Reviewed: May 22, 2012

I don't usually change the recipes the 1st time I try them, but my crockpot is small. I mostly halved the recipe except I used just one onion, a couple handfuls of baby carrots, some extra garlic and Pearl Street Nut Brown (Wisconsin). Very good on top of some mashed potatoes with rolls!

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Jbooshey

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Columbus, Wisconsin, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 22, 2012

amazing how it is! I made no changes and my husband loved it. Next time I make it i'm gonna have to "lighten" it up a bit, this is NOT an all the time kinda meal!

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redfraggle37

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Reviewed: Mar. 16, 2012

I found this very fatty and I didn't really enjoy the flavour. Maybe if it was tweaked it would be better? If i make it again i will not use all the bacon drippings, half the amount of beer and instead try to make a gravy. THe texture of this is just liquid fat.

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Monkey_Pie

Cooking Level: Beginning

Reviewed: Mar. 8, 2012

I love using the slow cooker although, obviously, I prefer fewer dishes. I may try and find a way to make this without browning everything first. Any suggestions? Or is the browning really necessary for the delicious-factor? Also thinking of doing liquid smoke instead of the bacon and vegan "crumbles" for the beef.

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The Omnivore

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: New York, New York, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 4, 2012

quite good. i did not add the allspice (it sounded weird), the marjoram (don't keep it around), and i used guiness "black lager". rather than try to squeeze cubed potatoes into my stockpot, i served the stew over mashed potatoes, which the family seemed to enjoy!

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3MCMRMOM

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Jul. 29, 2011

One of my husbands favorites! It will be a keeper

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abirleffi

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Bakersfield, California, USA

Living In: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 9, 2011

My husband and I are trying to watch our intake of saturated fats, so I left out the bacon and added a few drops of liquid smoke. It doesn't *really* replace the bacon flavor, but at least we can still get that yummy smokiness!

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sstandish

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Snellville, Georgia, USA

Living In: Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 8, 2011

Delicious stew! Made it for St. Patrick's with the Amazingly Easy Irish Soda Bread recipe from this site. I love anything in the slow cooker - the beer was tasty and the perfect seasoning.

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KrisMarie

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 3, 2011

This was ok. It was a bit bland when I taste tested it so I added a bit of cayenne pepper to it.

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mkw101

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Mankato, Minnesota, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 9, 2011

I cooked this for the guys at the Fire Hall and they enjoyed it. As for some adjustments I used 1/2 of the beef stock to get the brownings and poured the beer along with the rest of the stock into the crock pot. The allspice was a bit much so I'll cut that back to a 1/2 to 3/4 tsp. I used 4 garlic cloves, a 3 bay leaves and 2 celery sticks. I used golden nugget potatoes on the bottom and they turned a little tart, next time I'll try Yukon Gold. A good tip from some reviewers. The sauce could be a little thicker but that's a personnel choice. All in all a good recipe to keep which I'll do.

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