Mix bread ingredients together with a fork until just moistened.
Pour batter into prepared loaf pan - drizzle the additional two tablespoons of butter over the top of the loaf and sprinkle with coarse granules of sugar. Bake at 350 degrees for about 40 minutes. Bread recipe can be adapted to use any of the flavored ales, beers or ciders now on the market. A favorite variation is to use some hard apple cider and substitute dried apples for the apricots. Just match or compliment the fruit with the flavored beer.