Jing-A Brewing Co.

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| foundation = 2012

| founders = Alex Acker, Kristian Li

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| location_city = Beijing, China

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| industry = Alcoholic beverage

| products = Beer

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| homepage = [http://www.jingabrewing.com jingabrewing.com]

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Jing-A Brewing Co. ({{zh|t=京A精釀啤酒|s=京A精酿啤酒|p=Jīng A jīng niáng píjiǔ}}) is a microbrewery founded in 2012 in Beijing. The brewery is known for its use of Chinese ingredients such as red rice koji, ginger, and Sichuan peppercorn, and its interpretations of traditional beer styles such as IPA, witbier, and stout.{{cite web|url=http://growlermag.com/the-wide-world-of-beer-with-stephen-beaumont-a-slow-boat-and-a-great-leap-to-beijing/ |title=The Wide World of Beer with Stephen Beaumont: A Slow Boat and a Great Leap to Beijing | Growler Magazine |publisher=Growlermag.com |date=2015-10-28 |accessdate=2016-02-02}} Since 2014, the company has operated a taproom in Sanlitun, a popular nightlife area for both foreigners and locals.{{cite web|url=http://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-guide/beijing/bars/jing-a-taproom |title=Jing A Taproom | Travel + Leisure |publisher=Travelandleisure.com |date=2015-12-07 |accessdate=2016-02-02}}

History

The brewery began as a homebrewing project between Alex Acker and Kristian Li, two North American expatriates who had been living in Beijing since 2000.{{cite web|url=http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/epaper/2015-07/07/content_21200926.htm |title=Sudsy success|Life|chinadaily.com.cn |publisher=Usa.chinadaily.com.cn |date= |accessdate=2016-02-02}} The two brewed increasingly large batches of homebrew for their friends while entertaining the thought of eventually turning their hobby into a business.{{cite web|last=Lin |first=Kristin |url=http://mag.uchicago.edu/economics-business/brewhub |title=Brewhub | The University of Chicago Magazine |publisher=Mag.uchicago.edu |date= |accessdate=2016-02-02}} In these early years, they also developed a reputation for using their beer to hold pop-up parties, such as the election-watching party in 2012 for which they made a beer based on Barack Obama's White House Honey Brown Ale.{{cite news|last=Fisher |first=Max |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2012/11/06/beijing-bar-serving-obamas-beer-recipe-for-the-election-at-8-a-m/ |title=Beijing bar serving Obama's beer recipe for the election – at 8 a.m. |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=2012-11-06 |accessdate=2016-02-02}}

After various moves to scale up their brewing in restaurant kitchens and on borrowed equipment, in early 2013, Acker and Li invested in building the first small professional-grade brewery for Jing-A, with a monthly production of 5000L, inside a bistro in Beijing's embassy district.

Beer List

=Core Beers=

class="wikitable"

!Beer

!% ABV

!IBU

!Description

Flying Fist IPA

|6.5

|50

|IPA{{Cite web|url=http://jingabrewing.com/beer/|title=Beer - Jing-A Brewing Co.|website=Jing-A Brewing Co.|language=en-US|access-date=2016-04-23|archive-date=2016-03-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330171313/http://jingabrewing.com/beer/|url-status=dead}}

Mandarin Wheat

|4.8

|15

|Belgian wit with local mandarin orange and coriander seed

Worker's Pale Ale

|5.0

|30

|Pale ale

Koji Red Ale

|5.5

|15

|Ale with Koji sake rice, wasabi root, and ginger

Full Moon Farmhouse Ale

|6.2

|20

|Belgian saison with osmanthus flower

Black Velvet Vanilla Stout

|6.2

|15

|Stout with chocolate, coffee, and roasted flavors

Airpocalypse Double IPA

|8.8

|N/A

|Double IPA

Tuhao Gold Pilsner

|5.0

|28

|Bohemian pilsner

=Seasonal Beers=

class="wikitable"

!Beer

!% ABV

!IBU

!Availability

!Description

Lucky 8 Lager

|6.5

|50

|Winter/Spring

|India pale lager

Beijing Bikini Watermelon Wheat

|4.5

|15

|Summer

|Wheat beer with local watermelons

Über-Jing Oktoberfest Lager

|6.5

|25

|Early Fall

|Lager

Guizhou Smoked Chili Porter

|5.5

|25

|Fall/Winter

|Beechwood smoked malt and chili peppers from Guizhou

Toasted Chestnut Brown Ale

|5.6

|30

|Fall/Winter

|Brown ale with caramel notes and roasted chestnuts

Monster Mash Pumpkin Ale

|8.8

|20

|Fall

|Pumpkin ale

= Collaboration Beers =

class="wikitable"

!Beer

!% ABV

!IBU

!Collaborator

!Description

Pomegranate Beijinger Weisse

|5.6

|10

[http://www.10barrel.com/ 10 Barrel Brewing]
Elysian Brewing

|Wheat ale with pomegranate juice and hibiscus

Imperial Stormtrooper Stout

|7.4

|52

|Stout with Carafa 3 and roasted barley

Eightfold Path Imperial Stout

|8.6

|65

[http://www.10barrel.com/ 10 Barrel Brewing]
Elysian Brewing

|Stout with 8 different malts

Nine Rivers Imperial Chestnut Ale

|8.6

|40

|Norwegian brewmaster, Kjetil Jikiun

Beijing Miracle

|4.44

|24

[http://www.greatleapbrewing.com/ Great Leap Brewing]
[http://www.slowboatbrewery.com/ Slow Boat Brewery]
NBeer
Panda Brew
[http://www.arrowfactorybrewing.com/ Arrow Factory Brewing] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413020209/http://www.arrowfactorybrewing.com/ |date=2016-04-13 }}

|Belgian pale ale

Imperial Koji Saison

|14.0

|25

Norweign brewmaster, Kjetil Jikiun
Nøgne Ø

|Imperial saison with koji, Chinese orange peel, saison/sake yeast blend

Hutong Clan CDA

|9.0

|75

|[http://boneyardbeer.com/ Boneyard Beer]

|Cascadian dark ale

One Beer Two Systems

|5.8

|25

|[http://moonzen.hk/ Moonzen Brewery]

Emperor's Horses

|5.3

|30

|[http://www.boxingcatbrewery.com/ Boxing Cat Brewery] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422230449/http://www.boxingcatbrewery.com/ |date=2016-04-22 }}

|Pilsner with New Zealand hops and lychee fruit

Frenchie's Mom Summer Saison

|6.4

|22

|The Brew

|French-style saison