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Beer week
The craft brewers in China's capital are friendly rivals indeed - never more so than this week, when they team up for Craft Beer Week, ongoing through Sunday. From now until Wednesday, each host brewery will have its own events, and on Wednesday launch a collaboration beer the group has dubbed the "Beijing Miracle", made with rare Comet hops procured from Germany. From Thursday through Sunday, beers from at least five visiting breweries from around China will be tapped at the six host breweries: Arrow Factory Brewing Company Taproom, Great Leap Brewing, Jing-A Brewing Company, Nbeer Craft Brewing Company, Panda Beer and Slow Boat Brewery Taproom. Best of all, on Friday and Saturday, all of the participating suds merchants will sell their beers for 35 yuan ($5.60) per pint, mimicking a "dispersed craft beer festival environment".
Coming, going
Beijing's award-winning restaurant Brian McKenna @ The Courtyard will close for good in mid-June. McKenna, whose creative menus also brought star power to Blue Lobster and Room, says on his website that he no longer has the time needed for the restaurant due to a workload of consulting gigs, catering jobs and an upcoming gastro pub. (That project, Ron Gastrobar by chef Ron Blaauw, has an opening date of June 19.)
Ganges, the award-winning Indian restaurant chain in Beijing, has opened a new location in Xi'an.
Conrad Beijing Hotel will host guest chef Michael Rosenblum from the US embassy for a week of American cuisine at its Chapter restaurant, June 15-21.
Opera Bombana recently celebrated its second anniversary in Beijing.
China Daily
