This is a fantastic spot in the mittle of an old hutong, and you have to search if you want to find the bar. The Beer is brewed in an very old fashion way but teste Quit good. A must visit in Beijing

First you have to find this pub, do not give up! After you have found it you are impressed, a unique location. Shame I was there in the winter, believe the beer garden is great too. They brew more than 10 beers using a very manual process, must be hard work. Although the beers are too sweet for my taste, this is must place to visit.

There’s nothing in Beijing like a beer at Great Leap on a summer blue sky day.

One of the best brewpub experiences I have ever had. Visited this place on an about one week business trip to Beijing and this was like an oasis in the middle of Tsingtao.

This brewpub was is a neat place to visit when you’re in Beijing, if you can find it, that is. Nice courtyard and great beers.

Wow! After a couple weeks travelling around China drinking pale lagers, it was a relief to taste some real beer finally. What better atmosphere could you have than a laid-back well-treed hutong courtyard. 11 in-house beers on tap. Couldn’t try them all. Mostly ex-pat crowd. Can order delivery food from nearby restaurants. Great experience. Went back here three times on our short trip to Beijing.

Go to the website, they are "open by reservation only" in April

I’ve been to a number of microbreweries in China but this is the first true American style craftbrewer that I am aware of. The owner is from Cleveland and had all of the equipment custom built in China with great effort. The hutong location is perfect but required a tremendous amount of work to bring it up to its current state. I admire what they have accomplished here. It is very rewarding to see the locals taking to these styles very readily when many of their fellow countrymen are shunning the very acceptable original recipe Tsingtao beer for foreign macros. I love how they have been using local ingredients in their recipes. Try the Honey Ma Gold which uses the tongue-numbing Sichuan “ma la” peppercorn. Half the fun is finding this place which requires a walk down a car free alley (hutong)…a nice break itself from the hustle and bustle of Beijing…to a typical former courtyard residence (disappearing all too fast in Beijing). Sitting out in the courtyard drinking these beers, munching on the free spicy hot pepper peanuts, and conversing with the locals…especially those just discovering these types of beers for the first time…is a memorable experience. Make the effort to visit Great Leap and share the experience with others.

Been there only once during my stay, due to a busy schedule (I was in BJ for studying) and a group that doesn’t really enjoy good brews. It was kind of magical, I was feeling very discouraged at first, wandering into the hutongs on a sunday afternoon and then I found the place, like an oasis in the desert(well, the hutongs are a good place, but I just didn’t know where i had to go). Spent a couple of hours chatting with one of the owners (I think), an irishman. It was very pleasant. I ordered the local I.P.A.,an excellent start, and then a Cinnamon Rock Ale...The second had a unique taste that I had never found in any other beer before and I’m not going to forget easily. I’m new to the beer world, but I feel I’ve found a place I’m going back to,in my next travels to China. Cheers!

You go here again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, and again and again and again and again. Absolutely addictive. Honestly if it wasn’t for this place we probably wouldn’t have stayed in Beijing as long as we did. Great staff, killer creative beer selection and always working with new recipes, making exactly the kind of beer that should be made--beer with heart, soul, and respect. Purist--they don’t even sell anything but their house beer. Met new people and made new friends each time we went. It’s got what the Irish call GOOD CRACK. I’m gonna miss this place. Easily one of the best brewpubs in Asia, and probably one of the best hangouts too. Becoming a real hub of inspiration and beacon for the future of Chinese microbrewing and beer culture, which is really going to take off in the near future. A genuine great leap forward. Use Google maps, it’s not that hard to find.