One of my favorite breweries has a green chile beer cheese soup that I love, and I managed to get the recipe from one of the servers before they shut down operations late last year. It's actually a very simple recipe, and the cheese ingredient is American cheese. Even though my first thought is "ewww... Kraft singles", I assume that its creamy meltiness is a big factor in why the recipe works.

So, two questions:

1. Where does one go to buy American cheese in largish quantities? None of the grocery stores near me carry anything but the sliced singles and Velveeta (which from my research is pretty smilier to American cheese).

2. Are there any decent cheeses to substitute? I'd honestly like to try cheddar instead, but don't think it would melt as well.

I had totally forgotten about that thread. Can't believe it's up to 19 pages. I'll have to set aside some time to dive into it. Thanks.

An American cheese desert, apparently

Deli sections in grocery stores might have American Cheese.

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I thought here was a distinct difference between what a deli will whack off the block vs the "cheese food type product" they put out in singles.

H-E-B sells American cheese in 16oz blocks in the cheese section. It's HEB brand.

Where's this soup recipe?