# 16th Century Butter Beer

A creamy and sweet wintertime drink made with ale, egg yolks, brown sugar, ginger, cloves, nutmeg and butter.

- Servings: 1 servings
- Total time: 5 min
- Cuisine: British
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 4 egg yolks
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 pint British ale
- 1 pinch ginger
- 1 pinch cloves
- 1 pinch nutmeg
- 4 tablespoons butter

## Instructions

1. Whisk egg yolks with brown sugar until it's foamy.
2. Heat British ale with ginger, cloves, and nutmeg in a pot.
3. Ladle a bit of the hot ale mixture into the egg mixture to temper the eggs, then add the egg mixture to the ale.
4. Mix until the mixture thickens slightly.
5. Stir in the butter.
6. Froth it up.

## Equipment

- whisk
- wooden bowl
- pot
- ladle

## Source

- Original video: https://youtu.be/ask0ozNb3oE?feature=shared
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/d2d85908-d4d2-4cec-a806-ff7524f04a72
- Extracted: 2025-04-24

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