Zhuzhou Beer Factory
Zhuzhou, Hunan, China · Est. 1987
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Why this matters
China Pass 29. Local name: 株洲啤酒厂. Entity type: HISTORICAL_BREWERY. Status as recorded: HISTORICAL_CLOSED_1998. Began beer production in 1987 after predecessor machinery/beverage operations; produced Jinlei beer, employed more than 500 people at peak, and stopped production in 1998.
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Beers
Jinlei Beer
HISTORICAL_CLOSED_1998Lager / UNKNOWN
China Pass 29. Local name: 金蕾啤酒. Zhuzhou Beer Factory product; worker-history source says beer production began in 1987 and Jinlei became nationally distributed before plant decline.
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record compiled in Tally's China master, Pass 29 — Hunan wider sweep (research workbook), which cited https://m.voc.com.cn/xhn/news/202104/16207020.html 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 Zhuzhou Beer Factory
- Is Zhuzhou Beer Factory still open?
- No. Zhuzhou Beer Factory has closed. China Pass 29. Local name: 株洲啤酒厂. Entity type: HISTORICAL_BREWERY. Status as recorded: HISTORICAL_CLOSED_1998. Began beer production in 1987 after predecessor machinery/beverage operations; produced Jinlei beer, employed more than 500 people at peak, and stopped production in 1998.
- When was Zhuzhou Beer Factory founded?
- Zhuzhou Beer Factory was founded in 1987 in Zhuzhou, Hunan, China.
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