in a skillet season beef with salt and pepper add 1 teaspoon of the butter and brown meat

put coked stew meat in a stew pot, set aside

in skillet add 2 teaspoons of butter and brown onions

add to the meat in the stew pot, set aside

in the skillet (not washed, all the left overs help flavor the sauce) add 3 tablespoons butter and melt over med heat slowly add flour and cook till golden, whisk in beer then the beef broth, bring to a boil and whisk till smooth

pour sauce over meat and onions and bring to a boil over med heat

reduce heat to simmer and cover pot, simmer for two hours

after two hours pull pot off heat and let it rest

meanwhile bring potatoes to a boil in a bot of salted water, when cooked to desired tenderness drain water, add remainder of butter and milk season with salt and pepper to taste, mash or beat till desired smoothness...

serve stew over mashed potatoes

this is lots of work but sooooo worth it

goes nice with some soft of loaf bread