Archive record · Brewery
Zhujiang Brewery
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Founded
- 1985
- Archive ID
- TB-ZC56GHDZ
- Last checked
- 2026-08-05
Who owns this brewery?
The direct owner is recorded. No company is held above it.
- Zhujiang BreweryThis brewery
- Guangzhou Zhujiang Brewery GroupConglomerate
From the record
Summary
One of the largest single-site beer production facilities in the world, deeply embedded in the southern Chinese market. Not an acquisition: this is the founding brewery of the group that bears its name, so there is no purchase date to record.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
Operating one of the largest single-site beer facilities globally, this is a cornerstone of the southern Chinese market.
The Beer Library
Beers
Zhujiang Beer
Year-RoundPale Lager
From one of the largest single-site breweries on the planet, in Guangzhou. Scale on this order is invisible until you stand next to it.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Pearl River Pure Draft
CURRENTPure Draft
Local name: 珠江纯生. Named among current 2026 Pearl River Beer Festival products.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Pearl River Raw Beer
CURRENTRaw / Unfiltered Beer
Local name: 珠江原浆. Current 2025 state-owned-enterprise product record; sales reported growing.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Snow Fort Craft IPA — New England Style
CURRENT_OR_RECENTNew England IPA
Local name: 雪堡精酿IPA啤酒（新英格兰风味）. Named current/recent Pearl River high-end craft product.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Pearl River Phoenix Dancong Tea Beer
CURRENTTea Beer
Local name: 珠江凤凰单丛中式茶啤酒. 2026 China Food Cup silver award; current tea-beer product.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Pearl River 1985
CURRENTLager / UNKNOWN
Local name: 珠江1985. 2026 China Food Cup Grand Gold Award.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Pearl River P9
CURRENTLocal name: 珠江P9. 2026 China Food Cup Gold Award.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Pearl River Pure Draft 1997
CURRENTPure Draft
Local name: 珠江纯生1997. 2026 Guangzhou SASAC record confirms current product and carbon-label certification.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Ginger Milk Beer
CURRENT_2026_LAUNCHFlavoured Beer
Local name: 姜撞奶啤酒. Global debut at 2026 Guangzhou Pearl River Beer Festival; Cantonese dessert-inspired beer.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Ficus Hirta Beer
CURRENT_2026_LAUNCHHerb / Specialty Beer
Local name: 五指毛桃啤酒. Global debut at 2026 Guangzhou Pearl River Beer Festival; Lingnan-flavour product.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Pearl River Sea Salt Lychee Beer
CURRENT_2026Fruit / Salt Specialty Beer
Local name: 珠江海盐荔枝啤酒. Named at the Aug. 2026 Zhongshan Pearl River Beer Festival; event says many beers were produced at the local Pearl River base.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →On the record
Awards
- 2026
Grand Gold — Pearl River 1985
China Food Cup Fermented Food Innovation Competition
- 2026
Gold — Pearl River P9
China Food Cup Fermented Food Innovation Competition
- 2026
Silver — Pearl River Phoenix Dancong Tea Beer
China Food Cup Fermented Food Innovation Competition
Only awards we could attribute to a named body and year appear here. An empty section means unresearched, not unawarded.
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Sources
- controlConfirmed
Zhujiang Brewery is controlled by State / institutional.
Guangzhou Zhujiang Brewery — CNINFO filing · CNINFO (Shenzhen Stock Exchange) · 2026-03
PrimaryHigh reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-05Claim last checked 2026-08-05
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 Zhujiang Brewery
- Who owns Zhujiang Brewery?
- Zhujiang Brewery is owned by Guangzhou Zhujiang Brewery Group. Zhujiang Brewery is based in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
- Is Zhujiang Brewery still independent?
- No. Zhujiang Brewery is owned by Guangzhou Zhujiang Brewery Group and is no longer independent.
- When was Zhujiang Brewery founded?
- Zhujiang Brewery was founded in 1985 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
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