Ingredients

• 1 ¹/₂ cups (1 bottle/can) Winter Ale or other beer of choice
  
• 1 cup water
  
• ¹/₂ cup granulated sugar
  
• ¹/₂ cup brown sugar
  
• ³/₄ cup cocoa powder
  
• 1 pinch salt
  
• 6 ounces good quality semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
  
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  
• 1 pinch each cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, and black pepper