Braised beef shin with thyme dumplings

Name: Braised beef shin with thyme dumplings
Ingredients: 650g beef shin, trimmed and chopped into generous pieces; 2 large red onions, coarsely chopped; 330ml BrewDog Kingpin; 800ml beef stock; 4tbsp redcurrant jelly; 1/2tsp vegetable bouillon powder; 2tbsp plain flour; 1tbsp olive oil; 3 carrots, cut into 3cm chunks; 1 parsnip, cut into 3cm chunks; 1tsp thyme leaves, chopped; 1tsp worcestershire sauce; 2 slices back bacon, sliced into 1/2cm slices; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp black pepper