Beef Brisket in Beer

Ingredients

 * 4 	lbs  	Beef brisket
 * 1/2 	tsp 	pepper
 * 1 	cup 	Sliced Onion, rings separate 2 ½ tb flour
 * 1/2 	cup 	chili sauce
 * 3 	tbsp 	brown sugar
 * 2 		cloves garlic, crushed
 * 12 	oz 	beer
 * 1/2 	cup 	+2T water
 * black pepper

Directions
Trim fat from brisket; place in a 13- x 9- x2-in baking dish. Sprinkle top of brisket with pepper; arrange Onion rings over brisket. Combine chili sauce and next 3 ingredients; stir well, and pour over brisket. Cover and bake at 350°F for 3 hours. Uncover and bake an additional 20 min or until. Brisket is tender. Place brisket on a serving platter, reserving cooking liquid. Set brisket aside, and keep warm. Pour 1 ½ c cooking liquid into a sm saucepan. Place flour in a sm bowl. Grad add water, blending with a wire whisk; add to cooking liquid. Bring to a boil and cook 2 min or until gravy is thickened, stirring constantly. Serve gravy with brisket. Sprinkle with pepper, and garnish with tomato slices and parsley springs, if desired.