The process of brewing a great beer or composing a perfect dish requires a lot of trial and error - testing, mixing, blending and sampling to determine the best combination of ingredients to achieve the right flavor profile. It’s often subtle nuances that will completely change a dish or a beer. And it’s those nuances that are highlighted in a this Saint Arnold beer dinner with brewer Aaron Inkrott.

Inkrott oversees Saint Arnold’s popular Bishop’s Barrel program, a series of releases of beers that have been barrel aged. For the dinner at The Pass and Provisions, Inkrott is showcasing multiple versions of two base beers - X-Mas Ale and Baltic Porter.

The six-course menu is based on these subtle differences in the beers, pairing the food with the flavors that make each beer unique.