Dads are notoriously tricky to buy for.

But if you’re determined to skip the socks and aftershave this year, there’s a new little experience the dad in your life might enjoy a lot more.

To celebrate its 10th anniversary, Elbow Lane Smokehouse & Brewery, the country’s smallest brewery, has created a new series of Tutored Beer Tastings at its Oliver Plunkett Street HQ.

With Father’s Day falling on Sunday, June 16th this year, it’s the ideal last-minute gift idea.

As well as a tasting of its range of award-winning beers, the sessions focus on how the restaurant integrates a myriad of ingredients from the Brewery into dishes created in the kitchen. These hour-long tastings take place every Saturday at noon throughout the summer.

Tutored by Elbow’s brewer and head chef, guests will also get to try a range of ‘tapas’ which not only illustrate how beer and food can perfectly complement each other but also show how inventive the restaurant is in creating delicious ingredients from the Brewery’s by-products.

Think smoked goat sausage with fig jam on spent grain cracker with beer molasses and yeast miso and hen of the woods mushroom.

“This is a great opportunity to meet the maker of a top-quality artisanal product in the smallest brewery in Ireland.” says executive chef, Stephen Kehoe.

“The brewer will spend time answering questions, talking about flavour profiles, tasting beer and food and talking about the history of brewing. You don’t need to be a beer expert to enjoy this session; the emphasis is light, fun and informative.”

Tickets, €55, include a rather nice sustainably sourced, limited-edition Elbow Lane T-Shirt illustrated by a local artist and they’re available here.