Hengyang Beer Factory
Hengyang, Hunan, China · Est. 1986
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Why this matters
China Pass 29. Local name: 衡阳啤酒厂. Entity type: HISTORICAL_BREWERY. Status as recorded: HISTORICAL. Former major Hunan brewery and producer of Yan-brand beer; reorganized with Yanjing into Yanjing Beer (Hengyang) around 2000.
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Beers
Yan Brand Beer
HISTORICALLager / UNKNOWN
China Pass 29. Local name: 雁牌啤酒. Historical Hengyang local brand; Yanjing acquired/restructured the old Hengyang brewery around 2000.
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record compiled in Tally's China master, Pass 29 — Hunan wider sweep (research workbook), which cited https://hn.rednet.cn/c/2017/05/28/940263.htm for this entry. The cited page has not been opened by the archive.
Tally's China master, Pass 29 — Hunan wider sweep (research workbook) · Compiled with ChatGPT web search under the Tally's workbook protocol · 2026-08
CommercialMedium reliabilityAccessed 2026-08-19Reviewed 2026-08-19
Only the claims above are sourced. Everything else on this page is the archive's own research and has not yet been tied to a document — which is worth knowing rather than hiding.
Straight answers
Common questions about Hengyang Beer Factory
- Is Hengyang Beer Factory still open?
- No. Hengyang Beer Factory has closed. China Pass 29. Local name: 衡阳啤酒厂. Entity type: HISTORICAL_BREWERY. Status as recorded: HISTORICAL. Former major Hunan brewery and producer of Yan-brand beer; reorganized with Yanjing into Yanjing Beer (Hengyang) around 2000.
- When was Hengyang Beer Factory founded?
- Hengyang Beer Factory was founded in 1986 in Hengyang, Hunan, China.
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