We take soup season pretty seriously here at PWWB, & this particular Beer Cheese Broccoli Cheddar Soup recipe remixes 2 beloved Midwest soups into 1 seriously epic meal! It's essentially a pretty classic broccoli cheese soup recipe – loaded with broccoli, carrots, & a little potato to help build creamy texture – but we've enhanced its flavor with the best Wisconsin-style flavor booster...beer! As a born & raised Wisconsinite, beer is one of my favorite secret ingredients for added flavor. It layers this soup with beautiful rich & earthy complexity. You can't necessarily tell it's there, but you'll definitely notice the difference it makes in the overall flavor of the soup! For best results, use a dark & malty beer, which tends to have more complex flavors that lend well to cooking. See the Recipe Notes, below, for more guidance. Aside from picking the right beer, the other ingredient you'll want to be a little more selective about is the cheese. As you might imagine, the quality of cheese you use has a pretty big effect on the overall flavor of the broccoli cheddar beer cheese soup. Be sure to grab a block of nice sharp cheddar – yellow or white, whatever you prefer – & shred it yourself. See the Recipe Notes, below, for more guidance. Happy Soup Season! ♡