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Yummy! I subbed some swiss & fontina cheeses for the colby since thats what I had on hand. I was out of milk so I used a cup of half & half and a cup of chicken broth. Also used the whole box of pasta instead of only 8 ounces.

I am from Germany and did not care that much for this one! Back home we use not just any beer to make this kind of drink. We use Hefeweizen! Can also be made with banana juice or Coke!!! 'Banane Weizen or Cola Weizen' Coke and Sprite (lemon soda) are the only things we would add to a normal beer like pilsner or export. Coke makes it a "Dirty Beer-Dreckiges" and mixed with Sprite it is called "Radler" In Germany, Beer is SERIOUS BUSINESS :o)

Good stuff- there is a modifications to the procedure needed, though. I would recommend adding the shredded cheese in small amounts BEFORE adding the seafood. If you put it in after it gets clumpy, and it's hard to stir without breaking up the scallops. I also omitted the white pepper and added a few dashes of lemon pepper and old bay, which really brightened the flavor. At the end because my cheese was clumpy the sauce didn't thicken very well, so I stirred in a tablespoon of cornstarch dissolved in cold water and let it simmer a few more minutes. My seafood was overcooked at this point but it still tasted fine. Also, I added about a cup of surimi which was amazing I'll definitely be making these changes when I make this again. Thanks for the great recipe!