Unique gifts for the upcoming holiday season! We have T-shirts and pint glasses for sale! Stop by our Qianmen pop-up location, come to any of our upcoming events or email us to purchase both.

Slow Boat Brewery sponsored the August 18th “Thebeijinger Music Festival” at 2 Kolegas.  It was a ton of fun hanging out and talking to folks that love our beers.  Can’t wait to do another event!             Sharee at the helm                 Slow Boat’s [...]

I often get a chance to return to my old stomping grounds in the Pacific Northwest, frolic through the hop fields and try new beers from the ever widening array of new and local establishments.  There are always new beers, new techniques, and even more exciting, new hops (at least new to me).  I came [...]

Due to overwhelming demand,  we have decided to move our Monkey’s Fist IPA from a “seasonal” beer to core production.  Starting in mid-August the Monkey’s Fist will be available for sale year around.  Other core production beers are the Captain’s Pale Ale and Malty Dog Red Ale.  We will continue to add to our core production [...]

Beijing had a real spring this year.  We’ve enjoyed introducing several experimental beers (Bottlescrew Blonde, Dead Reckoning Honey Ale) to the Beijing scene.  At the same time our seasonal brews – All Hands Amber and Monkey’s Fist IPA have been enthusiastically received.  Production for both seasonal brews was extended for an additional two months (thus [...]

I am a product of my environment.  Having grown up in the Willamette valley, one could say it is similar to Germany in latitude, soil quality, climate and annual rainfall—and also breweries.  One of the quintessential pieces of any great beer are hops, and in fact there are over 14 different varieties grown in the [...]

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