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Yanjing Beer

Yanjing Brewery
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🌍 China · Euro Pale Lager · One of 45 Euro Pale Lagers in hopIQ

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
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How it drinks· Its pace, balance and relationship to the style.
Pace
sessionsipper
Balance
malt-ledhop-led
Style expression
textbookdistinctive
Taste structure· The backbone of the beer, regardless of style.
Body
lightfull-bodied
Sweetness
drysweet
Bitterness
mildbitter
Texture
crispcreamy
hopIQ take

Crisp mouthfeel.

The texture leads here, with everything else held in gentle reserve.

Wider bands mean we're less certain about the exact position.
Character· What makes this beer itself — not just another Euro Pale Lager.
Malt character
malty
bready
wheat
Fermentation & yeast
clean
Distinctive notes
mineral
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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
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Serve & Enjoy

How to get the most out of Yanjing Beer

Serve at 4–7°C
Refrigerate, then rest 2 min

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

Stein
Recommended for this style

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.

Food Pairing

What to eat with Yanjing Beer

About Euro Pale Lager

Style guide · what to expect · how to find alternatives

What is a Euro Pale Lager?

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.

Finding a similar Euro Pale Lager

hopIQ matches by flavor profile — not just style label. A beer with the same crisp, light, clean character as Yanjing Beer will score highly even if brewed in a different country or under a different sub-style name.

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