[KYHeirloomer]

It just means that beer is the liquid used to make the batter. Flat beer, incidentally, works better.

You can use any recipe you want, subbing the beer for the liquid. Here's a pretty good one I learned from a fishing guide:

1 egg, separated
1/2 cup flat beer or ale
Dash tabasco
1/2 cup plus 2 tbls sifted all purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp paprika
1 tbls melted butter

Beat egg yolk and beer with tabasco until well blended.

Combine flour, salt & paprika and gradually stir into beer/egg mixture. Continue stirring until batter is smooth. Stir in melted butter.

Beat egg white until stiff and fold into batter.

As with any batter, you want to create a surface it will stick to. Usually this means dipping or soaking the food item in a liquid (milk, water, beer, wine). Drain it. Dust with flour. Dip into batter. Fry at 350-375F.