The history of Tsingtao Beer:

The predecessor of Tsingtao Beer Co., Ltd. was the Germanic Beer Company Tsingtao Co., Ltd. founded in Qingdao in August 1903 by a German businessman and a British businessman.

On July 15, 1993, Tsingtao Brewery’s shares were listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, becoming the first mainland Chinese company to be listed overseas. On August 27 of the same year, Tsingtao Beer was listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, becoming the first Chinese company to be listed on both places simultaneously.

As of the end of 2015, Tsingtao Brewery has more than 60 beer production companies in 20 provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions across the country. The company's scale and market share lead the domestic beer industry.

Extended information:

Product features

Taste features: pure and harmonious flavor, refreshing mouthfeel, with light aroma of hops and malt.

Selection of raw materials: malt: imported high-quality barley, carefully prepared through Tsingtao Beer’s unique malting process;

Rice: using domestic leading rice freshness control technology to ensure the quality of rice. High-quality and fresh, and using appropriate code ratio;

Hops: using high-quality fresh Qingdao large flowers and formulated fine fragrant flowers;

Water: brewing water;

Brewing process

Using modern one-pot brewing process and unique low-temperature long-term post-ripening technology, it is carefully brewed for more than 30 days, and is kept fresh by the domestic leading beer technology to ensure the fresh taste of beer.

Using high-quality malt, rice, hops and water, it is refined through saccharification, filtration, cooling, fermentation, packaging and other processes. The reason for its success lies in the unique brewing process and strict process management. On the basis of continuing the traditional brewing process, through continuous technological improvements, Tsingtao Beer's brewing process has become increasingly perfect. The unique post-ripening process and excellent yeast strains are the icing on the cake, ensuring excellent and stable product quality.

The company has formulated strict internal quality control standards that are higher than national standards. From raw materials entering the factory to semi-finished products processing to finished products leaving the factory, they must undergo systematic and strict quality inspections. In 1995, the company passed the ISO9002 international standard certification organized by Det Norske Veritas, which marked that Tsingtao Beer's quality management level has further improved and has been in line with international standards.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Tsingtao Beer