Apple-Ale Wassail

Ingredients

• 24 oz ale 
• 1  apples diced
• 2 cups apple cider 
• 0.8 cup firmly brown sugar light packed
• 2 sticks cinnamon (3-inch)
• 0.1 teaspoon ground cardamom 
• 1 cup pink lemonade kool-aid 
• 1 cup port 
• 2  allspice whole

Equipment

• ladle
• slow cooker

Directions

1. Stir together ale, apple cider, port, lemonade, brown sugar, diced apple, whole allspice, 2 (3-inch) cinnamon sticks, whole cloves, cardamom in a 5-qt. slow cooker. Cover and cook on LOW 3 hours or until hot.
2. Remove diced apple, if desired. Ladle into mugs.
3. Garnish, if desired.
4. Note: We tested with Sierra Nevada Tumbler Autumn Brown Ale.