Qingdao Beer Museum
Qingdao Beer Museum
4.5
8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
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8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
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8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
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8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
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8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
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8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
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8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
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8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
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Amy L
Hangzhou, China570 contributions
Aug 2020 • Solo
Everyone who comes to town does the Beer Museum. It’s just a thing. It reminded me of the Sapporo Brewery tour in Japan, just not as well done. It’s fine- just not great. You can go through quickly and still learn the basics about how the brewery came to be and how it’s developed over the years. I purchased the ticket + a 6 beer tasting (which was a great deal because it’s basically the half price with a ticket, as compared to just buying the sampler at the bar. The IPA was surprisingly good and if I was able to check a bag for my flight home, I probably would have brought some back with me.
Written 13 August 2020
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Mark S
Wells, UK4 contributions
Feb 2022
This was my first real cultural experience since moving to Qingdao. The museum is extensive and you do need to set aside time to do it full justice. You can discover the entire history of how German-inspired beer came to be made in this wonderful coastal city in NE China. The story is told with great imagination and it will appeal to all nationalities. The exhibits are well displayed and the layout takes you around part of the former brewery. There are a couple of really imaginative touches which I won't share so you can enjoy them yourself. And, of course, drinking some beer is part of the experience. Though it is not quite what it used to be, the nearby, appropriately-named Beer Street is worth a visit too in the evening. This is good fun solo, better as a couple and a great laugh in a group!
Written 6 December 2022
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BobbyK312
Beijing, China325 contributions
May 2024 • Friends
Definitely worth a visit if you're in Qingdao. And I don't understand how anyone could come to this city and NOT visit the Beer Museum lol. The culture of Tsingdao Beer permeates the entire city.
The outdoor grounds are gorgeous and there's a self-guided tour, which includes a lot of history of the place. I saw a few private guides as well, but IMHO, even without the guide, you get a great experience walking through by yourself. Of course, like any brewery tour, you get a fresh glass of beer to enjoy near the end of the tour, and there's a nice tasting room with snacks and beers to enjoy when you finish the tour. I strongly recommend the beer taster, which gives you a sampler of all their beers.
The gift shop is huge, with lots of cool items for sale.
Highly recommended!
The outdoor grounds are gorgeous and there's a self-guided tour, which includes a lot of history of the place. I saw a few private guides as well, but IMHO, even without the guide, you get a great experience walking through by yourself. Of course, like any brewery tour, you get a fresh glass of beer to enjoy near the end of the tour, and there's a nice tasting room with snacks and beers to enjoy when you finish the tour. I strongly recommend the beer taster, which gives you a sampler of all their beers.
The gift shop is huge, with lots of cool items for sale.
Highly recommended!
Written 29 May 2024
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ROCruiser
Claremont, CA4,566 contributions
Sept 2019
This museum is fun and interesting even for a non-beer drinker like me. It is very organized and everything was self-explanatory. They give you two free samples of the beer while on the tour which I couldn't even finish. The room for the experience of how a drunk person feels was quite fun. This is a very busy place with tourists doing their must-do stop here. Half price for seniors which was very nice!
Written 20 May 2020
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bcheong
Shanghai, China48,657 contributions
Jul 2024 • Business
Came here thinking this is an adults only tourist site during the summer holidays. I was wrong. Thousands of kids and toddlers are here, making it an unpleasant experience. There are 2 museums where you can see the 100 year + history. But it’s too hot and crowded to be enjoyable
5/10
5/10
Written 26 July 2024
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Ab de Jong
The Hague, The Netherlands80 contributions
Oct 2023 • Family
a great museum about the famous brand in China, Tsingtao. The museum is clearly set up in a good order and very neat and clean. Of course, in between we also tasted and finally ordered the most famous keg of beer in the store and had it delivered to my father-in-law's home. A few days later I surprised him and helped him drink the keg.
But the museum is definitely recommended, all of Qingdao is worth a visit.
But the museum is definitely recommended, all of Qingdao is worth a visit.
Written 20 September 2024
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Bingbing B
Jinan, China4 contributions
Oct 2022
The core area is the first area - the historical and cultural area. Through graphic materials, learn about the origins of beer, the long history of the beer and its honours.
Many artefacts, pictures and information collected from Europe and the whole country are on display, as well as objects from all stages of Qingdao beer. Some German and Japanese friends whose ancestors worked at QingDao Beer have donated relics and historical materials specifically for this exhibition, making this area even more fascinating.
The second area is the production process area, which includes old buildings, old equipment and workshop environments and production scenes. The equipment placed in each representative part of the production process provides a visual introduction to the production process and history of Qingdao Beer.
In order to recreate the original history, the museum has set up sculptural models of workers' production work in the old fermentation ponds of the old saccharification workshop, as well as replicating old laboratory scenes and scenes of workers turning malt.
The third area is a multi-purpose area. On the ground floor is a tasting area and shopping centre with a capacity of over 100 visitors, where visitors can enjoy tasting many different qualities of fresh Qingdao beer and buying various souvenirs.
On the first floor there is a comprehensive entertainment facility with an avant-garde design concept and high-tech means to combine knowledge and entertainment, allowing visitors to learn about the complex process of beer brewing in an entertaining way.
At the same time, the touch-screen automatic electronic displays set up in several places throughout the museum allow visitors to consult the literature of their interest at any time.
Many artefacts, pictures and information collected from Europe and the whole country are on display, as well as objects from all stages of Qingdao beer. Some German and Japanese friends whose ancestors worked at QingDao Beer have donated relics and historical materials specifically for this exhibition, making this area even more fascinating.
The second area is the production process area, which includes old buildings, old equipment and workshop environments and production scenes. The equipment placed in each representative part of the production process provides a visual introduction to the production process and history of Qingdao Beer.
In order to recreate the original history, the museum has set up sculptural models of workers' production work in the old fermentation ponds of the old saccharification workshop, as well as replicating old laboratory scenes and scenes of workers turning malt.
The third area is a multi-purpose area. On the ground floor is a tasting area and shopping centre with a capacity of over 100 visitors, where visitors can enjoy tasting many different qualities of fresh Qingdao beer and buying various souvenirs.
On the first floor there is a comprehensive entertainment facility with an avant-garde design concept and high-tech means to combine knowledge and entertainment, allowing visitors to learn about the complex process of beer brewing in an entertaining way.
At the same time, the touch-screen automatic electronic displays set up in several places throughout the museum allow visitors to consult the literature of their interest at any time.
Written 25 April 2023
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Mitch1959
Southern California18 contributions
Just finished the tour. The cost was 50 yuan per person (About $7.00). Qingdao definitely has quite a "beer" history. The unusual spelling for Qingdao (Tsingtao) has always confused me. It actually comes from the way the Germans, who founded the beer factory, spelled the city name. It was a good tour. Two different times they served free beer. You can secure an English guide for another 30 yuan but it's not necessary since all of the signs are bilingual.
On "Beer Street", you can see the locals walking down the street carrying large plastic bags filled with beer that they purchased from the local merchants. I guess it's cheaper than buying it in bottles.
On "Beer Street", you can see the locals walking down the street carrying large plastic bags filled with beer that they purchased from the local merchants. I guess it's cheaper than buying it in bottles.
Written 14 May 2008
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Kim L
32 contributions
Apr 2017 • Friends
Of course a must do visit in Qingdao is the Tsingtao beer brewery. There are guided tours, we went on our own. It can take a couple of hours and it's well worth it. You can choose your level of ticket, i.e. A ticket with 2 beers and peanuts, i think it was ¥60, or a ticket with unlimited beer and peanuts and a sausage for only a few yuan more! The museum takes you through the interesting history of the company through to present day. There is so much to see. At the end of the visit there is a large bar downstairs for a final drink and shop.
And I almost forgot, in the small tasting bar upstairs you can pose for your own label which is placed on a beer bottle and collected downstairs- we were the only tourists doing this? It's a great gift and very nicely presented too in a box and bag all labelled as Tsingtao and only ¥35.
I would return for another visit and maybe have a sausage!
Beer Street is interesting enough, you can purchase beer in a bag!
And I almost forgot, in the small tasting bar upstairs you can pose for your own label which is placed on a beer bottle and collected downstairs- we were the only tourists doing this? It's a great gift and very nicely presented too in a box and bag all labelled as Tsingtao and only ¥35.
I would return for another visit and maybe have a sausage!
Beer Street is interesting enough, you can purchase beer in a bag!
Written 28 April 2017
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Deanosaur89
Edmonton, Canada8,617 contributions
Mar 2021 • Couples
The museum was very well thought out and they have lots of memorabilia saved from decades of operations in Qingdao. I enjoyed the museum at the beginning of the self guided tour with its many advertisements, export records and bottle collection (everything from 1903 to KFC). The museum also goes through a thorough history of German ownership, Japanese era, Chinese takeover and modern day expansion.
Tsingtao may not be the best beer but the beer museum was a lot of fun, well maintained and clean. Halfway through the tour there is a little pub where you can grab a small beer and a bag of honey roasted peanuts just after the history area. After the small pub there is the vats and bottling areas. Three quarters the way through there is a large gift shop which had some well made Tsingtao novelties, boxes of beer and ice cream (which included a beer flavoured ice cream which was pretty good). After you pass the gift shop there is the 1903 restaurant where you can grab another free beer.
The regular ticket price was 50 RMB which includes two 200 ml beers and 1 bag of peanuts. There are quite a few different ticket prices which you could pay for depending on your inclination to drink Tsingtao at the beer museum. An option that seemed like an ok deal was spending 80 RMB to get the regular admission plus a 2 L bag of beer. We saw a few couples where one purchased the 80 RMB ticket and they split the beer at the restaurant at the end using the small glasses. There were other tickets which included a pint glass, beer flights or other souvenirs.
If you don't get the extra beer but decide you want more during the tour it will cost double for the beer bag (60 RMB) during the tour. You could also get beer in a bag for pretty cheap at a plethora of restaurants accross the street from the beer museum. In addition to the displays and beer there is a nice open area between the museum and the brewery to take pictures.
We would recommend this museum if you want to learn a bit about Qingdao's history, beer history in China or are a fan of beer.
We figured the closest metro is Lijin Road but it is a bit of a hike from there. Didi is cheap in Qingdao and the drop off is "Tsingtao Brewery Museum - Ticket Office".
Tsingtao may not be the best beer but the beer museum was a lot of fun, well maintained and clean. Halfway through the tour there is a little pub where you can grab a small beer and a bag of honey roasted peanuts just after the history area. After the small pub there is the vats and bottling areas. Three quarters the way through there is a large gift shop which had some well made Tsingtao novelties, boxes of beer and ice cream (which included a beer flavoured ice cream which was pretty good). After you pass the gift shop there is the 1903 restaurant where you can grab another free beer.
The regular ticket price was 50 RMB which includes two 200 ml beers and 1 bag of peanuts. There are quite a few different ticket prices which you could pay for depending on your inclination to drink Tsingtao at the beer museum. An option that seemed like an ok deal was spending 80 RMB to get the regular admission plus a 2 L bag of beer. We saw a few couples where one purchased the 80 RMB ticket and they split the beer at the restaurant at the end using the small glasses. There were other tickets which included a pint glass, beer flights or other souvenirs.
If you don't get the extra beer but decide you want more during the tour it will cost double for the beer bag (60 RMB) during the tour. You could also get beer in a bag for pretty cheap at a plethora of restaurants accross the street from the beer museum. In addition to the displays and beer there is a nice open area between the museum and the brewery to take pictures.
We would recommend this museum if you want to learn a bit about Qingdao's history, beer history in China or are a fan of beer.
We figured the closest metro is Lijin Road but it is a bit of a hike from there. Didi is cheap in Qingdao and the drop off is "Tsingtao Brewery Museum - Ticket Office".
Written 27 March 2021
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I believe it was water, barley and hop but has a little rice added now. The beer is very light. I can't drink beer at all but I had 2 sips of the free beer that was given and I was fine.
Written 1 December 2019
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