Beer Batter Bread

3 c flour
3 T brown sugar
1 T baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 bottle of beer, at room temp. (I prefer a darker beer, like New Belgium)
4 T butter, melted

Preheat the oven to 375^o. Grease a 9”x5” bread pan.

In a bowl stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder & salt. Open the beer and add it all at once; it will foam up. Stir briskly just until combined, about 20 strokes. The batter should be slightly lumpy. Pour into a prepared bread pan and drizzle with melted butter. Bake until top is crusty and cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 35-40 min.  Let the bread rest in the pan for 5 min. the turn the loaf ont a wire rack. Serve warm.