Keep in mind that just because a wine complies with the German Beer Purity Act does not mean that it is good, and vice versa.

Golden Sanmai is a Taiwanese craft beer restaurant and manufacturer born in 2004. With its outstanding environment and accurate positioning, it has become a popular craft beer restaurant in Shanghai after entering Shanghai.

It has to be mentioned that the environment of Golden Sanmai is indeed very attractive, starting from the door where a large number of beer bottles are placed, and every decoration in the store can be seen with care. The dining area modeled after the traditional wine cellar is full of layers, especially the arched box that makes full use of the street windows, which is very distinctive, taking into account the atmosphere and privacy of the bar, and has become the object of many customers' reservations. In addition, the resident singer of Jin Sanmai is also very good, two guitars and keyboards, a simple combination will raise the atmosphere of the bar to a higher level, and the cheerful country music really makes people feel like they are in a small American town bar.

The signature of Golden Sanmai is Honey Beer, the sweet aroma of honey, soft malt aroma, light body, and almost no bitterness make this honey lager more like a glass of fruit wine, suitable for summer drinking. However, for slightly senior friends, it is easy to feel that the flavor and sweetness of this wine are too high and out of proportion. As the name suggests, oolong IPA is brewed with oolong tea, but the sweetness of oolong and hops in the mouth is not balanced, and picky drinkers may even suspect that it does not meet the standards of IPA. The rest of the rose and osmanthus flavors are also gimmicks greater than practical, and the bland taste is okay as a companion wine, but it may be disappointing for friends who come to taste the craft brew.

Thanks to its mature management experience, the environment and food of Golden Sandwheat are of a high standard and can remain consistent, but its wine is too inclined to industrial water beer, which affects its ranking in this list.

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Many Chinese people have a unique affection for German beer, and when asked why, people who are a little knowledgeable will use the "German Purity Act" as a basis. In fact, if you look closely at the content of this bill, it is not directly related to the quality of a beer. The Beer Purity Act mainly stipulates that only malt, hops, water and yeast can be added to the brewing of beer in the country, but this law was originally introduced in Bavaria, not to maintain the "pure flavor" of beer, but only to ensure the supply of food. After all, in ancient times, when food was not sufficient, taking too much grain to make wine meant that people could starve. To put it mildly, in contemporary Germany, where food is plentiful, the Purity Act has lost much of its relevance. At the same time, in modern times, many German breweries are limited by this law, lacking room for improvement and innovation in brewing technology, so that Germany, a traditional craft beer country, was suddenly replaced by the United States

The most obvious example of this is the dry hopping method (simply put, putting dry hops into the fermentation process to increase the hopping aroma and bitterness of the beer) that is often used by American IPAs, which was also not allowed in Germany until around 2005. So don't be fooled when you see a craft brew at home and abroad (and more domestic) claiming to comply with the German Beer Purity Act, because that doesn't mean it's a good wine.