Carbonade à la Gueuze (Beef Braised in Tart Belgian Beer)

Gueuze is a blended, effervescent form of lambic, the otherwise flat Belgian beer brewed with wild yeast, which gives distinctive flavors and tartness. This recipe for carbonade à la flamande — to use the more general name — reflects a conversation I once had with a Belgian chef named Yvon Schenkeveld, who might not agree with all my details. Traditiona…