question: What is a good beer pairing for Venison & cranberry pie?
answer: A great choice for Venison & cranberry pie is Lost Dog (w/Lost Abbey) (Rum-Aged Imperial Porter - Lost Abbey Collab.). Here's the recipe:
  This Rum-Aged Imperial Porter - Lost Abbey Collab. features a complex malt bill including Extra Pale (4.69 kilograms), Pale Chocolate (0.23 kilograms), and Chocolate (0.7 kilograms). The hopping schedule uses First Gold (35grams @ start) for balanced bitterness and aroma. Ageing in barrels brings the ABV up. Recreate rum cask ageing by soaking oak chips in rum then adding to the maturing beer.