Tsingtao 1903
Tsingtao 1903 is named after the brewery's founding year; in China the same beer is sold as Augerta, after the brewery's first brewmaster, whose German yeast strain it still uses. It is brewed at 12 °P from Canadian and Australian two-row barley, rice and Saaz hops with a long cold fermentation. It pours bright gold with a creamy head. Bread dough and gentle malt sweetness lead the aroma, lifted by herbal, lightly spicy hop notes. The body is smooth and rounder than the flagship, with honeyed grain, before a crisp, long finish with mild bitterness.
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Serve well-chilled at 4–6°C. Carbonation and crispness are the main event — cold preserves both.
The sturdy German stein maintains temperature and keeps carbonation intact. Built for long, convivial drinking.
Store cold and drink fresh. Lagers are at their crispest within 3–4 months.
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