By Jim Boyce | Who makes Beijing’s best craft beer? For me, Arrow Factory has the tastiest regular lineup while Jing-A Taproom has the top seasonal and specialty beers. That’s not to say other places […]

By Jim Boyce | Jing-A Taproom turns two this Friday night with a slew of staggered specials that will inspire you to repeatedly stay for “just one more hour”. Here is an unofficial event guide, […]

By Jim Boyce | The era of Team Jing-A spending long afternoons loafing in the taproom and guzzling beer and gulping grilled cheese and chewing over wacky ideas while the thirsty masses wait for the […]

By Jim Boyce | The annual Food & Wine Experience at Hilton Beijing has been a “must go” during my decade-plus in this city. A time to taste from among hundreds of wines, discover new […]

By Jim Boyce | One of this blog’s April Fool jokes this year regarded a Beijing craft beer producer called BrewTong doing infusions with coffee beans shat by hutong weasels. It was a spin on […]

Jim Boyce | My “local” wine shop is La Cava de Laoma in Sanlitun Soho. Besides being close to home, it has nice wines for ~rmb100, stocks labels from favorite distributors like Seina, Sommelier International, […]

By Jim Boyce | The Gin Tonic knockout punch came after a pickleback pummeling and a Long Island uppercut. Once again, XL manager and co-owner Jane Cui emerged victorious in her fight against sober patrons […]

By Jim Boyce | Just a short post about a short visit to an awful* bar called The Roof in Sanlitun’s TopWin Center. The good news: the view is nice. Also, if you find Xiu […]