Here is one of my recipes for steak and ale pie, I am yet to perfect it, but the basics are there. Feel free to add your own spin on this and let us know about it in the comments below. Enjoy.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 1/4 pounds cubed beef stew meat
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 (12 fluid ounce) can beer (Guiness or Newcastle Brown Ale is good)
• 1 cup of water (or just add another cup of beer)
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh parsley
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 2 beef boullion cubes
• salt and pepper to taste
• 2 cups peeled and cubed potatoes
• 1 1/2 cups quartered fresh mushrooms
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 pastry for double-crust pie
• 1 tablespoons of tomato paste (optional)

DIRECTIONS

1. Place the beef stew meat, onion, and ale in a large saucepan. Simmer over low heat until the meat is tender, about 40 minutes.
2. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
3. Season the beef with garlic, basil, parsley, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper.
4. Mix in the potatoes and mushrooms.
5. Cover and simmer over medium heat until potatoes are just tender enough to pierce with a fork, 10 to 15 minutes.
6. Whisk a small amount of the sauce together with the flour in a small bowl, and stir into the beef. Simmer until slightly thickened.
7. Fit one pie crust into the bottom and up the sides of a 9 inch pie plate.
8. Spoon the hot beef mixture into the crust and top with the remaining pie crust.
9. Cut slits in the top crust to vent steam and crimp the edges to seal them together.
10. Bake in preheated oven until the crust is golden brown and gravy is bubbling, 35 to 40 minutes

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Some Wiki Info about Newcastle Brown Ale

Newcastle Brown Ale is a brand of beer was originally brewed in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, in April 1927 by Newcastle Breweries, which became Scottish & Newcastle in 1960. S&N UK is now a division of Heineken International.

In August 2005, Scottish and Newcastle closed the Tyne Brewery, the last consignment of Brown Ale having been brewed in April of that year. Production was moved across the river to the former Federation Brewery in Gateshead, UK.

Newcastle Brown Ale had originally been granted Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status by the EU. Since Scottish and Newcastle moved production outside of the city its PGI has been removed.

In Newcastle, the beer is often called ‘Dog’ (or simply ‘Broon’). The ‘Dog’ name comes from the euphemism “I’m going to walk the dog” – meaning “I’m going to the pub” – and was further popularised by a 1980s advertising campaign. It is often referred to as Newcy Brown by those not from Newcastle, though never by those actually from the city itself.