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Home » Dinner » Beef » Irish Beer Burger

Irish Beer Burger

Created: March 14, 2017 Updated: January 18, 2022 by lyuba 3 Comments

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Delicious, juicy beer burger made with Guinness caramelized onions, Swiss cheese, and crispy bacon, all on a potato roll. This delicious burger is finished off with some more Guinness beer while cooking to get more flavor.

Irish Beer Burger on a bun with onions, bacon, and cheese sitting on a cutting board with beer in the background

IRISH BEER BURGER

This Friday, celebrate with a nice, juicy, Irish Beer Burger!

You don’t actually have to wait until St. Patrick’s day but what a fun way it would be to celebrate a Friday AND St. Patrick’s Day. What could be better for lunch on a Friday than a beer burger with Guinness caramelized onions, gooey cheese, and crispy bacon? May be a pint of beer next to it and some Bailey’s Cream Puffs for dessert.

For these beer cheeseburgers, I used Guinness Blonde beer. Guinness Blonde is a lager, not a stout, and it it has a milder flavor to it. This was my personal choice because I didn’t want to overwhelm the flavors of bacon, onions, and beef with a strong stout. You can definitely use Guinness stout here is you want a bolder beer flavor.

I also paired this cheeseburger with an Aged Swiss cheese for a sharper flavor. If Aged Swiss is not available, feel free to use regular Swiss cheese.

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holding burger that has bacon, onions, and cheese with a toothpick in the middle

Some More Irish Inspired Recipes:

Guinness Glazed Chicken Sandwich

Beer Batter Fried Onion Rings

Whiskey Burger

Guinness Beef Stew

Guinness Chocolate Brownies

 

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Irish Beer Burger

Delicious, juicy beer burger made with Guinness caramelized onions, Swiss cheese, and crispy bacon, all on a potato roll. This delicious burger is finished off with some more Guinness beer while cooking to get more flavor
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Course: dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Beer, Burgers, St. Patricks Day
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 2 -3 cheeseburgers
Author: Lyuba Brooke

Ingredients

  • Vegetable oil for cooking
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • Salt
  • Fresh cracked black pepper
  • About 3 Tbsp Guinness Blonde beer
  • 1 large yellow onion
  • Salt
  • 1/2 tsp white granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup Guinness Blonde beer
  • 6-9 crispy bacon slices
  • 2-4 slices Aged Swiss cheese

Instructions

  • Note: 1 lb of ground beef can either make 2 big burger patties or 3 smaller. You can also divide the ground beef into 6 sliders. Size of patties will affect cook time. Onions will take the most time to cook so start them first.
  • Preheat a cooking pan over medium heat and lower the heat a little bit.
  • Slice onion thinly. Add some vegetable oil to the preheated pan and add sliced onions. Season with salt and add sugar. Mix well and let onions slowly cook, stirring occasionally, until golden color is reached. Add 1/4 cup of beer, stir, and let onions cook until liquid is pretty much cooked out. Take off heat.
  • Preheat a cooking pan over medium heat and add some vegetable oil. Form patties out of ground beef, working them as quickly and you can. Salt and pepper each side and add them to the heated pan. Cook on each side until burgers almost reach your desired temperature. Add about 3 tablespoons of beer to the pan and let burgers finish cooking on each side.
  • Build burgers by adding bacon, burger patty, caramelized onions, and cheese between potato roll halves.
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LYUBA

ABOUT LYUBA

I’m Lyuba Brooke, mother of 2, the cook, recipe developer, photographer, and author behind willcookforsmiles.com. I share many classic and original recipes, cooking tips, and tutorials. My passion is sharing delicious meals for everyone to try. Read more...

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Filed Under: 30 Minute Meals, Beef, Burger, Lunch, Sandwich, St. Patrick's Day Tagged With: burger, cheeseburger

All images and text ©Lyubov Brooke for ©Will Cook For Smiles. Please do not use my images without prior permission. If using my posts in collections and features, please link back to this post for the recipe. Disclaimer: Nutrition information shown is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate as most ingredients and brands have variations.

Comments

  1. Theresa says

    January 21, 2018 at 4:51 pm

    Very yummy! Used bison and provolone (no swiss). Also, used Blue Point Winter Ale (drank the Guinness 😁). Highly recommended! Thank you for sharing!

    Reply
  2. Larry Gaines says

    March 11, 2020 at 11:46 pm

    Have to try this for sure

    Reply
    • LyubaB says

      March 12, 2020 at 12:17 pm

      Let me know how you like it! 🙂

      Reply

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I’m Lyuba Brooke, mother of 2, the cook, recipe developer, photographer, and author behind willcookforsmiles.com. I share many classic and original recipes, cooking tips, and tutorials. My passion is sharing delicious meals for everyone to try. Read More.

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