Makes 2 cups

Ingredients:

1/2    CupHorseradish, fresh* or prepared
1/2    CupHoppy IPA or Beer*
1TBSP      Kosher Salt
2TBSP      Sour Cream or Crème Fraiché
1CupMayonnaise
1TSPBlack Pepper


Directions:

In a medium sized bowl, add horseradish**, beer*, salt, sour cream, mayonnaise and pepper, whisking until combined.  Taste and adjust seasonings if needed.  If the sauce is too hot, add some sweetness by adding more sugar or honey.

This sauce goes great with Stout Cured Corned Beef and Cabbage or Barleywine Marinated Prime Rib.
Horseradish Ale Sauce
* If using fresh horseradish. first wash and peel it, then using a microplane grater, grate the horseradish as fine as you can. 

** For beer, Pliney the Elder from Russian River Brewery is the hoppiest beer I can imagine.  Yet with the mustard and touch of sugar, the hops stand out, but are brought back with the mustard.  Another Double IPA, Blue Dot from Hair of the Dog, Imperial IPA or just your favorite IPA would also work.


An undated classic sauce that with the help of a hoppy pale, cuts the richness of any main entree.