Yanjing Beer

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company_name = Beijing Yanjing Beer Company Limited
北京燕京啤酒股份有限公司
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foundation = 1997
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key_people = Chairman: Mr. Li Fucheng
area_served = People's Republic of China
industry = Beer
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homepage = [http://www.yanjing.com.cn/ Beijing Yanjing Beer Company Limited]

Yanjing Beer is a malty, smooth premium lager beer from China. Brewed in the Shunyi district of Beijing, it is the most commonly available beer throughout Beijing, is the official state beer of China, and is one of the major sponsors of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The beer was first brewed in 1980, and continues to be made today in several different varieties. It is also exported to countries around the globe, including Canada,the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom. The beer is produced by Beijing Yanjing Beer Company Limited (szse|000729).

The beer is brewed the Beijing Yanjing Beer Co., Ltd, and its name comes from a former name for Beijing during the 5th-3rd century BC. Today, the Yanjing Beer Co. covers an area of 2.22 km² (550 acres). At this size, Beijing Yanjing Beer Co., Ltd, is one the largest brewery in Asia. The company has approximately 20,000 employees, and is one of the largest beer manufacturer in China. They produced 3.11 million tons of beer in 2005 alone.

In Beijing, Yanjing is widely available in restaurants, Because of Yanjing's low price, bar owners claim that they cannot make enough of a profit selling it; thus, they stock the popular beer brands Tsingtao, Zhujiang Beer, Snow Beer or foreign brands of beer instead. Yanjing is often called 'Pujing' by local people in Beijing,which is pronounced the same as Vladimir Putin in chinese.

Yanjing Beer/Ale facts

• Brewed with natural mineral water, first class wheat and barley imported from Canada and Australia, together with the state-of-art German Krones technology and equipment.

• A Pilsner-style beer with refreshing sweetness, smooth clean finish and crystal clarity.

• Specially treated clear bottle helps prevent damage caused by the ultraviolet rays of the sun.

• 4.5% ABV.

In popular culture

Yanjing Beer was seen in the Chinese rock documentary "Wasted Orient", about the Beijing band Joyside.

ee also

*Chinese beer

External links

* [http://www.yanjingbeer.co.uk/ Yanjing Beer Website UK]
* [http://www.yanjingcanada.com/ Yanjing Beer Website Canada]
* [http://www.yanjingbeer.com/ Yanjing Beer web site]
* [http://www.harbrew.com/yanjing.html Harbrew Imports LTD]