- Category
- Beer
- Style
- Golden ale with Sichuan pepper and honey
- Brewery
- Great Leap Brewing
- Raw materials
- Barley malt,Shandong date honey,Sichuan peppercorns
Aromas
- honey
- Sichuan pepper
- citrus
- malt
Overview
The best-seller of Great Leap Brewing, Beijing’s pioneering craft brewery: a golden ale brewed with Shandong date honey and subtly infused with Sichuan peppercorns. A signature of the Chinese craft beer movement, it shows how local ingredients can give beer a Chinese accent.
Tasting
- Nose
- Honey and malt, with a lift of Sichuan pepper.
- Palate
- Soft and honeyed, with the gentle tingle of Sichuan peppercorns.
Production
- Type
- Golden ale with Sichuan pepper and honey
Serving
- Temperature
- 6–8 °C
- Glass
- Pint or tulip glass
Pairing
- Mapo tofu
- Kung Pao chicken
- Dumplings
Its peppercorn tingle and honey sweetness echo, and calm, Sichuan spice.
Sources
- East meets West at Great Leap Brewing — AFAR
- China’s best breweries and craft beer — Lost Plate