Chinese alcoholic beverages

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

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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.

Bottles of Moutai baijiu on sale at a supermarket in Xuchang, China. Baijiu is a popular Chinese liquor distilled from fermented sorghum and rice.

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