Kaiwei Yellow

Brewed by Kaiwei Beer House (Kaiwei Pijiuwu)
Style: Pale Lager
Wuhan, China

Serve in Dimpled mug, English pint, Lager glass, Shaker

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Draught at Kaiwei Beer House, Shenzhen, Guangdong. Cloudy golden, small creamy head. Dry and grassy, soft and light bodied . Buttery and lightly salty, fairly low on hops, but with fresh soft malt and light spicy bitterness. Nicely drinkable.

UPDATED: JUL 23, 2010 draft, Wuhan @ Cafe Brussels. Hazy yellow and effervescent. Stable dense head and some lacing. Aroma of lemon sugar and kit beer yeast. Gentle carbonation. Nutty toasted malt flavors are different from the aromas, earthier. Dry toasty finish.

At Shenzhen outlet. Is cloudy rich golden blonde with thick beige head. Yeasty aroma smells like formula/machine beer. Nothing wrong with it though. Soft palate. Low carbonation. Light body and thin. Has some crisp hoppiness in finish and a sweet malt character like boxed cereals. 5-3-5-2-10

on tap-pours a creamy white head that reduces. Cloudy deep straw color. Aroma is grassy. Taste is malty, creamy, a bit of spice. They’ve put some effort in compared to most of the plain beers in this region even though this would be middle of the road beer by other standards. Had this at the new Hankou, Wuhan China location. They moved about 1 km south of their old location about 3 months ago.

UPDATED: JAN 20, 2010 2010, Cafe Brussels, Wuhan. Hazy straw. Fresh grains and more extracty notes...smells like a decent kit beer. Relatively clean for a kit beer, with a strawlike character. 6-2-5-2-11 = 2.6

2010, Shenzhen. Cloudy pale beige-yellow. Very doughy aroma with light fruity notes. Slightly doughy character, with a soft body. Only a very light hop character. 6-3-6-3-13 = 3.1

2004, Hankou. Cloudy light tan colour. Bready, slightly dusty aroma. Very sweet bready notes form the backbone with dusty, sweaty, yeast notes layered over top. Finish is yeasty, and somewhat astringent. 6-4-7-4-14 = 3.5