Master Gao Brewing Co.
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China · Est. 2008
Tally's Take
Why this matters
Founded by a pivotal craft figure, legendary for seamlessly blending traditional Chinese ingredients like jasmine tea into modern styles.
The People
Behind the beer
The closest thing Chinese craft brewing has to a founding figure.
The Beer Library
Beers
Baby IPA
Year-RoundSession IPA
Gao Yan is the closest thing Chinese craft beer has to a founding figure. Baby IPA was built to be the entry point — a beer to hand someone whose only reference is macro lager.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Baby Jasmine Tea Lager
Year-RoundPale Lager
Real jasmine flowers in a lager, from the man most credited with starting Chinese craft brewing. Jasmine tea is the everyday drink of Nanjing, which makes this the local move rather than the exotic one.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Sour Yeah Sour IPA
CURRENT_OR_RECENT_2025Other Sour Ale / Sour IPA
China Pass 29. Local name: 酸嘢IPA. Brussels Beer Challenge 2025 Silver; 4.2% ABV, 10 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Birdland
AWARD_VERIFIED_2018New England IPA
China Pass 29. Local name: Birdland. Brussels Beer Challenge 2018 Gold; 5.3% ABV, 27 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →On the record
Awards
- 2025
Silver — Sour Yeah Sour IPA
Brussels Beer Challenge
- 2018
Gold — Birdland
Brussels Beer Challenge
Only awards we could attribute to a named body and year appear here. An empty section means unresearched, not unawarded.
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