- Category
- Beer
- Style
- Chinese Lager
- Region
- Shandong
- Brewery
- Tsingtao
- ABV
- 4.7%
- Raw materials
- Laoshan spring water,Barley malt,Rice,Hops
Aromas
- cereal
- bread
- floral hops
- citrus
Overview
The best-known Chinese beer in the world, brewed in Qingdao since 1903. A light, crisp pale lager made with spring water from the Laoshan mountains, barley malt, rice and hops. The export version is 4.7%.
Tasting
- Appearance
- Clear, pale gold.
- Nose
- Cereal and bread, with floral hops.
- Palate
- Light-bodied and crisp, with a clean, slightly dry finish.
Production
- Type
- Pale lager
- Fermentation
- Bottom-fermented with the brewery’s own yeast strain, for at least 28 days
- Volume
- 330 ml
- Notes
- Original gravity of 11 degrees Plato, as stated on Chinese beer labels.
Serving
- Temperature
- 4–6 °C
- Glass
- Pilsner glass
Pairing
- Lamb skewers
- Dumplings
- Fried seafood
Light and crisp, it refreshes the palate between salty, fried and grilled bites.
Sources
- Tsingtao — Difford’s Guide, 2012
- The birth of China’s most famous beer — The China Project, 2021