The flavor of your steak and ale pie will rely a lot on the kind of ale you choose, so make sure you know the best beer to buy before you start baking.

Beer drinkers are "turning to the dark side ... No longer seen as the preserve of old men in pubs, the dark, velvety ale is appealing to a wider base of consumers than ever before.

This is actually higher than some popular dark beers. Your standard Guinness only has 126 calories in the same amount of beer, and Newcastle's Brown Ale has 138. On the higher end you'll find ...

Stout is an excellent canvass for flavor and winter brings dozens of unique varieties from North Jersey breweries.

I spend the long, dark winter seeking warmth ... the original equipment and oak fermenters. Traquair House Ale is surely a benchmark beer for the wee heavy style. Less sweet than many American ...

I tried samples of both their helles and rice lager and enjoyed them both but the star for me was the oat pale ale, an amber ... on the island if you need a dark beer fix. Trying the beers ...