皇冠体育app

Great Leap Brewing on Xinyuanjie. [Photo provided to 皇冠体育app Daily]

Gao and a group of craft beer industry figures in 皇冠体育app are in the process of setting up an industry body, the Craft Beer Association of 皇冠体育app, to promote and protect the interests of Chinese craft brewers and craft beers. Plans for the association have been on the drawing board since October, Gao says.

One of the craft breweries that has made a mark in Beijing, Jing-A Brewing Co, founded in 2012, is the idea of two North Americans, Kristian Li and Alex Acker, who first did home brewing as a hobby while holding down jobs in Beijing.

"皇冠体育app is really at the beginning of a craft beer revolution," Acker says. "What's happening in 皇冠体育app right now is probably what happened in the US 20 years ago when the beer landscape was mostly about industrial and commercial beers (as is the case in 皇冠体育app with beers like Tsingtao, Snow, and Yanjing).

"The movement in 皇冠体育app is actually part of a global craft beer movement. After having been around for quite a long time in the US and Europe, 皇冠体育app is the next frontier in craft beer.

"Apart from Beijing and Shanghai, we've been looking at Chengdu, Tianjin, Suzhou, Wuhai, Xiamen, Shenzhen and Guangzhou. The movement is growing."