Beijing's down-to-earth nature and love of tradition is perfectly represented by this brewpub deep in the city's ancient alleyways, which is widely recognised as giving birth to Beijing's creative craft beer movement when it first opened in 2010. After negotiating the labyrinthine lanes near to Houhai Lake, you'll stumble across this walled courtyard garden and microbrewery that serves craft beers made entirely from local ingredients, many of them unique to China. Everything from watermelon to Sichuan peppercorns and honey sourced from the owner's family apiary in Shandong Province show up in IPAs and stouts with names like Honey Ma Gold, Iron Buddha Blonde and the Edmund Backhouse Pilsner.

Address:

No.6 Doujiao Hutong, Dongcheng District