Tsingtao | Tsingtao Brewery Co., Ltd.
Brewed by:
Tsingtao Brewery Co., Ltd.
China
tsingtaobeer.com
Style: American Adjunct Lager
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 4.80%
Availability: Year-round
Notes / Commercial Description:
No notes at this time.
Added by BeerAdvocate on 02-20-2001
Ratings: 1,735 | Reviews: 599
2.84/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
2.47/5 rDev -11.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.5
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.5
2.44/5 rDev -12.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.68/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
look: 3.25 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
3.63/5 rDev +30.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
2.61/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
From a 640ml bottle. Seems to say best by 10/17/17. Pale straw color with a finger of white head. Smelled very skunky when opening the bottle, after pouring it's more of a faint herbal smell. Light feel. Not a lot going on tastewise. Straw, a hint of hops, and a soft clingy finish. Overall, a clean, drinkable lager with no off flavors but it doesn't have much smell or taste.
377 characters
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
From a 640ml bottle. Seems to say best by 10/17/17. Pale straw color with a finger of white head. Smelled very skunky when opening the bottle, after pouring it's more of a faint herbal smell. Light feel. Not a lot going on tastewise. Straw, a hint of hops, and a soft clingy finish. Overall, a clean, drinkable lager with no off flavors but it doesn't have much smell or taste.
377 characters
2.89/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
Pours a light golden color with a medium sized head.
Smells of lemon zest, copper and sweet straw.
Has a light, refreshing mouthfeel with a fitting, lively carbonation, among a light bodied beer.
Tastes of straw, toffee, a touch of dry leafes and an aqueous softness, borderline watery. The high carbonation adds to the refreshment in this, covering for its light body, preventing the beer from getting dull. Finishes soft, with a doughy wheat pillow and a nice herbal undertone.
Not bad for an industrial Lager, producing just enough diversity to keep this easily drinkable and tasty.
590 characters
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
Pours a light golden color with a medium sized head.
Smells of lemon zest, copper and sweet straw.
Has a light, refreshing mouthfeel with a fitting, lively carbonation, among a light bodied beer.
Tastes of straw, toffee, a touch of dry leafes and an aqueous softness, borderline watery. The high carbonation adds to the refreshment in this, covering for its light body, preventing the beer from getting dull. Finishes soft, with a doughy wheat pillow and a nice herbal undertone.
Not bad for an industrial Lager, producing just enough diversity to keep this easily drinkable and tasty.
590 characters
3/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
This is another one of those that was a great treat WAY before the big craft brew revolution. I still think it rates way higher than a poor, but I am an old schooler.
167 characters
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
This is another one of those that was a great treat WAY before the big craft brew revolution. I still think it rates way higher than a poor, but I am an old schooler.
167 characters
3.73/5 rDev +33.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
2.75/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
1.47/5 rDev -47.3%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1.25 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 1.5
Ice cold this beer fooled me into thinking it was great. However, drinking after a better lager showed me its many faults. Bad taste, off smell and not refreshing. Not drinking anytime soon
189 characters
look: 1.5 | smell: 1.25 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 1.5
Ice cold this beer fooled me into thinking it was great. However, drinking after a better lager showed me its many faults. Bad taste, off smell and not refreshing. Not drinking anytime soon
189 characters
2.6/5 rDev -6.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.75
look: 3 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.75
2.5/5 rDev -10.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
3.09/5 rDev +10.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 2.75
12 oz. bottle poured into pilsener
(1/4/2018 best-by date)
L: clear yellow, hint of gold, pushes up 1-inch tall head of white/offwhite foam that sticks a little; decent amount of activity in glass but not as much as some AALs; keeps tight collar of white/offwhite foam; perhaps just a half a shade darker than AAL standard
S: fruity sweet and malty, peach cobbler; something different way underneath, cooked carrots, slight house paint
T: that vegetable note from the aroma is much more pronounced here, like diluted seawater or cooked broccoli ... boiled shrimp tails ... something very different in the water; a bit of bread malt, slight peach, grain, sour grain
F: standard all around, lightweight and decent carbonation though arguably soft for an AAL
O: like most AALs with that one big difference from the water (I'm guessing); that one note isn't offensive but it's also not quite tasty enough to make me want more
931 characters
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 2.75
12 oz. bottle poured into pilsener
(1/4/2018 best-by date)
L: clear yellow, hint of gold, pushes up 1-inch tall head of white/offwhite foam that sticks a little; decent amount of activity in glass but not as much as some AALs; keeps tight collar of white/offwhite foam; perhaps just a half a shade darker than AAL standard
S: fruity sweet and malty, peach cobbler; something different way underneath, cooked carrots, slight house paint
T: that vegetable note from the aroma is much more pronounced here, like diluted seawater or cooked broccoli ... boiled shrimp tails ... something very different in the water; a bit of bread malt, slight peach, grain, sour grain
F: standard all around, lightweight and decent carbonation though arguably soft for an AAL
O: like most AALs with that one big difference from the water (I'm guessing); that one note isn't offensive but it's also not quite tasty enough to make me want more
931 characters
2.84/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Appearance:
Light yellow with perfect clarity. Head is white and fluffy, but quickly recedes. 3.75
Nose:
A bit of DMS skunk. Curse of the green bottle or normal? Maybe a little spicy hop, but hard to gauge over the DMS. 2.0
Taste:
No skunk here so freshness seems to be ok for an import. Not a lot going on though. Enough hop to balance the beer. Neither sweet nor bitter. Tolerable even while slightly warm. 3.25
Feel:
Light, but not dry. Basically what you expect in the style. Seems like an American Light lager equivalent. 3.5
Overall:
My wife likened this to Michelob Light. I couldn't really disagree. While not terrible, it doesn't really have enough to recommend it over its american counterparts. Combine that with the green bottle and availability of cheaper american equivalents means this is a one time deal for me. Not Recommended. 3.25
860 characters
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Appearance:
Light yellow with perfect clarity. Head is white and fluffy, but quickly recedes. 3.75
Nose:
A bit of DMS skunk. Curse of the green bottle or normal? Maybe a little spicy hop, but hard to gauge over the DMS. 2.0
Taste:
No skunk here so freshness seems to be ok for an import. Not a lot going on though. Enough hop to balance the beer. Neither sweet nor bitter. Tolerable even while slightly warm. 3.25
Feel:
Light, but not dry. Basically what you expect in the style. Seems like an American Light lager equivalent. 3.5
Overall:
My wife likened this to Michelob Light. I couldn't really disagree. While not terrible, it doesn't really have enough to recommend it over its american counterparts. Combine that with the green bottle and availability of cheaper american equivalents means this is a one time deal for me. Not Recommended. 3.25
860 characters
2.02/5 rDev -27.6%
look: 2.25 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
I mean this in the nicest way possible, this beer is terrible, but it's honestly not as bad as I actually expected it to be. Still, do not recommend it
151 characters
look: 2.25 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
I mean this in the nicest way possible, this beer is terrible, but it's honestly not as bad as I actually expected it to be. Still, do not recommend it
151 characters
2.91/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
1.75/5 rDev -37.3%
look: 1.75 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 1.75
look: 1.75 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 1.75
2.85/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Tsingtao from Tsingtao Brewery Co., Ltd.
2.79
out of 5
based on 1,735 ratings.
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.5
This was a pretty solid brew, it blew away my expectations. It had a yellow look with a lot of bubbles and a decent head. It smelt like malt and cereal grains. The taste was very smooth and clean along with the aftertaste which gave a little bit of malt flavor as well as rice grains.
284 characters