Xian is probably best known as the place you stay when visiting the breathtaking Terracota Army. It’s the oldest of the ancient capitals having accommodated thirteen dynasties since 221 BCE and is […]
Arrow Factory Brewing, Sanlitun, Beijing
Many new wave craft brewers in Beijing started up brewing in the Hútòngs. If you missed the Great Leap Brewing post I’ll re-define the meaning; Hútòng – a type of narrow street […]
京A, Beijing
Don’t be fooled when you walk in 京A, or Jing A in pinyin, walking through the unassuming entrance you just see a small bar in front of you. Keep going, turning left […]
Crafty Banker, Rugby
Whenever you go on a ‘Proper Day Out’ and stay over in a strange town there’s always that one pub you just have to go back to. So on leaving the Pub […]
Why Beertown Malton is my favourite beer festival
I’ll add a rider here and say favourite medium to large beer festival, because my favourite small festival has got to be Clifford Champion Beer Festival the tenth edition of which is […]
Legend, Beijing
Legend Beer was another accidental find. I stumbled across it whilst en route to Arrow Brewing, not far from Dongzhimen underground station. Everything can feel quite alien when you’re trying to navigate […]
Panda Brewery and Kitchen, Dongcheng, Beijing
I came across this place entirely by accident. I’d heard of Panda brewing before, but didn’t really have any intention of visiting their tap room from what I’d read. First impressions; glitzy, […]
Great Leap Brewing, Doujiao Hútòng, Beijing
Hútòng – a type of narrow street or alley, most commonly associated with Beijing, China. In Beijing, hútòngs are alleys formed by lines of siheyuan, traditional courtyard residences. Many neighbourhoods were formed […]
Goose Island Brewhouse, Jing’an, Shanghai
I’m surmising my experience with stale beer at Tap House, Jing’an is one of the reasons the well known AB-Inbev owned Chicago brewer opened up a brew pub in Shanghai. And a […]
Lean Cafe & Bar, Jinqiao, Shanghai
The big question in China is where to go for a beer that isn’t Tsingtao or some other light Pilsner variant? Don’t rely on Ratebeer or other online content because it might […]