Yanjing Beer

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Yanjing Beer

A bottle of Yanjing Beer

Transliterations
Mandarin
- Hanyu Pinyin:	Yànjīng Píjiǔ

Yanjing beer is a malty, smooth premium lager beer from China. Brewed in the Shunyi district of Beijing, it is the most commonly available beer throughout Beijing, is the official state beer of China, and is one of the major sponsors of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The beer was first brewed in 1980, and continues to be made today in several different varieties. It is also exported to countries around the globe, including the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.

The beer is brewed the Beijing Yanjing Beer Co., Ltd, and its name comes from a former name for Beijing during the 5th-3rd century BC. Today, the Yanjing Beer Co. covers an area of 2.22 km² (550 acres). At this size, Beijing Yanjing Beer Co., Ltd, is the largest brewery in Asia. The company has approximately 20,000 employees, and is the largest beer manufacturer in China. They produced 3.11 million tons of beer in 2005 alone.

In Beijing, Yanjing is widely available in restaurants, Because of Yanjing's low price, bar owners claim that they cannot make enough of a profit selling it; thus, they stock the popular beer brands Tsingtao or foreign brands of beer instead.

[edit] Yanjing Beer/Ale Facts

• Brewed with natural mineral water, first class wheat and barley imported from Canada and Australia, together with the state-of-art German Krones technology and equipment.

• A Pilsner-style beer with refreshing sweetness, smooth clean finish and crystal clarity.

• Specially treated clear bottle helps prevent damage caused by the ultraviolet rays of the sun.

• 4.5% ABV.