from Vikings Tailgater Doug at www.BattleWagon.net

Short & sweet version (extended directions below):
2 lb ground beef
2 tsp Lawry's seasoned salt
1/4 tsp garlic powder
med sized white onion diced
12 oz can diced tomatoes
6 oz can tomato sauce
6 oz can tomato paste
16 oz can black beans (drained and rinsed)
16 oz can kidney beans (drained and rinsed)
4 oz can green chilies
1 tsp cayenne pepper
2 tbsp chili powder
1 tsp Tabasco sauce
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1 1/2 cups water
2-12 oz bottles Sam Adams
1 tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper

Brown beef with 1/4 tsp garlic powder, onion, and Lawry's seasoning, drain, and add to crock pot, add the remaining ingredients (including the beer). Allow the chili simmers for 2-3 hours. Serve with mild cheddar and sour cream.

How I make my chili.......
Ingredients needed from the store:
12pck of Sam Adams, 2lbs ground beef, Lawry's seasoned salt, garlic powder, Tabasco sauce, med sized white onion diced, one 12 oz can diced tomatoes, one 6 oz can tomato sauce, one 6 oz can tomato paste, one 16 oz can black beans, one 16 oz can kidney beans, one 4 oz can green chilies, cayenne pepper, chili powder, salt and pepper.

Open a beer... drink about half.

Dice the onion, finish the beer and open another one.

Multi task by drinking the beer & browning the beef with 1/4 tsp garlic powder, onion, and Lawry's seasoning.

Drain the beef, add the diced tomatoes, sauce and paste to a crock pot, then the ground beef, drink more beer then add the remaining ingredients as follows:

1 tsp cayenne pepper
2 tbsp chili powder
1 tsp Tabasco sauce
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1 1/2 cups water
2-12 oz bottles Sam Adams
1 tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper

Prior to adding to the mix, drain and rinse both the black beans and the kidney beans, sit back and have a few beers while the chili simmers for 2-3 hours.

Invite your friends over (tell them to get more beer) & serve the chili with mild cheddar, sour cream