Region: Qingdao, China

History: Tsingtao was founded in 1903 by Bavarian sellers in China‘s Qingdao, Shandong province. The brand name uses the older spelling before Chinese Mandarin Romanization was made the standard, but all anyone needs to know is that it’s pronounced “Cheeng-dow.”

Tasting Notes:

Yellow straw color. Aromas of white corn and hints of herbs with a supple, bright, finely carbonated, dryish thin body and a seamless, brisk lemon-ginger tea and croissant finish.