Slow Cooker Beer Pot Roast

The crock pot does all the work for you with this pot roast recipe with beer! Tender and flavorful, this Slow Cooker Beer Roast is easy to make and always a hit.

📝 Ingredients

• 4 large carrots (chopped into thick sticks)
• 3 lbs. baby or red potatoes
• 1 large yellow onion (sliced thick)
• 2 Tablespoons olive oil
• 3 - 5 lb chuck roast
• Kosher salt and pepper
• 1 package onion soup mix
• 3 cloves garlic (sliced)
• 12 oz beer (lager, or ale)
• 1 cup beef broth
• 3 Tablespoons juices and fat from the crock pot
• 1 - 1 1/2 cups beef broth
• 2 Tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/4 cup water

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Spread half of the onion soup mix in the bottom of a slow cooker. Top with the vegetables. Sprinkle the vegetables with salt and pepper.
2. 2Heat a cast iron skillet , or other heavy bottomed skillet, over medium high heat. Season the beef on both sides with salt and pepper, then add it to the skillet. Brown on all sides, about 2-3 minutes per side. Leave the heat on while you transfer the beef to the slow cooker, nestling it among the veggies.
3. 3Add a splash of the beer to the pan and use it to scrape any browned bits off the bottom. Add all the pan juices to the crock pot.
4. 4Sprinkle the remaining onion soup mix and garlic over the roast and veggies.
5. 5Pour the beer and beef broth over all. Cook on low for 8 hours or on high for 4 hours.
6. 6--- To make the gravy: ---
7. 7Heat excess juices over medium heat in sauce pan along with 1 cup beef broth.
8. 8In a small measuring cup mix 2 tablespoons cornstarch with 1/4 cup water until smooth.
9. 9Whisk mixture into warmed juices and bring to a boil. Continue to whisk until thickened.
10. 10Add additional 1/2 cup beef broth to thin, if desired. Season to taste with salt and pepper before serving.