Beer cheese calories come to 90 for a 2 Tbsp (28 g) serving and 321 per 100 g. Fat supplies 66% of those calories, and one small serving already carries 220 mg of sodium, or 10% of the daily value. Most people don't stop at one serving. That decides your total far more than the label does.
90kcal
1 2 Tbsp serving · 28 g, packaged, per label
21%protein
5 gProtein
3 gCarbs
7 gFat
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Nutrition facts
Packaged, per label · per 28 g
Calories
90 kcal
Protein
5 g
Carbohydrate
3 g
Fat
7 g
Saturated fat
4 g
Cholesterol
20 mg
Sodium
220 mg
Source: USDA FoodData Central
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Beer cheese: calories, protein and sodium by serving
Percent of daily value uses the FDA reference of 2,000 kcal a day.
Serving
kcal
Protein
Carbs
Fat
Sodium
% DV kcal
2 Tbsp (28 g)
90
5 g
3 g
7 g
220 mg
4%
100 g
321
17.9 g
10.7 g
25 g
786 mg
16%
3 × 2 Tbsp (28 g)
270
15 g
660 mg
5 × 2 Tbsp (28 g)
449
25 g
1,100 mg
Two tablespoons is 90 calories, a dip bowl is not
The label serving is 2 Tbsp, about 28 g. That works out to 90 calories, 5 g of protein, 7 g of fat and 3 g of carbs. It is a modest amount, roughly what coats a few pretzel pieces or one soft pretzel stick.
Beer cheese is a dip, though, and dips get eaten in scoops, not measured spoonfuls. Double the serving to 56 g and you are at 180 calories. Three servings, or 84 g, reach 270 calories. Five servings, about 140 g, land at 449 calories, which is a small meal's worth before you count the bread or pretzels you dragged through it.
If you share a tub at a game or a bar table, the simplest move is to spoon your share onto a plate. Then you know whether you ate one serving or five. Leaving it in the communal bowl is how the total quietly drifts from 90 calories toward 449.
Fat supplies two thirds of the calories
The calorie split for beer cheese is 66% fat, 21% protein and 13% carbs. Per 100 g that means 25 g of fat, 17.9 g of protein and 10.7 g of carbohydrate. This is a cheese product first, and the beer mostly adds flavor rather than calories you can see on the label.
More than half of that fat is saturated: 14.3 g per 100 g. That is the number to keep in mind if you track saturated fat, because the spread is easy to eat in quantity. Cholesterol sits at 71 mg per 100 g.
The protein is real but secondary. One serving gives 5 g, or 10% of the daily value, and 100 g gives 17.9 g, or 36%. Every carb gram on this label is sugar, with 10.7 g of sugars per 100 g and 3 g per serving. Fiber is 0, so nothing in the dip itself slows you down or fills you up.
Sodium climbs faster than calories
A 2 Tbsp serving carries 220 mg of sodium, which is 10% of the daily value, while its 90 calories are only 4% of the calorie daily value. Per 100 g the gap is the same story: 786 mg of sodium covers 34% of the daily value, against 16% for calories.
Scale it up and the sodium becomes the row to watch. Three servings bring 660 mg. Five servings bring 1,100 mg, close to half a day's sodium in one sitting of dip.
Then add whatever goes under it. Pretzels, chips and salted crackers are the classic partners, and they are salty in their own right. If you watch sodium, the dip portion matters, but the dipper matters too.
Pick the dipper before you pick the portion
Beer cheese is usually served with soft pretzels, chips or bread, all of which bring their own calories and very little protein. Swapping some of them for raw vegetables like celery, bell pepper strips or broccoli florets keeps the cheese flavor while adding fiber the dip lacks.
Brands on this page include Kentucky Beer Cheese, Mooshine Beer Cheese, North Coast Beer Cheese, Mild and Charlie's Beer Cheese With Chipotle Peppers. Recipes vary, so check the label of the tub you actually bought rather than assuming every version matches these numbers.
In a day of eating, a measured serving of beer cheese fits easily as a snack or appetizer. It works best when the rest of the meal brings lean protein and vegetables to balance the fat and sodium. If you want a quick record, BodyPal can log the food from a photo of your plate.
How does beer cheese compare?
Here is how beer cheese stacks up against shredded cheese, cheese whiz and American cheese, per 100 g and per usual serving.
Verdict: For the fewest calories pick cheese whiz at 276 per 100 g, but it carries 1,638 mg of sodium, so beer cheese at 321 calories and 786 mg is the better middle ground for a salty-food watcher. For protein, shredded cheese wins with 23.6 g per 100 g, while American cheese is the densest of the group at 366 calories and 1,660 mg of sodium.
Most popular beer cheese brands in the United States
A 2-Tbsp (28 g) serving of beer cheese is about 90 calories. Per 100 g it is 321 calories.
Is beer cheese good for weight loss?
Beer cheese runs 321 calories per 100 g, with 25.0 g fat and 17.9 g protein, so a 2-Tbsp serving adds about 90 calories and 7.0 g fat.
Beer cheese vs shredded cheese: which has fewer calories?
Beer cheese is 321 calories per 100 g and shredded cheese is 304, a difference of 17 calories.
How much protein and fat are in beer cheese?
A 2-Tbsp (28 g) serving has about 5.0 g protein and 7.0 g fat. Per 100 g that is 17.9 g protein and 25.0 g fat.
How much sodium is in beer cheese?
A 2 Tbsp (28 g) serving has 220 mg of sodium, which is 10% of the daily value. Per 100 g it reaches 786 mg, or 34% of the daily value, so larger scoops add up quickly.
Does beer cheese have sugar?
Yes, 3 g per 2 Tbsp serving and 10.7 g per 100 g. On this label all of the carbohydrate is listed as sugars, while fiber is 0.
How many calories are in a big bowl of beer cheese dip?
Five servings, about 140 g, contain 449 calories and 1,100 mg of sodium. Three servings, or 84 g, come to 270 calories, so portion size moves the total more than anything else.
How much saturated fat is in beer cheese?
Beer cheese has 14.3 g of saturated fat per 100 g, out of 25 g of total fat. Fat supplies 66% of its calories, which makes it a rich, cheese-forward dip.
Does beer cheese have cholesterol?
Yes, 71 mg of cholesterol per 100 g. That comes from the cheese base, which also provides 17.9 g of protein per 100 g.
