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Jing-A Brewing Co.
Industry	Alcoholic beverage
Founded	2012
Founders	Alex Acker, Kristian Li
Headquarters	Beijing, China, China
Products	Beer
Website	jingabrewing.com

Jing-A Brewing Co. (simplified Chinese: 京A精酿啤酒; traditional Chinese: 京A精釀啤酒; pinyin: 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.^[1] Since 2014, the company has operated a taproom in Sanlitun, a popular nightlife area for both foreigners and locals.^[2]

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.^[3] The two brewed increasingly large batches of homebrew for their friends while entertaining the thought of eventually turning their hobby into a business.^[4] 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.^[5]

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.^[4]

Beer List

Core Beers

Beer	% ABV	IBU	Description
Flying Fist IPA	6.5	50	IPA^[6]
Mandarin Wheat	4.8	15	Belgian wit with local mandarin orange and coriander seed^[6]
Worker's Pale Ale	5.0	30	Pale ale^[6]
Koji Red Ale	5.5	15	Ale with Koji sake rice, wasabi root, and ginger^[6]
Full Moon Farmhouse Ale	6.2	20	Belgian saison with osmanthus flower^[6]
Black Velvet Vanilla Stout	6.2	15	Stout with chocolate, coffee, and roasted flavors^[6]
Airpocalypse Double IPA	8.8	N/A	Double IPA^[6]
Tuhao Gold Pilsner	5.0	28	Bohemian pilsner^[6]

Seasonal Beers

Beer	% ABV	IBU	Availability	Description
Lucky 8 Lager	6.5	50	Winter/Spring	India pale lager^[6]
Beijing Bikini Watermelon Wheat	4.5	15	Summer	Wheat beer with local watermelons^[6]
Über-Jing Oktoberfest Lager	6.5	25	Early Fall	Lager^[6]
Guizhou Smoked Chili Porter	5.5	25	Fall/Winter	Beechwood smoked malt and chili peppers from Guizhou^[6]
Toasted Chestnut Brown Ale	5.6	30	Fall/Winter	Brown ale with caramel notes and roasted chestnuts^[6]
Monster Mash Pumpkin Ale	8.8	20	Fall	Pumpkin ale

Collaboration Beers

Beer	% ABV	IBU	Collaborator	Description
Pomegranate Beijinger Weisse	5.6	10	10 Barrel Brewing Elysian Brewing	Wheat ale with pomegranate juice and hibiscus^[6]
Imperial Stormtrooper Stout	7.4	52		Stout with Carafa 3 and roasted barley^[6]
Eightfold Path Imperial Stout	8.6	65	10 Barrel Brewing Elysian Brewing	Stout with 8 different malts^[6]
Nine Rivers Imperial Chestnut Ale	8.6	40	Norwegian brewmaster, Kjetil Jikiun
Beijing Miracle	4.44	24	Great Leap Brewing Slow Boat Brewery NBeer Panda Brew Arrow Factory Brewing	Belgian pale ale^[6]
Imperial Koji Saison	14.0	25	Norweign brewmaster, Kjetil Jikiun Nøgne Ø	Imperial saison with koji, Chinese orange peel, saison/sake yeast blend^[6]
Hutong Clan CDA	9.0	75	Boneyard Beer	Cascadian dark ale^[6]
One Beer Two Systems	5.8	25	Moonzen Brewery
Emperor's Horses	5.3	30	Boxing Cat Brewery	Pilsner with New Zealand hops and lychee fruit^[6]
Frenchie's Mom Summer Saison	6.4	22	The Brew	French-style saison^[6]