Comments on: Chinese giant Tsingtao takes over another brewery http://www.realbeer.com/blog/?p=1783 What part of beer don't you understand? Mon, 13 May 2013 13:22:00 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: chicanohek http://www.realbeer.com/blog/?p=1783&cpage=1#comment-199603 chicanohek Tue, 07 Dec 2010 17:52:51 +0000 http://www.realbeer.com/blog/?p=1783#comment-199603 I've been to the Qingdao Brewery and lived in Qingdao for 2 years. The Tsingtao beer and company heavily influence the availability of beer in the city of Qingdao. Nearly all the beer available in the city is Tsingtao branded, and even the "option", Laoshan beer, is made by Tsingtao. It was not until 2009 that Tiger made some inroads into this market but the trade off is that its nearly 3 times more expensive than Tsingtao! We visited the Tsingtao brewery, here is a video of that http://vimeo.com/3348443, this type of attraction is a new concept in China and didn't measure up to other brewery tours in Europe and the US. Tsingtao Beer is a decent beer for a day at the beach, its a light lager that is only slightly intoxicating. Qingdao residents love it but want other options, which is evident at the local "micro brewery" that is jam packed every night with customers drinking a banana or pineapple flavored version of Tsingtao beer! Hek I’ve been to the Qingdao Brewery and lived in Qingdao for 2 years.

The Tsingtao beer and company heavily influence the availability of beer in the city of Qingdao. Nearly all the beer available in the city is Tsingtao branded, and even the “option”, Laoshan beer, is made by Tsingtao. It was not until 2009 that Tiger made some inroads into this market but the trade off is that its nearly 3 times more expensive than Tsingtao! We visited the Tsingtao brewery, here is a video of that http://vimeo.com/3348443, this type of attraction is a new concept in China and didn’t measure up to other brewery tours in Europe and the US.

Tsingtao Beer is a decent beer for a day at the beach, its a light lager that is only slightly intoxicating. Qingdao residents love it but want other options, which is evident at the local “micro brewery” that is jam packed every night with customers drinking a banana or pineapple flavored version of Tsingtao beer!

Hek

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