Feast of Saint Arnold Raises $106,000 for Texas Children’s Hospital

Representatives of Texas Children’s IBD Center included Pediatric Hepatologist Benjamin L. Shneider, M.D., chief of Texas Children’s Hospital’s Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Service, and James Versalovic, M.D., Ph.D, Director of Texas Children’s Microbiome Center.

The first of its kind in the Southwest, Texas Children’s IBD Center offers a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to the diagnosis and treatment of IBD in pediatric patients. According to the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America, there may be as many as 80,000 children in the U.S. with IBD.

It is a cause that Brock Wagner, Founder/Brewer of Saint Arnold Brewing Co. takes seriously. He serves as president of the Houston Leadership Board of the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America and has personally made a 10-year $250,000 commitment to fund research in the Texas Children’s IBD Center.
"We are involved in a lot of community activities, but the Feast of Saint Arnold is special – celebrating the tradition of great beer and food and giving back to our community – we are already looking forward to 2017," said Wagner.

First held in 2011, the Feast of Saint Arnold honors the Houston brewery’s namesake, Saint Arnold of Metz (582-640), who is the patron saint of brewers. The feast featured four courses created through a collaboration between Saint Arnold Executive Chef Ryan Savoie and Brenner’s Executive Chef Jason Cole. The night also featured special beers, including Saint Arnold Pumpkinator aged in Bourbon Barrels, cask conditioned Saint Arnold Divine Reserve No. 13 and "Dubbelganger," which is Saint Arnold Icon Red – Sorachi Ace Dubbel with Brettanomyces.