St Patrick's Day Irish Cheese Soup

I got this recipe from an old friend who became a chef for a local grocery store. They make this soup around St. Patrick's day at the grocery store & we always loved it. Yay, now we can have it more than once a year! I hope you enjoy it as much as we do!

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 6-8

Ingredients

• 1  cup onion, chopped
• 1  cup carrot, chopped
• 1  cup celery, chopped
• 2 -3  tablespoons butter
• 1 -2  small potato, diced
• 7  ounces  dubliner  Irish farmhouse cheese (or more to taste, no substitutes)
• 1  quart  vegetable stock
• 1 1⁄2 quarts half-and-half cream (I use whole milk sometimes)
• 3⁄4 cup flour
• 6  ounces  guinness beer, NOT extra stout

Directions

1. Saute in butter the onion, carrots & celery until just tender. Add the flour, 1/2 of the beer, then the 1/2 & 1/2 in small amounts. Add the rest of the beer, and the potatoes. Simmer gently until potatoes are tender. Enjoy!