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Bad Monkey Brewery

Dali, Yunnan, China

ActiveSingle breweryMicrobrewery
Founded
2004
Archive ID
TB-PBBZDZJW
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#Yunnan#Independent

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Summary

A legend in the backpacker haven of Dali, brewing local ales in Yunnan long before the modern craft boom.

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Tally’s Take

An absolute legend in the backpacker haven of Dali, brewing local ales long before the modern craft boom hit.

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The Beer Library

Beers

Bad Monkey Pale Ale

Year-Round

American Pale Ale

ABV4.8%

Dali sits on a lake under the Cangshan range and has drawn backpackers for decades. Bad Monkey was brewing there in 2004, years before craft beer reached the Chinese cities.

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