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At the Shanghai Beer Fest, a waiter for a local brewer sports lederhosen. China is becoming more of an international beer market.

China is getting a taste for craft beers, but not for craft brewing

November 18, 2014Culture

Long the home of watery lagers, China is becoming a big, new market for craft brews. But thanks to red tape and government restrictions, it is foreign breweries instead of local beer makers who are filling the demand for China’s beer lovers.