Irish Guinness Beef Stew

Name: Irish Guinness Beef Stew
Prep time: 1 h 2 min
Cook time: 2 h 3 min
Total time: 3 h 5 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 3 ½ pounds beef chuck (cut into 1 and 1/2 inch cubes); 3 tablespoons canola oil; 2 onions (finely diced); 1 tablespoon tomato paste; 4 garlic cloves (minced); 1/4 cup all purpose flour; 3 cups beef broth; 1 1/4 cups Guinness beer (divided); 1 ½ tablespoons brown sugar; 1 tablespoon fresh thyme; 1 pound carrots (cut into 1 inch pieces); 1 ½ pounds Yukon gold potatoes (cut into 1 inch pieces); fresh parsley; salt; pepper