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Honey Ma Gold

Great Leap Brewing
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🌍 China · Golden Ale · One of 19 Golden Ales in hopIQ

Great Leap's most distinctive beer and the one that defined Chinese craft brewing. Brewed with local Beijing honey and Sichuan ma (numbing pepper) for a unique sweet-spicy-floral character unlike anything else in the world. Honey Ma Gold is the beer that told China's craft scene it was allowed to be distinctly Chinese: not just copying American or German styles, but creating something genuinely new.

ABV
6%
Bitterness
Lightly bitter
Malt-forward bitterness
SRM
pale golden4

Flavor Profile

How this beer tastes, mapped across 56 flavour tags

honey
100%
spicy
100%
sweet
60%
floral
60%
clean
30%
fruity
30%
crisp
30%
herbal
30%
light
30%
malty
30%
smooth
30%

About Golden Ale

Style guide · what to expect · how to find alternatives

What is a Golden Ale?

Golden Ale is a distinctive beer style with its own characteristic flavour, aroma and colour. Discover what makes it unique and find similar beers on hopIQ.

Finding a similar Golden Ale

hopIQ matches by flavor profile — not just style label. A beer with the same honey, spicy, sweet character as Honey Ma Gold will score highly even if brewed in a different country or under a different sub-style name.

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Serve & Enjoy

How to get the most out of Honey Ma Gold

Serve at 7–10°C
Refrigerate, then rest 2 min

Serve at 7–10°C. Light and refreshing — serve cold to keep the delicate hop and malt balance intact.

Pint glass
Recommended for this style

The classic — versatile, comfortable to hold and keeps the beer cool. No frills, no distractions: just the beer.

Store in a cool, dark place. Check the best-before date on the label for guidance.

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