One For Sveetie Babushka....& Mr Lovely Goodness, Hermione is Outta Here....

Fry bacon in your stew pot or Dutch oven until crispy. Remove the bacon. Leave the fat. Cook the onions and garlic in the fat until they are tender. Remove the onions and garlic. Leave the fat. Brown the beef in the fat.

Add the flour add stir until the beef is coated. Gradually stir in about a cup of the beer. Add the bay leaf, brown sugar, salt, thyme and pepper and stir. Mix in the onions and garlic. Add enough beer to completely cover. Drink the rest.

Boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 1 to 1/2 hours - until the beef is tender. Remove the bay leaf and stir in the vinegar.

It's Flemish. Forget the Swiss and move over the Dutch.