Qingdao's famous Tsingtao Brewery (Qīngdǎo Píjiǔchǎng, 青岛啤酒厂) was founded in 1903 by the occupying Germans who thought they would be around for awhile (they had a 99 year lease). The current name of the beer owes to the Japanese, who occupied the city and brewery after taking it from the Germans in 1914.

The Tsingtao Brewery Museum (Qīngdǎo Píjiǔ Bówùguǎn, 青岛啤酒博物馆) is on the site of the original brewery, but the beer is presently brewed at a new, more industrial location. The historical exhibits read more like sales pitches, but most people visit the Brewery for the free beer samples anyway, which includes the well-known Tsingtao pilsner as well as lesser-known Tsingtao Stout (Qīngdǎo Hēipíjiǔ, 青岛黑啤酒).

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