How to Pair Beer with Food

How to Pair Beer with Food

When it comes to pairings, people usually think of wine. But beer pairs really well with food too, according to Sam Merritt, founder of Civilization of Beer. He provides some helpful ways to think about your pairings, including bringing complementary flavors together and matching the intensity of the food with the intensity of the beer.

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  • The cheese puff comment must have been thrown in for comic relief, or to suggest that American macro-brews are beneath the pairing of serious food.

  • Not a fan of this video at all. Telling us to pair coors light and bud with cheese puffs? Is this really the best we can do? How about some beer and cheese pairing ideas