| Jing-A Brewing Co. | |
| Foundation: | 2012 |
| Founders: | Alex Acker, Kristian Li |
| Location City: | Beijing, China |
| Location Country: | China |
| Homepage: | jingabrewing.com |
Jing-A Brewing Co. is a microbrewery founded in 2012 in Beijing. The brewery is known for its use of Chinese ingredients such as red rice koji, ginger, and Sichuan peppercorn, and its interpretations of traditional beer styles such as IPA, witbier, and stout.[1] Since 2014, the company has operated a taproom in Sanlitun, a popular nightlife area for both foreigners and locals.[2]
The brewery began as a homebrewing project between Alex Acker and Kristian Li, two North American expatriates who had been living in Beijing since 2000.[3] The two brewed increasingly large batches of homebrew for their friends while entertaining the thought of eventually turning their hobby into a business.[4] In these early years, they also developed a reputation for using their beer to hold pop-up parties, such as the election-watching party in 2012 for which they made a beer based on Barack Obama's White House Honey Brown Ale.[5]
After various moves to scale up their brewing in restaurant kitchens and on borrowed equipment, in early 2013, Acker and Li invested in building the first small professional-grade brewery for Jing-A, with a monthly production of 5000L, inside a bistro in Beijing's embassy district.[4]
| Beer | % ABV | IBU | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flying Fist IPA | 6.5 | 50 | IPA[6] | |
| Mandarin Wheat | 4.8 | 15 | Belgian wit with local mandarin orange and coriander seed | |
| Worker's Pale Ale | 5.0 | 30 | Pale ale | |
| Koji Red Ale | 5.5 | 15 | Ale with Koji sake rice, wasabi root, and ginger | |
| Full Moon Farmhouse Ale | 6.2 | 20 | Belgian saison with osmanthus flower | |
| Black Velvet Vanilla Stout | 6.2 | 15 | Stout with chocolate, coffee, and roasted flavors | |
| Airpocalypse Double IPA | 8.8 | N/A | Double IPA | |
| Tuhao Gold Pilsner | 5.0 | 28 | Bohemian pilsner |
| Beer | % ABV | IBU | Availability | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucky 8 Lager | 6.5 | 50 | Winter/Spring | India pale lager | |
| Beijing Bikini Watermelon Wheat | 4.5 | 15 | Summer | Wheat beer with local watermelons | |
| Über-Jing Oktoberfest Lager | 6.5 | 25 | Early Fall | Lager | |
| Guizhou Smoked Chili Porter | 5.5 | 25 | Fall/Winter | Beechwood smoked malt and chili peppers from Guizhou | |
| Toasted Chestnut Brown Ale | 5.6 | 30 | Fall/Winter | Brown ale with caramel notes and roasted chestnuts | |
| Monster Mash Pumpkin Ale | 8.8 | 20 | Fall | Pumpkin ale |
| Beer | % ABV | IBU | Collaborator | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pomegranate Beijinger Weisse | 5.6 | 10 | Wheat ale with pomegranate juice and hibiscus | ||
| Imperial Stormtrooper Stout | 7.4 | 52 | Stout with Carafa 3 and roasted barley | ||
| Eightfold Path Imperial Stout | 8.6 | 65 | Stout with 8 different malts | ||
| Nine Rivers Imperial Chestnut Ale | 8.6 | 40 | Norwegian brewmaster, Kjetil Jikiun | ||
| Beijing Miracle | 4.44 | 24 |
| Belgian pale ale | |
| Imperial Koji Saison | 14.0 | 25 |
| Imperial saison with koji, Chinese orange peel, saison/sake yeast blend | |
| Hutong Clan CDA | 9.0 | 75 | Boneyard Beer | Cascadian dark ale | |
| One Beer Two Systems | 5.8 | 25 | Moonzen Brewery | ||
| Emperor's Horses | 5.3 | 30 | Boxing Cat Brewery | Pilsner with New Zealand hops and lychee fruit | |
| Frenchie's Mom Summer Saison | 6.4 | 22 | The Brew | French-style saison |