Abstract:

When beer beats wine in the restaurant! The quest fora perfect beer and food combination by using big data, algorithms and contextual consumer product testing (VR). In this paper we will therefore first introduce the concept of beer-food pairing based on molecular and machine learning information and its potential relevance for consumer delight. Subsequently, we will discuss the impact of context on the evaluation of such beer-food pairings by illustrating the current state of art in sensory and consumer context research.