Ins Glas ergießt sich ein hellgoldenes Bier mit geringer Schaumkrone. Geruch unangenehm malzig, leicht getreidig. Geschmack sehr wässrig, leicht malzig, getreidig, muffig.

Ok, this is one of the stranger rates I’ve made. Anyway, after first trying a German export "version", I’ve bought another bottle in a Chinese shop in Zagreb, with the importer’s sticker reading 4.5%, but what always bugged me that, underneath, the original sticker (that I saved) seemed to claim otherwise and now I can say safely that it says 3.1% and 8°. The label is the same as the regular Tsingtao so it goes here. GTIN - 6901035603751 Rating from 21.12.2005, copypasted in its’ full glory, split from the regular Tsingtao entry rating with all the mistakes and references: Guess they send the good stuff to Germany. This was horrendous. Pale yellow colour, big fluffy white head. Very faint malty aroma. The taste is... nasty, watery, of course, with a healthy dose of something odd, artificial and out of place. A mixture of paint, formaldehyde, old markers, dentist mouthwash and kitchen cleanser. Wonderful, eh ? The worst beer I’ve had the opportunity to taste. Thankfully, no aftertaste. I’ll go with an average between these two versions (rounded down). (2/1/1/1/2)

Bottled in Changchun, Jilin. Clear very pale yellow, no head. Dry and lightly fruity with clean taste. Thin and somewhat salty with plenty of water. The barely perceptible bitterness dominates due to the complete lackof other flavours.

Very pale straw colour. The aroma is vaguely spicy-hoppy. Ditto the palate. This doesn’t mean that the spicy hop is a factor in the beer, because it isn’t. But you can’t taste anything else either.