Chinese brewer Tsingtao relying on Japanese investment

Why is Tsingtao more expensive than Japanese beer?

Tsingtao not great. Ironic they need Japanese support.

I think people should NOT try to compare Asian beers to the beers from Germany or Belgium or the craft-brewed beers here in the USA. Tsingtao, like the Japanese Sapporo or Asahi brands, has more emphasis on beer as refreshment than as something with great taste.

I do think, though, that Tsingtao may be getting into brewing higher-end premium quality beers over the next ten years, especially for the export market to Europe and the USA.

A lot of Chinese restaurants carry it on their menus in the US. It goes by another name in Japan -- in a manner of speaking -- since the characters for Qingdao, 青島, are pronounced "Aoshima" in Japanese.

A pretty generic fizzy piss similar to Budweiser, Heineken, Carlsberg, Asahi etc. No better, no worse.

Never heard of it... ever. That shows just how internationally known it is. I have seen and heard of Kirin here. And Coors brewery is located in CO. Then we have the micro-breweries around town, Irish ales, German ales... the list goes on, but I've yet to see any Tsingtao.

Unfortunately Tsingtao is so watery that only Bud can compete it.

The quality of the water in most parts of China is so bad, it's a wonder they can use it to make beer at all.

Tsingtao Beer has become a big international brand,

Oh really ! ? . . Well I still prefer Heineken !!!