Cut each pound of smoked sausage into 4 pieces. Pour the beer in the bottom of the crockpot and pile in sausage. Cook on High 2 hours, then swicth to LOW untill ready to serve.
Those who like the strong beer taste will want the pieces that actually bathed in the beer. The pieces toward the top of the crock pot will have a more delicate beery tang. During the 2 hours of cooking, the alcohol in the beer will evaporte completly, so the whole family can enjoy these.