tuned out great. I make beer bread all the time-easy bread to make and take anywhere! Made mine tonight to have with homemade goulash!!! Had the bread with garlic/parmesan butter-YUM!!!

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  2. Followed the recipe to a T. Worst bread ever. Remained “raw” inside, kept baking it longer and longer but it just didn’t work. Never again…..
    Stodgy and disgusting

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    1. Hi Ferdie, the most likely culprit for this would be that the oven temperature is too high, or that the pan size you were using is a different size than the recipe calls for. Either of these could cause a raw center.

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  3. Absolutely delicious and easy. I used red chili honey to add a little spice and complexity. Tastes delicious with a bit of Irish butter. 

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  6. Oh so easy! Reminds me of my meals in Germany…when I wasn’t ostracized by my family. My parents were married and we lived in Ansbach Germany

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  8. Ho Serene! I made this bread tonight with the black Bean soup and it was a success!! Thank giù! I’ m sorry for my english but I am writing from Italy!

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  9. Hi Serene! …I made this recipe tonight for dinner with a black Bean soup and it was a success! My babies loves it! I’m sorry of my english is not so correct but I am an I talian girl!

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  10. I made this to go with some chili for dinner and the bread was the best part of the meal. Loved the garlic herb flavor it had. Good recipe. Thanks

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