Pairing craft beer with food marks start of new culinary adventure

Wine has a long history in food and beverage pairing, while for craft beer, it's still a very new thing. The general rules of pairing beer with food is the four Cs - complement, contrast, cut and create, according to Jimmy Selent, the beer curation manager of Great Leap Brewing in Beijing.

On March 1, a beer and food pairing dinner themed "the chef and the brewer" was held in Sifang Sanchuan at Mercedes Me in Beijing, together with Great Leap Brewing, during which Selent played with all four rules to let his diners have a drinking feast on their plates.

"In fact, in some ways, for someone without an educated palate, I would say beer has more flavors than wine to offer," says Selent.