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Bell's Amber Ale with its sweet caramel and toasted malt flavors in this crock pot short ribs is a delicious, hearty meal anytime of the year.  Ingredients 1 bottle Bell's Amber Ale  .5 cups of flour 1 tsp chili powder 1 tsp salt 1 tsp black pepper 1 tsp dried Italian herbs 2 oz. unsalted butter 1 oz. extra virgin olive oil 2.5 lbs. bone-in-beef short rib 1 large onion, chopped 1 Tbsp. garlic, minced 2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce 1 cup beef stock .5 cup red wine vinegar .75 cup chili sauce .5 cup dark brown sugar 3 Tbsp ketchup In the Kitchen In a large bowl, sift flour and add salt, pepper, chili powder and herbs and mix together. Place short ribs in a bowl and coat with seasoned flour.  In a heavy bottomed skillet, melt butter and olive oil together. Shake excess flour off ribs, place in skillet and turn until nice and brown. Remove and place in bottom of crock pot. Add additional oil/butter if needed.  Deglaze the skillet with a knob of butter, add chopped onion, minced garlic and Worcestershire sauce, cook on low heat for 2-3 minutes. Add your bottle of Bell's Amber Ale, and bring to a boil. Add beef stock, red wine vinegar, chili sauce, brown sugar and ketchup, stir to combine and bring to a boil, simmer for 15 minutes.  Carefully pour over short ribs and coat using a spoon, seal your lid, cook on low for 7 hours. When finished the meat will fall off the bone. Enjoy with a bottle of Bell's Amber Ale.

Summer is here and it’s time for cookouts and beers. Here are some ideas for snacks and drinks using our beers. For the grill Oberon Beer Brats: use Oberon for the beer and grill (link — Food Network) Oberon Beer Chicken: Cook the chicken on the grill with a can of Oberon, with thyme, sage, lemon and orange. Amber Ale Crock Pot Short Ribs  (link) Sides & sauces Lager of the Lakes Mustard (link) Amber Ale Mustard BBQ Sauce (link) Two Hearted Buffalo Sauce (link) All the (Tasty) things Oven-Baked Tandoori Two Hearted Chicken Wings (link) Oberon Curry & Orange Chicken Salad (link) Two Hearted Chicken Tacos (link) Amber Ale Cheese Bread (link) Amber Ale Beer Cheese (link) Sriracha Kalamazoo Stout Chex Mix (link) Amber Ale Fried Chicken And Waffles (link) Porter Chocolate Cupcakes (link) Amber Ale onion rings with sweet chili sauce (link) Peanut Butter Kalamazoo Stout cookies (link) Two Hearted Spicy Caramel Corn (link) Oberon Sweet and Sour Sauce (link) Beer cocktails Oberon Beermosa: 25% Champagne, 15% orange juice and 60% Oberon, with a mint leaf and an orange as a garnish. Make sure to not add the OJ last. Kalamazoo Peach: 12oz Oberon, 1.5oz peach schnapps and 3 oz OJ. Two Hearted Grapefruit Cocktail: 8oz. of Two Hearted and 3oz. of grapefruit juice (link) Oberon Sangria: 2 cups cold orange juice, ½ cup orange flavored liqueur, ¼ cup tequila, 2 oranges, thinly sliced, 6, 12 ounce cans of Bell's Oberon. Black Velvet with Kalamazoo Stout and Champagne (link) pairings Donut and Beer Pairings (link) Beer and Candy Pairings (link)