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Yanjing Beer

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Beijing's local lager — light, clean and softly refreshing with a mild grain sweetness and a crisp finish. Yanjing Beer is the house pour at every Beijing roast duck restaurant and the lager that Beijing hutong residents have drunk for forty years. Understated, consistent and deeply embedded in the capital's daily life.

ABV
3.6%
Bitterness
Lightly bitter
SRM
golden5
PaceSession
Where this beer sits
Body
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
drysweet
Bitterness
mildbitter
Texture
crispcreamy
Balance
malt-forwardhop-forward
What makes this beer itself
cleanmaltymineral
clean
malty
mineral
wheat
bready
Aroma
The nose is subtle and restrained, leading with soft grain notes and a whisper of wheat.
not found:hoppy,caramel,fruity,smoky

Tasting Notes

AI-generated sensory profile for Yanjing Beer

◎ Appearance

Pale golden hue with excellent clarity and bright transparency. A modest white head forms quickly and recedes to a thin collar, leaving delicate lacing on the glass. Carbonation is visible and steady, lending the beer a lively presence.

pale goldencrystal clearfine carbonation

◌ Aroma

The nose is subtle and restrained, leading with soft grain notes and a whisper of wheat. Noble hop character emerges gently—mineral and herbal undertones rather than assertive florality. No yeast phenolics or esters intrude; the profile remains clean and unadorned.

grain-forwardsoft wheatnoble hop minerals

◐ Taste

Entry is crisp and light, with a mild Malz sweetness that sits at the center of the palate. The body remains dry and clean throughout, with restrained bitterness (20 IBU) providing gentle balance without dominance. A light bready note persists in the mid-palate, supported by understated mineral dryness.

light bodymild Malz sweetnessrestrained bitterness

◑ Finish

The finish is clean and brief, fading to a dry mineral note with no lingering harshness. Refreshing rather than complex, leaving the palate ready for food or another sip.

crisp finishdry
78
hopIQ score
Aroma
75
Taste
78
Appearance
82
Finish
80
Serve at 4–7°C

Serve well-chilled at 4–6°C. Carbonation and crispness are the main event — cold preserves both.

Stein

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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Euro Pale Lagers are clean, refreshing lagers with 4–5.5% ABV and IBU 10–25. Soft malt sweetness, light hop bitterness and high carbonation make them supremely drinkable.

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