Why is China’s Beer So Different? - Drink China (E4)

[@Goldthread]

Read more about the beer culture in China: gt4.life/beer

[@maggiejetson7904]

This is basically how the ancient Egyptians drink, low alcohol contents as a meal supplement instead of getting wasted, the alcohol is a way to sanitize your water.

[@SilvaDreams]

I mean that has been how beer, ales and wine have been until recently. The water was dirty and unsafe to drink but beer/wine were safe thanks to the alcohol killing most things in it. (not that they understood it but cause and effect is easily seen)

[@randomdude4136]

"Without getting wasted". Lmao you have not seen Chinese people at a dinner table it seems. My dad has never left a dinner table with friends not black out drunk

[@jayhollows5729]

@@randomdude4136 lmao my friend who is Chinese his face turns all rosy and he gets drunk very easily.

[@greathopforward1705]

@@randomdude4136 I have seen plenty of Chinese people at the dinner table who go through a case of beer and leave sober, especially when the group is mixed male and female. A group of smoking bros getting smashed is not how most Chinese drink beer.

[@randomdude4136]

@@greathopforward1705 Depends how old they are the younger generation is definitely better but there is definitely a sense that if your not getting drunk at the table your not respecting the host in the older generations. This is what multiple people around my parents age have told me. P.S I'm not implying they have bad alcohol tolerance either I've seen a tables of 10 people consume enough alcohol beer or spirits to have each taken 15+ standard drinks worth before the end of the night at business dinners, family dinners, e.t.c.

[@Arat1t1]

The micro brewery scene was banging when I lived in Beijing in 2015. Jing-A was naturally a mainstay, but my personal favorite was Arrow Factory Brewing. I bumped into one of the founders at my local hole in the wall noodle place, and since he didn't have any business cards on him he gave me a patch instead, and it's still sitting on the arm of the sweater I was wearing that day.

[@johnnyswatts]

"The beer was so fresh they served it in plastic bags." Wut?

[@maggiejetson7904]

like take out food is served in plastic bag.

[@mel0nixix]

Everything on China is plastic bro

[@normanyeetus4176]

Yeah, like why does it mean it's fresh and why can't they do like a plastic cup or something

[@chanux]

@@normanyeetus4176 I think it's much cheaper than a small plastic gallon (or a cup, for cup amounts). I dunno if the bag has anything to do with freshness tho.

[@maggiejetson7904]

@@normanyeetus4176 cost

[@Jordan-inJapan]

I live in Japan, and I find the similarities between Chinese and Japanese ‘traditional’ beer cultural really interesting. The light-tasting beer poured in small glasses, shared socially, is so familiar to me. (Or was, before the pandemic at least.) And the craft beer scene didn’t start taking off here until recently as well. But it is taking off, and the feeling of growth and experimentation is really exciting! Anyway, looking forward to more in this series!

[@dznuts123]

Japan did import a great deal from Chinese culture, and both countries have continued to exchange cultural elements down the line. Not that surprising when China and Japan have similar drinking cultures.

[@Jordan-inJapan]

@@dznuts123 I know what you mean. ‘Food culture’ does seem to be quite different between the two countries though (esthetic, flavoring, etiquette etc.) Maybe that’s why I was surprised. Anyway, it will be really interesting to see where the craft beer movements in China and Japan go from here. Following the course of the scene in North America, or new directions?

[@Jordan-inJapan]

@coolinjapan I guess some of my ‘out of date’ information comes from the many 宴会 I have been forced to attend as a public employee in Japan over the past 20 years. At those functions, it’s always the small glasses. As for craft beer…well, there was no such thing as craft beer here until the the brewing laws were liberalized back in 1994. And the scene did grow for a while, but it was mostly 地ビール, ie beer made locally for tourists. Then the economic bubble burst, and things slowed down and a lot of them shut down. About 10 years ago, I think, things started to pick up again. The problem is that even today, outside of little pockets in urban areas, the majority of the Japanese public doesn’t even really know what craft beer is. Resulting in the fact that craft beer sales here are still a tiny fraction of total beer consumption. (I assume the same is true for China as well.) The Japanese brewers I know are frustrated with this slow growth and would probably laugh at me if I described the scene as a whole as “big”. But it is growing, all the same. Apologies if any of that is out of date. Since we both live in Japan, we should get together and discuss “the scene” over a beer sometime. Kp. 🍻

[@Jordan-inJapan]

@coolinjapan Well it seems our difference in opinion just comes down to your “jockey” being half full while mine is half empty. Oh, and your mention of those little brew pubs in Kyoto made me remember my own adventure that I video-blogged a while back. Anything look familiar? kzbin.info/aero/PLoaHpzEK4ZUTsAx4-53YSkyaB-ghjp9vX

[@Billhaderfromtheoffice]

@B Keene you should touch grass sometimes

[@Xind0898]

For people wonder about the plastic bag thing. back when Tsingdao first developed their own brewery (during German occupation of Tsingdao), the brewery used to pay their employees with plastic bags of beer, and those employee often goes onto street to sell their 'earned plastic bag of beer'， so that kicked off the trend of drinking beer straight from plastic bag, and it eventually became a local tradition

[@monogramadikt5971]

seems pretty common for other soft drinks and such to be served in other parts of asia as well, im assuming because the vendors get some kind of return on the recyclable glass bottles perhaps ? takes you by surprise the first time it happens lol'

[@lujiabu]

Do you know when the plastic bags were invented?

[@Unbearable.Unbearable]

This story seems untrue. German occupation of Tsingtao ended decades before plastic bags were invented, and likely even more decades before the bags became common in China.

[@shadow_k1lla]

The production of this video was very good and entertaining. Enjoyed it!

[@Goldthread]

thank you very much :))

[@greathopforward1705]

The beer style of China's mass beer culture is what I call 干杯啤酒 i.e. toasting beer -- light tasting, low alcohol so that a group of people socializing over a meal can toast each other, drinking small glasses, and not be drunk by the time they leave. This will probably remain the custom for most people in China because of its cheap price. Craft beer, on the other hand, is changing beer culture amongst the new middle class. They now seek beer for flavour and novelty, not as a watery beverage to wash down food.

[@fatyak4122]

@ummm yeah How can you have a hangover after few bottles of water?

[@greathopforward1705]

@ummm yeah Prefer it to what?

[@Vykkkk]

@fat yak hahahaha, exactly my point, I feel like chinese beer is in between an alcoholic beverage and malt tea

[@aerisgainsborough2141]

and not be drunk? What the fuck is the point of that then? Just drink water or juice "father"!

[@gvtrivia6780]

@ummm yeah that wasn’t wusu I presume

[@maxblin5565]

I’m personally not a fan of Chinese beer, in Australia we call it water because it has virtually no flavour and has such low alcohol content. Japanese beer on the other hand I love, can’t go wrong with Asahi or Sapporo.

[@aaronm134]

The IPA beers from the Chinese microbreweries look alright. Asahi and Sapporo is comparable to your normal Aussie beers infact Asahi owns Carlton United Breweries. Shigakogen, Minoh or Suruga Bay are nice Japanese beers.

[@sam510938764]

Export Tsingtao is 5% ALC and literally not any different than Asahi or Sapporo, or whatever macrobrew available in Australia. If you are looking for "flavour" in macrobrews you are doing it wrong.

[@aaronm134]

Most of our macrobrews are horrid. Coopers is probabally the best of mass brewed beers here, their XPA is ok. Here's some decent Aussie beers I've tried: The Beer Shed Stockade Brew Co Colossal Brewing Feral Brewing Co Hope Brewery Brick Lane Ballistic Beer co Zythro

[@insertname9554]

@@sam510938764 Somehow even though the export vs is around 5% it still has an extremely light to no taste. There's no reason to buy it when you can have better tasting beer at the same price ; not to mention it's local production.

[@onyachamp]

Some Asahi is made in china. Deadset you can taste the difference. It is rubbish compared to the Japanese and Aussie made version.

[@wichanee932]

I love how they do interview in Chinese even when the owners speak fluent English.

[@PoldarkGodzilla]

Shame

[@mantapdjiwa9768]

@@PoldarkGodzilla why ? Is it also shameful for chinese to speak english ?

[@PoldarkGodzilla]

@@mantapdjiwa9768 english is more fun and intersting, everyone should speak English

[@wichanee932]

@@mantapdjiwa9768 it’s a western documentary, which was narrated in English. So why would you want the subjects who are fluent in English speaking in Chinese for?

[@mantapdjiwa9768]

@@PoldarkGodzilla well, its your opinion

[@devanman7920]

I think this video spent about 30 seconds in total answering the title and the rest just telling us its beer like anywhere else.

[@greathopforward1705]

The title is misleading. It's the beer culture in China and the ubiquity of low ABV beer that is distinctive from Western culture. Craft beer is changing this culture amongst the middle class of the younger generation. It has also spurred the macro brewers to produce styles other than lager. However, because of its price, I doubt the majority of people will change over to drinking craft beer.

[@pineslife5647]

Communist propaganda at work...

[@lukasmedina2257]

As a brewer from California, this put a smile on my face

[@hazeroth]

Excellent video! I'll be keeping me eye out for JingA!

[@jiemmy3537]

Now I'll have to get me a cold one after watchting this video and listen to my favorite bands Delta Parole and GNR.

[@iamslf]

i was hoping this video would have described the distinctive malts or hops used to make the beers unique. low abv beers exist in the west, like radlers, lambics, low cal pilsners, etc. i’ve even seen some stouts around 3%.

[@rik112]

I visited Slow Boat craft brewery in Beijing. Was a great little spot with awesome burgers and amazing craft beer! I also frequented Boxing Cat in Shanghai. As an expat it was nice to sit at the bar and make conversation with anyone who could speak English!

[@tomanderson1595]

Chinese do not need beer with high alcohol content, because Chinese liquor is highly yes, alcohol content 42%-56% is the most common, if you like high alcohol , drink liquor directly.

[@martinleroux1595]

China definitely seems like the new frontier for craft beer.

[@jinngeechia9715]

Vietnam too! Had he pleasure of having craft brews from the Pasteur Street Brewery in Saigon. Tried their Dragonfruit Gose. Interesting.

[@kingofallworlds]

There's definitely potential but it hasn't caught on yet

[@sam510938764]

It's wild. 10 years ago IPAs were near unheard of outside of one or two small breweries outside of some tiny Beijing hutong. Now virtually every 1st tier city and many 2nd tier cities have vibrant local craft brewing scenes of their own. Then again Sierra Nevada was considered "exotic" in Canada 10 years ago and now there's an endless selection of local craft in every liquor store.

[@arisl2370]

Chinese beers are some of my favourites.. clean, crisp and less bitter than other foreign beers

[@75aces97]

This didn't tell us much about how Chinese beer is made differently. Saying they use malt (malted what? Wheat, barley, oats?), hops, and yeast sounds like they do it the same way as every other brewer on earth. Do they use some different cereal mixture? A different strain of yeast? Different variety of hops?

[@cosmos69]

I know some Chinese beer manufactures use a mix of rice and barley in their ingredients, otherwise there is nothing special.

[@skeetsmcgrew3282]

The fact that its so weak and all tastes the same, I guess? Not that much different from US beer, other than being 1.5% less alcohol

[@75aces97]

@@cosmos69 I was hoping it would specify. To my knowledge the 1.5% abv Chinese beers aren't imported into the US, but the ones that are imported taste somewhat similar to some famous American beers, many of which also use some rice in the brew.

[@greathopforward1705]

I think the title is a bit misleading. The majority of Chinese beer isn't made differently from most light lagers in the rest of the world. The majority is low ABV and most of it is consumed in social gatherings at restaurants where people toast each other and drink it from small glasses. To get into the question of what is Chinese beer from a style perspective, you may be interested in my article on the topic: greathopforward.wordpress.com/2020/08/26/what-is-chinese-beer/.

[@loweisheng2891]

They just said they blend in local stuffs(chilli, mushrooms, orange skin) into their beer but yea.. They didn't specify anything special about malt n hops

[@franciscogutierrez818]

I didn't know I wanted Chinese beer until I watched this.

[@kingofallworlds]

You don't. It's so weak and bland tasting. I'm Chinese and I really dislike Chinese beer

[@onyachamp]

You don't. Trust me.

[@Tenskwatawa4U]

"Drink China" sounds like a tall order, right? I once tried to drink Canada Dry. In the end I had to leave some for you guys.

[@Goldthread]

LOL you win best comment of the day

[@yonatanady]

wow, now I'm really interesting to try the I.P.A and double I.P.A brewed by Alex and Kris

[@jing-abrewingco.8491]

We're only available in China and Singapore at the moment but, pandemic allowing, we hope to be at more global beer festivals in 2022! 🍻

[@AudreysKitchen]

@@jing-abrewingco.8491 how cool to see you guys right here in the comments. Cheers

[@DatBoi-mo9vc]

@@jing-abrewingco.8491 you guys keep doing it man, yall are awesome, i hope to see Jing-A on shelves in Texas one day

[@95instinct]

@@jing-abrewingco.8491 I live in Singapore but never knew we have Chinese IPA. Will definitely be trying out yours soon!

[@ww3032]

@@jing-abrewingco.8491 Hang on, you're available in Singapore? I never knew. Gonna look for it now.

[@Teekles]

The sound at 3:05 sounds like hot water not cold water. Hot water is a much higher pitched sound and you can actually hear the difference. Whoever added the sound effects to this video probably didn't know that about hot water.

[@fatyak4122]

How to make 雪花 beer? By melting snow - it's as strong and full of taste as snowmelt. It's better to have a party with tea or just tap water.

[@seemslegit6203]

Here in the UK we call that watered down piss

[@jbennison5672]

Exactly. It's absolute shite

[@lambree4947]

Waste of money to buy beer with that low of alcohol. Might as well go for non alcoholic.

[@mardonemilia332]

especially when they mentioned their beer is so fresh they serve it in a plastic bag.. i mean whats the difference if they serve in a plastic cup.. what a bunch of idiots lol

[@greathopforward1705]

@@lambree4947 Why would you do that? Non-alcoholic beer is more expensive.

[@shanmango]

This channel is so damn underrated

[@Irv350]

@taladuga picpwaspwat worry about your own politics in your own country.

[@tristanbulluss9386]

People will see think it's ok to drink and end up dead. If you drink it kills you.

[@mantapdjiwa9768]

Anti-chinese propaganda and their bots wont allow these kind of channels to grow

[@philipthao8527]

you guys need sibling channels for korea, japan and other asian countries. that would be nice. I love the content that you guys push. it would be nice to get a same content for other asia countries.

[@wolfpe613]

As a korean who like beers, I agree

[@LondonHomerWambeam]

When I visited China, I had an amazing beer at a cafe on top of Huashan Mountain. I’ve never been able to figure out what beer it was, but it was great!

[@ClearGalaxies]

Wonderful video

[@jonathandjing1065]

Been there done that ! Going out for at night to eat spicy food and chuars= skewers is amazing with beers

[@frankenviews4069]

3% ? If I'm not getting a buzz, then I'd rather drink soda like Coke or 7UP or a tangy ice cool lemonade.

[@JohnCarloRuiz]

A bit low I agree. As what my grand parents would say. "If it doesn't get you buzzed, might as well slam the bottle on your head".

[@skeetsmcgrew3282]

Its like just enough alcohol to make sure you stay dehydrated and dont sleep well.

[@greathopforward1705]

God, no. The GMO high fructose corn syrup in soda is a killer.

[@billgotskillb4308]

If I sent over a 40oz of saint ides a whole village would get drunk over there

[@reality-always-wins.9014]

Well in South Africa we consider that as water. Most of South African Beer alcohol content starts from 5%.

[@Mjollnir1983]

Lmao they even got Pangzai...

[@morgoth1946]

Shout out to the 🍺👑

[@taenyftw]

Cant have a beer video without Pangzai!

[@Goldthread]

yesss

[@2010XJP]

雪花不飄，我不飄，青島不倒，我不倒。👍

[@CL-yx7ly]

Craft beer hipsters look the same around the world 3:44

[@SPRzzz]

Alex speaking almost perfect Mandarin 😌

[@maggiejetson7904]

He does look at least half asian.

[@DatBoi-mo9vc]

20 years and even i can hear his american accent, and im american myself

[@jayhollows5729]

@@maggiejetson7904 how tho? What features indicate he's half Asian?

[@Leotique]

@@jayhollows5729 He does look half asian for sure

[@sususegar]

@@jayhollows5729 it's instinctive if you've been noticing many different types of faces through observation and travelling, you would kinda guess that his facial features aren't really 'white' nor really 'Asian'. if I have to point out one particular feature, his eyes look rather Asian but the rest are partially 'white'.

[@anthonyfigueroa762]

Great video

[@akemi1764]

It would love to try some :)

[@mindtwister1984]

Chinese are very adventurous when it comes to food and drinks. There are virtually no cultural barriers.

[@What-he5pr]

I am very impressed they are brave enough to try light beers. Highly adventurous.

[@billchang1977]

finally youtube recommends something cool.

[@Goldthread]

😍

[@tabristony4578]

虽然不是四川人 但泸州老窖是我的最爱

[@twodogswalking840]

Don't forget rice as a main ingredient. Budweiser for instance.

[@yungtrashlord]

alex speaks better chinese than me, and i am myself of chinese descent who is pretty fluent in chinese

[@FlyingBalcony]

Good luck yo! Up the game! 加油伙计

[@myopicthunder]

ill pass on the beer in bags

[@willidirks]

If you ever visit Germany try the beer. And try the versions that are called "Bayrisch Hell". It has a great depth of taste and you can really taste the hop.

[@elleem3951]

I love Tsing dao beer. This series is definitely refreshing!

[@TheDavidlloydjones]

Naturally: Tsingtao was a German colony up until Versailles.

[@itzsamuelx]

tsingtao is def different from the beers in china. the beer in china is very light i would say even lighter than bud light but its very refreshing and good.

[@msbrownbeast]

Tsingtao is basically German beer

[@Valhalla_Awaits94]

When Bud Light doesn't taste enough like piss and you need something even fucking worse

[@deaf830]

"Less than one percent understand what craft beer is".. Ten million people, not a bad market!

[@Goldthread]

True!

[@rusty_shovel]

Every shot of tapping the beer *just head*

[@Goldthread]

our producer is thoroughly embarrassed about this 😬

[@kylinki7]

乾杯！Cheers!

[@ivanpetrusic5733]

Wusu is my favorite beer in China. Most of the beers are not that good in my oppinion, but there's some nice ones. Talking about the mass produced beers, not craft.

[@meduza93]

1% of people knowing what craft beer is and buying it in china is still like 140mil sooo not bad lol

[@eljefe6134]

When in europe i drink salitos that quite unique taste, for strongest red horse from PH but for favorite drink its bintang but definitely must taste this when had a chance

[@andriealinsangao613]

Ah, Red Horse!

[@sayaandyangsaya2756]

Interesting, I want to try it in the future.

[@alanhughes1262]

I was buying Chinese beer in japan was nice beer in2019 until china used different bailey/ hops during the pandemic its taste changed, went back to Japanese beer .don't know where the hops come from but had a different taste in 2022.

[@tamatoa8261]

She's been working there for 16 years? How old was she when she started? 5 years old? She barely looks old enough to drink her own beer. :)

[@ansalan7734]

She is the most famous wine taster in China， 38 years old. She is bad drinking capacity, maybe that's why she stays young.

[@fannyalbi9040]

she is asian

[@SilvaDreams]

Welcome to many asians, they age very well to a certain point then suddenly they go from looking super young to old.

[@danielcuevas5899]

So this is basically just like America’s fascination with light beer.

[@obscurissimus]

Not exactly, as an Americans idea of a light beer would be considered fairly heavy by their standards. Think of it as extra light beer.

[@jaska-jalmarixvi5757]

Weirdly enough chenese beer I've enjoyed most is tsingtao strong at 8.9 abv

[@chinobandito7625]

Yeahhh… I’d stay away from that stuff for a good while… maybe forever 😂

[@Lukiel666]

And here's me drinking dragon's breath 18% stout. But i am Canadian.

[@fabiettoaladin6588]

3 degrees alcohol of beer? Really? It's like orange juice

[@sol666]

Americans: this beer tastes like piss Chinese: this beer is made from piss.

[@mcguycurtdome2569]

Yoooo they got Pangzai in this fuck yeah

[@Goldthread]

More Pangzai here! kzbin.info/www/bejne/amTCgGyhf9ppftk

[@xnoheartx]

Do Chinese also mix their beer with spirits like Koreans? Is baiju and Tsingtao a thing?

[@ankitshrivastava390]

In India the alcohol level in beers is around 7%.

[@andyzzone]

Others: Brew beer to get drunk and wasted. China: Brew beer to enjoy it.

[@kavorkaa]

Chinese beer is in general the bottom quality beer you can get,weak and watery,a waste of barley

[@taaareee3570]

@@kavorkaa what brand did you drink

[@kavorkaa]

@@taaareee3570 Qingdao,SnowBeer,Harbin,Kingsway,etc,all the same weak tasteless shite

[@onyachamp]

@@kavorkaa Dead right. You don't get the lure of the animal drinking that rubbish.

[@kaplanthekaplan]

Very confused by the translations, no way the lady said that the hops add alcohol to the beer

[@rinky_dinky]

Qingdao and laote are my favorite

[@jcendless2626]

Made with fresh Chinese urine. Recently caught in video wow

[@Athrunwong]

So it's a complementary drink, not something to get wasted away.

[@goodsoul6675]

Now we know the secret ingredient.

[@pringlesconnoisseur6067]

HOLY SHIT THEY FEATURED PANGZAI

[@vinishshetty8055]

You have included Indian state Arunachal Pradesh as part of china starting 1:42 till 1:51, Correct it or edit and remove the wrong map.

[@zachmartin9141]

I love this!

[@acougarscub]

Did anyone teach the Chinese people how to properly pour a beer? or do they love foam?

[@tedoymisojos]

I didn't know beer was popular in China 😲

[@fryingpancakes8445]

Oh it is. Massively. I am talking about crates of light beer being consumed in one Karaoke session and mountains of bottles outside of hotpot restaurants lol. It usually is domestic brands though. The more common foreign brands are Heineken, Suntory and Budweiser.

[@axepro3053]

Beer is cheaper than coke in china

[@ansalan7734]

China produces 1/4 of the world's beer. But to be honest, I don't like the most popular beer in China, they are too low.

[@monogramadikt5971]

so you get bloated before you get pissed ?

[@kingofallworlds]

Yes. I have to go to the bathroom like 3x before I actually start to feel an actual solid buzz. Chinese beer is so damn weak.

[@dkmdkm2166]

My favourite is diablo 12% 😂😂

[@FountainOfYoot]

That pour at 00:16 was so unsatisfying

[@dubb9020]

you guys comsume the most beer cause of how little alch is in it. i would have to chug 24 pack to get me where a 6 pack of IPA's would get me

[@hvarthtonn6870]

nice to see the vorteke is universal

[@BlanketBCSociety]

I’m happy to know there are microbreweries opening up more and more across China. I can’t stand their beer, mainly because it’s low in alcohol and honestly, weak. Creating new brews will only better the community! 😉 🍻

[@RandomUserX99]

Alex speaks better Beijing Mandarin than Kris 😂

[@Leotique]

I think they both had to learn Beijing Mandarin, cause Kris seems to be a Chinese who studied/grew up in the US, maybe even speaking Cantonese

[@Goldthread]

We noticed everyone is enjoying this video. If you want to see more videos about beer in China, we think you will ♥️ these ones...🍻 At the Qingdao Beer Festival, Where Beer Comes In Plastic Bags kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZmSrqJSMhpuNqLs We Checked Out A Craft Brewery in Hong Kong kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqCofoajnN6NhJI Why This Chinese City Is Thirsty For Craft Beer kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHybqGmYabOobbs Craft Beer With Local Chinese Ingredients kzbin.info/www/bejne/ooDEkoF3rrKdjdU

[@ClearGalaxies]

Ooh, thanks! I hope this series is continued

[@OSTemli]

Hmmm in India beers are 8% alcohol

[@repmidwest]

Love their watermelon beer. 🍉🍺

[@shaduck06]

Harbin Beer owned now by Budweiser

[@cuzz467]

I think this series wouldn't be complete without an episode on how to look out for fake beer or liquor in China.

[@sum-random-inkling7093]

Agreed.

[@kongwee1978]

Not really interesting as they are consumed outside china.

[@Jonipoon]

I don’t think this channel would produce anything that paints China or Chinese products in a negative way.

[@Goldthread]

John, not really. But we think there are a lot of good stories to tell, and we try to be balanced in our coverage. Lots of news covers negative stuff about China, but unless we're doing a special on fake beer (which itself is a niche), we didn't think that belonged in this story specifically. We considered a special on gutter oil and stuff like that. Hope you subscribe so you'll know when it comes out. :)

[@dhirajsaikia8772]

Here the alcohol in beer is 8%

[@PetrD100]

China and beer is like Eskimo and desert.

[@generalfeed123]

yea that guy in background of the thumbnail doesn’t look creepy at all

[@dayakwarfighter7477]

Nice

[@drd5455]

Carlsberg is 5%? What planet is this as I need to go there.

[@SpruceZT]

"beer was so fresh we drank it from a bag" but why tho

[@Bridgelessalex]

It’s a tradition

[@Xind0898]

back when Tsingdao first developed their own brewery (during German occupation of Tsingdao), the brewery used to pay their employees with plastic bags of beer, and those employee often goes onto street to sell their 'earned plastic bag of beer'， so that kicked off the trend of drinking beer straight from plastic bag, and it eventually became a local tradition

[@imnalongkumer5272]

King Pangzai 👑

[@kniferaffe]

pizio means beer

[@Susseditout]

Personally it all looks like lager to me.

[@darkraven4467]

When I was in China, a lot of the buffets we went to had all you can drink beer! You could pour your own beer as many times as you like!

[@maggiejetson7904]

beer is probably cheaper than some of the seafood

[@cosmos69]

@@maggiejetson7904 Just different culture.