5 O’Clock Cheddar Ale Soup

This soup is another perfect way to include beer in your Oktoberfest festivities. You may enjoy it so much that it becomes a standard in your soup repertoire. At the bakery, we make it year-round—it’s been a Thursday choice in our shop for at least a decade. It’s been so long that none of us can remember exactly when we started to make it. Its distinctive flavor comes from sharp Cheddar cheese, sherry vinegar, Marash pepper, and a well-chosen amber ale. You’ll need one bottle of ale and par