In this video course, Engert demystifies the challenges of choosing which beers tend to work best with which dishes—and vice versa. He offers several rules of thumb to keep in mind before diving into specific flavor families of beer and which kinds of food tend to work best with those. Then, he walks us through several specific dishes to highlight beers that can elevate both—going for that food-and-drink gestalt that can make a meal greater than the sum of its parts.

Whether you work in hospitality—be it brewpub, taproom, or restaurant—or you simply want to raise your pairing game for more pleasure at the dinner table, this is a course you won’t want to miss. (Warning: It will make you hungry.)