Jing A was co-founded by two Americans who call themselves old Beijing, Kris and Alex. The duo's craft brewing journey began in 2012 when they brewed an American-style IPA called "New Brew Happy" at home, and since then they have started brewing a wide variety of ales and lagers. In 2014, Kris and Alex finally had a true Kyo-A craft beer bar. Founded 3 years ago, Beijing A has won many awards for the best craft beer bar in magazines such as Timeout Beijing and The Beijinger.
The quantity and quality of home-brewed beer is the measure of a craft beer bar. Jing A's wine list features dozens of home-brewed and co-brewed beers, using local materials and local temperament, and they are from the 19 heads in the store to the mouth of every drinker. Kyo A serves a variety of home-brewed beers all year round and is quite popular. For slightly experienced drinkers, we recommend the flagship American IPA of Yipinjing A, Feiquan IPA, which has won the bronze medal at the Asian Craft Beer Festival for two consecutive years and the bronze medal at the 2016 International Beer Competition. This IPA has an amber color, full of aromas of passion fruit, pineapple and other tropical fruits on the first smell, with an IBU (bitterness index) of 55, a bitter mouth, a full-bodied wine with a pronounced sweetness. If you're looking for a challenge, grab a blast of air that won a gold medal at the 2017 International Beer Competition. This double IPA with strong Beijing characteristics is full of gimmicks, the higher the daily air index, the greater the discount, if the air index exceeds 400, directly 6% off. It hits the charts on both alcohol and bitterness, and even the most confident people have to be cautious about tasting it. If you're a girl who can't drink enough, we recommend the light and refreshing Kyo Tei White Wheat Beer, or the geisha's rouge. Geisha's rouge has a single rouge layer, a sweeter taste, a good mouthfeel, and more importantly, a ruby red body that is very photogenic. Although these are all beers that are supplied by Jing A all year round, sometimes it really depends on luck to drink them, such as Feiquan IPA, which occasionally goes out of stock because the brewing cannot keep up with sales.
In addition to Jing A's own brewing, there will be two or three guest draft beers for sale in the store every month, including domestic and foreign craft beer brands such as BrewDog, Founders, Boxing Cat, Master Gao, No. 18 Tavern, Arrow Factory, and Bubble Lab. In addition to beer, Kyo-A also offers wine, specialty cocktails, whiskey, tequila, and other alcoholic beverages, and non-alcoholic beverages for those who can't drink alcohol.
In terms of food, Kyo A serves Brunch from 11 to 15 o'clock on weekends, and there are snacks to accompany wine in the evening. The price of a set of Jing A Brunch is 108 yuan, which includes an appetizer, main meal and dessert, and the drink can be coffee, juice or cocktail. The overall level is average, and the New York-style bagel smoked salmon set is recommended, the salmon is fresh enough, the portion is not small, and the possibility of stepping on thunder is low. Snacks such as nuts, fries, chicken corn, and chicken wings are served with alcohol, and burgers, sandwiches, and salads are served as the main meal.
Jing A in 1949 Park has entered a state of closure in the spring of 2018, and now if you want to drink delicious self-brewed Jing A, you can get the Xingfu Village store not far away, although it does not have the atmosphere of the old factory store, but the new store is more spacious, more locations, and the difficulty of waiting for a place is greatly reduced. But if you really don't want to wait, it's also a pretty sensible choice to queue up in advance through Jing A's WeChat.
