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Snow Beer

雪花啤酒Xuěhuā Píjiǔ

Snow (CR Snow)

Category
Beer
Raw materials
Barley malt,Hops

Aromas

  • light grain
  • clean
  • crisp

Overview

The best-selling beer brand in the world by volume, despite being sold almost only in China. Snow, from CR Snow, overtook Bud Light around 2008. A light, easy-drinking pale lager, brewed in dozens of breweries across the country, it is the everyday beer of Chinese tables.

Tasting

Nose
Light and clean, with soft grain notes.
Palate
Very light-bodied, crisp and refreshing.

Production

Type
Pale lager

Serving

Temperature
Well chilled, 3–5 °C
Glass
Small beer glass

Pairing

  • Hot pot
  • Barbecue skewers
  • Spicy stir-fries

Its lightness is the point: it refreshes the palate between spicy, oily and grilled bites.

Sources

  1. The world’s top-selling beer — Quartz, 2015
  2. Chinese beer may be world’s biggest selling beer brand — ProBrewer

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