About
Tsingtao Brewery Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Tsingtao”) was established in 1903 by German and British merchants as Germania-Brauerei Tsingtao Co., Ltd. As one of the earliest breweries in China, Tsingtao is currently the sixth largest brewer in the world.
With more than a century of brewing excellence, we are now among the top Asian imported beer brand. We are also a Global Top 500 brand with a strong presence in more than 100 countries and regions.
With more than a century of brewing excellence, we are now among the top Asian imported beer brand. We are also a Global Top 500 brand with a strong presence in more than 100 countries and regions.
Part of the group
3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 3
Clear golden colour with no head.Smlls like wet paper and water light rotten after taste boring and watery taste really bad overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Mar 2026
at 19:14
6/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Fun fact. I've had some really good hefeweizens from China - from both the national brewing school in Wuhan (absolute textbook example) and from German-run brewpubs in Beijing and Shanghai. Can Tsingtao do it, too?
This one has the dull appearance of oxidation issues, which quite frankly is beneath Tsingtao. Aroma is in the ballpark of sticky, banana-oriented hefeweizen. On the palate, okay, it's not that bad. It's way too sticky, but the banana esters are decent here, and the wheaty acidity is abundant, cutting through some of the stickiness. I can see what they are trying to accomplish. It's still too sticky for me, but I get it.
I can absolutely see drinking this out of one of those sidewalk tanks in Qingdao with a plate of clams.
This one has the dull appearance of oxidation issues, which quite frankly is beneath Tsingtao. Aroma is in the ballpark of sticky, banana-oriented hefeweizen. On the palate, okay, it's not that bad. It's way too sticky, but the banana esters are decent here, and the wheaty acidity is abundant, cutting through some of the stickiness. I can see what they are trying to accomplish. It's still too sticky for me, but I get it.
I can absolutely see drinking this out of one of those sidewalk tanks in Qingdao with a plate of clams.
Tried
from Can
from
JSG Liquor Store
on 28 Feb 2026
at 05:14
5.5/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2026
at 17:41
6.3/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Flip top bottle at the Blue Frog in Disney Town, Shanghai.
Pours clear amber with a small off-white head, some lacing. Caramel, malty, nutty, grainy, honey.
Pours clear amber with a small off-white head, some lacing. Caramel, malty, nutty, grainy, honey.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Feb 2026
at 07:07
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
Dark brown body, medium head. Aroma has the dark sugars and intense fruitiness characteristic of foreign stout. Like caramelized blueberries, or roasted figs, the sort of estery notes you don't really get in any other style, except maybe the classic Polish Baltic Porters.
The palate has a really nice richness. There's more bitterness than I expected, but also toffee, fruitiness, and good body. This definitely seems modelled after the classics - FES, ABC Extra - and those have cut the alcohol by volume down in recent years, same as Tsingtao has reduced from 7.5% to 6.1%. There's a bit of roast in there, lots of sugars.
You have to really appreciate the tropical foreign stouts to like this one . That's some esoteric stuff, really, industrial stout from non-traditional nations, but I like it, and I like this.
The palate has a really nice richness. There's more bitterness than I expected, but also toffee, fruitiness, and good body. This definitely seems modelled after the classics - FES, ABC Extra - and those have cut the alcohol by volume down in recent years, same as Tsingtao has reduced from 7.5% to 6.1%. There's a bit of roast in there, lots of sugars.
You have to really appreciate the tropical foreign stouts to like this one . That's some esoteric stuff, really, industrial stout from non-traditional nations, but I like it, and I like this.
Tried
from Bottle
from
JSG Liquor Store
on 08 Feb 2026
at 06:22
5.1/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Tried
from Bottle
from
Horrocks Farm Market
on 31 Jan 2026
at 22:17
5/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 5
Bottle. Color: Clear pale golden, white head. Aroma: Malty, some hop. Taste: Crisp, rice, slight sourness, light hopbitterness and light to moderate sweetness. Just below medium body, average carbonation. That's all, folks...
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jan 2026
at 19:40
5/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 5
It is not an extraordinary beer, but it is refreshing, notes of malt, some hop, watery, the color is yellow, average carbonation, thin foam, drinking it in Beijing, in China.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2025
at 12:01
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
I drank this beer, on the train from Beijing to Shanghai, from the bistro, fast train, regular service, seat a bit narrow It is a regular lager-pils. The taste is malty, hop, some bitterness, 16.06.16
Tried
from Can
on 22 Dec 2025
at 02:50
5/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 5
It is a regular lager, nothing more. The taste is watery, rice, malt, few hop, yellow body, thin foam, low carbonation, drinking it during some trips in China and few times in Europe.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Dec 2025
at 02:43