17 Best Chinese Beer Brands in 2024

Because of the popularity of local and imported beer brands, drinking beer has become certainly popular in China nowadays. If you’re happened to be in China, you should look for some Chinese beers to taste because the Chinese beer industry has also been blossoming for quite a few decades and has produced some great beers not just in China but all over the world.

Is Chinese beer good? Well, it’s hard to tell. I know lots of people think the Japanese beer is probably the most famous one in Asia but that’s because people seldomly have a chance to visit China and don’t have the opportunity the really try the Chinese beer. I wouldn’t say Chinese beer is the most in the world but it does have its own style and cultural difference, which could be interesting, right?

If you’re interested in buying beers from China, I think buying them through the Chinese eCommerce platforms, like Taobao, JD, Pinduoduo, is the best way!

If you’re having trouble accessing those platforms, you can sign up for Superbuy, which is one of the most reliable Taobao agents in China, and then, you can buy whatever you want from Taobao at a nice bargain. Here’s a beginner guide for using Superbuy.

Today, I’m going to bring a list of Chinese beer brands that you must know. It is probably one of the most comprehensive Chinese beer lists and you will be blown mind by the variety.

(Drinking in China is a pervasive social ritual, mostly associated with social occasions or business dinners, which could be complicated sometimes. I suggest you also can go check out this Guide To Dealing With Drinking Etiquette in China to get more ideas about Chinese drinking culture.)

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Yanjing Beer (燕京啤酒)

Beijing Yanjing Brewery is a brewing company founded in 1980 in Beijing, China. Yanjing Beer was designated as the official beer served at state banquets in the Great Hall of the People in February 1995.

I think it is a type of beer specifically tailored for Beijing’s local people. Even though Yanjing Beer is the best-selling beer in Beijing and it always is in short supply in Beijing during the peak season. However, it is difficult to sell outside Beijing. The main reason is the taste of Yanjing beer, which does not meet the taste of people from other cities and lots of people couldn’t even stand the taste.

It’s weird, right? Why don’t you try a bottle of it and see if you can tell how is it?

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Tsingtao Beer (青岛啤酒 / 青島啤酒)

China’s second-largest brewery, with about 15% of the domestic market share. It was founded in 1903 by German settlers in Tsingtau, Kiautschou Bay concession. Its logo displays an image of Zhanqiao Pier, located on Qingdao’s southern shore.

Tsingtao Beer, a well-hopped standard pale lager of 4.7% abv, is the flagship brew, accounting for most of the brewery’s production. An unpasteurized version is sold as Tsingtao Draft Beer

It is the most recognized beer in China. Nowadays, it represents not only beer itself but also the glory of Qingdao. Moreover, the annual beer festival attracts countless domestic and foreign tourists to come here for Carnival!

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Laoshan Beer (崂山啤酒 / 嶗山啤酒)

Laoshan beer is the first second brand of Tsingtao beer company to produce with reference to Tsingtao beer production technical standards. Its raw material control standards, process production process standards, and finished product standards are uniformly formulated in accordance with the technical standards of “quality consistency” of Tsingtao beer.

Laoshan beer adopts malt produced by international excellent Barley Base (Australian wheat, Canadian wheat, and French barley).

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Yinmai Beer (银麦啤酒 / 銀麥啤酒)

Shandong Yinmai Beer Co., Ltd. is a large-scale national industrial enterprise. It is located in the south of central Shandong and the hinterland of Yimeng mountain. It has no environmental pollution and natural high-quality Maifan Shishan spring. It is rich in honeysuckle and provides unique resource advantages for brewing beer.

The local natural high-quality Maifan Shishan spring water in Mengyin County is used for brewing, which has unique resource advantages. The brewed beer is sweet and mellow, but it was purchased by Tsingtao beer in 2011.

This brand has also developed high-end products such as aloe beer, Yinmai golden balsam pear, Yinmai Chaoshuang, Yinmai 2008, and Yinmai Bingshuang, which meet the needs of different consumption levels. The products are exported to more than 20 provinces, cities, and autonomous regions in China, and also exported to the United States, Bulgaria, Hong Kong, and other countries and regions.

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Snow Beer (雪花啤酒)

Snow is a brand of larger beer from Shenyang, China. It is brewed by CR Snow, which was a joint venture between SABMiller and China Resources Enterprises. When Snow was first released in 1993 it was produced by three breweries.

Although the headquarters is in Beijing, the birthplace is in Liaoning. Snow Beer has a very rich foam and tastes more popular. It is the best drink in hot summer. But what the local people like to talk about should also belong to the old snowflake which tastes much stronger. If you don’t know much about drinking, you wouldn’t be really happy with it.

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Kailong Beer (凯龙啤酒 / 凱龍啤酒)

It is one of the most classic ones, Dalian Kailong beer has a strong taste. People with bad drinking capacity will faint at one bottle. In summer, the most popular beer brand in the barbecue shop will be Kailong. With a box of iced Kailong beer, eating mutton kebabs with your friends will be so much fun.

Kailong’s wine strength is greater than that of ordinary beer. Two or three glasses of ordinary wine can spin and jump. Those who can withstand six bottles are gods and men. If you meet someone who can be alive and clear the next day after drinking Kailong, it is the great God level.

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Tianhu Beer (天湖啤酒)

Tianhu Beer’s leading product is called “Fresh beer”, and it’s accounted for 80% of the total production and sales. In 2015, Tianhu joined the beer brewing Institute of Berlin, Germany, one of the highest research institutions in the field of beer in the world.

No matter big Kailong or old snowflake, they can’t fight the classic local brand “Tianhu beer” in Fushun city. Tianhu beer normally does not taste very mellow but it tastes fresher. People from Fushun city have definitely preferred this type of beer.

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Longshanquan Beer (龙山泉啤酒 / 龍山泉啤酒)

Benxi Longshanquan Beer Co., Ltd., founded in 1981, has been pursuing quality-oriented, reputation-based, and proactive for 30 years. Longshanquan beer is carefully brewed with high-quality malt, rice, and hops, coupled with natural spring water. The characteristics of Longshanquan beer are refreshing taste, long-lasting foam, and rich nutrition.

Benxi Longshanquan beer said that the water used is spring water, the wine looks very clear, the foam is also very delicate. However, even if it is mountain spring water, the first feeling of Longshanquan beer is still slightly bitter. If you swallow it, you will slowly feel the strong malt flavor, which is a wonderful feeling.

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Harbin Beer (哈尔滨啤酒 / 哈爾濱啤酒)

Harbin Brewery (simplified Chinese: 哈尔滨啤酒集团; traditional Chinese: 哈爾濱啤酒集團; pinyin: Hā’ěrbīn Píjiǔ Jítuán) is a Chinese brewery founded in 1900 in Harbin China. As China’s fourth-largest brewery and its oldest one, it has a leading position in Northeast China and owns the Hapi beer brand.

Harbin has increased its annual beer production capacity to over 1 million tons and has become a giant in China’s beer industry after its successful reform and listing on the Hong Kong stock market.

The earliest beer brand in China. It is also a well-known beer brand. Harbin beer brewed, in the past, has a strong taste, bitter aftertaste, and strong taste. Nowadays, Harbin beer, which is popular all over the country, is praised as “cool but not light, with pure wheat flavor” in taste.

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Taiwan Beer (台湾啤酒 / 台灣啤酒)

Taiwan Beer (Chinese: 台灣啤酒; pinyin: Táiwān Píjǐu, or 台啤; TáiPí) is a large-market beer brewed by the Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor Corporation (TTL). The brand, an icon of Taiwanese culture, began as a monopoly product but has remained the best-selling beer in the country.

This is one of my favorite beer brands. Taiwan beer is so distinctive and has its own style. You can even find fruity beer. This fruit-flavored Taiwanese beer is very popular in Taiwan and is sold in pubs large and small. And it tastes sour and sweet, and the alcohol level is not high. It is good for girls.

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Kingway Beer (金威啤酒)

I remember Kingway Beer was my dad’s favorite! But not for me. I tried it once before and couldn’t stand its bitterness. I think it’s because Kingway Beer is brewed by traditional German technology, it has more German flavor.

Kingway beer is innovative on the basis of maintaining mellow and refreshing flavor, with a unique international pure alcohol taste. Kingway beer products include more than ten series.

At the same time, Kingway beer products are sold to more than 20 provinces, cities, and autonomous regions, such as Tianjin, Sichuan, Xi’an, Guangxi, Fujian, Hunan, Jiangxi, Jiangsu, Anhui, Shaanxi, and Heilongjiang, as well as Hong Kong, Macao, Southeast Asia Sold in overseas markets such as Canada and Panama.

Kingway beer is a familiar beer brand for middle-aged consumers. It’s no surprise that young consumers don’t know it. As an influential beer in the early days, it is now much worse than before.

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Zhujiang Beer (珠江啤酒)

Zhujiang Beer is a brand of Guangzhou Zhujiang Beer Group Co., Ltd., which was completed and put into operation in 1985. It is a large modern beer enterprise with the beer industry as the main body and beer supporting and related industries as the auxiliary.

The production capacity of the headquarters of Zhujiang Beer Group exceeds 1.5 million tons. It is the largest beer brewing center in a single plant in the world. Zhujiang Beer is one of the three major beer brands in China. The sales volume of a single brand ranks second among its peers in China.

It tastes a little hard and strong maybe because of the original water source. Zhujiang Beer was born in the Pearl River sea area, water there could not be as fresh as water from the mountain. Guangzhou people grew up drinking this water, so when they drink Zhujiang beer in their mouth, it becomes mellow and has moderate bitterness.

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San Miguel Beer (生力啤酒)

San Miguel Brewery Hong Kong Ltd. is a brewery based in Hong Kong and is a majority-owned subsidiary of San Miguel Brewing International Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of San Miguel Brewery, Inc. The company has two subsidiaries located in the Guangdong province of China.

The produced beer has won many gold awards in the international quality selection meeting and is deeply welcomed by beer drinkers. In 1997, the company passed the ISO9002 international quality management system to confirm that San Miguel products always maintain the best standard.

It is produced by the same company as Guangzhou Pineapple Beer. San Miguel beer is one of the top three brands in Asia, with an annual output of more than 2 billion liters. Its business scope has expanded from the Philippines to Hong Kong. It ranks second in the category of beer in Guangdong, second only to Pearl River beer.

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Shancheng Beer (山城啤酒)

Founded in 1958, Shancheng beer is a brand of Chongqing beer (Group) Co., Ltd. Shancheng beer series products include 520ml hardcover beer, 625ml ordinary beer, and 625ml refreshing beer.

Each bottle of Shancheng beer is worth 23 yuan, which is quite a high price for a beer product in China. According to the latest evaluation of Beijing Zhongjing media, a well-known professional research institution on brand value, the brand value of “Shancheng” beer under the heavy beer group has reached 6 billion yuan, and the market share in Chongqing is about 90%, Become one of the most competitive brands in China’s beer industry.

People say that consuming one bottle of Shancheng beer can feel dizzy, two bottles then fall, and if you finished three bottles, you would be laid on the ground. Unique taste, full stamina, a little too much for people who don’t drink. But for Chongqing City, drinking beer is for enjoying the holiday.

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Qinghai Lake beer (highland barley beer) (青海湖啤酒)

People love Qinghai Lake. In fact, it is one of the most popular and famous places for travel. There is no haze, no pollution, no noise, and just nature. Qinghai Lake beer is produced there, that is why people love it. Qinghai Lake highland barley beer tastes pure and smooth, has a unique flavor of highland barley malt, and is low and cheap. Therefore, Qinghai people basically need Qinghai Lake beer three times a meal.

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Wusu Beer (乌苏啤酒 / 烏蘇啤酒)

Wusu Beer was established in 1986 as a state-owned brewery under Wusu County. In 1999, Wusu Beer implemented the reform of enterprise property right structure and operation mechanism, state-owned capital withdrew from Wusu Beer and Xinjiang Wusu Beer Co., Ltd. was established with the investment of multinational brewer Carlsberg.

Since then, Wusu Beer has become a brand of Carlsberg. In 2002, the headquarters of Wusu Beer was moved from Wusu city to Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang.

Now, Wusu has become a well-known local beer brand in Xinjiang and has a certain popularity in other parts of China. The company has launched a variety of products, including red Wusu, green Wusu, Wusu pure raw, Wusu black beer, and fruity alcohol-free beer;

The Red Wusu has a higher alcohol percentage (4%) than most domestic beers in China. If you don’t drink very often, you should be careful when drinking Wusu with people.

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Lhasa beer (拉萨啤酒 / 拉薩啤酒)

Lhasa Beer Co., Ltd. is a Sino foreign joint venture composed of Tibet Galaxy Technology Development Co., Ltd., Carlsberg International Co., Ltd., and the Danish developing country industry foundation. The company’s predecessor, Lhasa brewery, was founded in 1988 and officially put into operation in 1989. At that time, it was the only manufacturer of beer in the region.

In Tibet, people call it “warm-up beer”. The beer is strong and tastes heavy. Although helps people warm up, it may not be the best choice for people with little drinking experience. It is said that the reaction before getting drunk will not be too painful, but there will be a strong headache after waking up from a hangover.

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