Pub grub plus: Bar Blu offers nightly buffet from rmb48
The top floor of Bar Blu has been a pleasant surprise this year with that extra deck, expanded beer menu, and live music lineup, led by New Zealand band Solidaz….
Monthly Archives: June 2011
2011 Fourth of July in Beijing: Burger, beer and apple pies deals
Note: Home Plate is closed on July 4 and possibly for a few more days. If in doubt, call Home Plate at 5128-5584. I posted earlier about Canada Day deals…
Hey, Beijing hosers: Check out these three spots for Canada Day, eh?
- Do you hail from The Great White North but live in The Middle Kingdom? Do you crave Moosehead, poutine and a replay of the 2010 Olympic gold medal hockey…
Hop stuff: Great Leap to open brewery at Great Wall
Miracle of miracles, I found Great Leap Brewery before happy hour ended tonight, which meant a pull of Pale Ale No 6 for rmb20. Much bigger news is that this…
Alas: Gulou cafe / gallery Aluss to close tonight
Gulou area cafe and gallery Aluss, a spin-off of nearby bar Amilal, will close as of tonight. Aluss opened earlier this year and has been gathering steam as an event…
The big one: George’s bar celebrates its first birthday
- Workers Stadium cocktail bar George’s celebrated a year of stirring and shaking by holding a party last Saturday night. A crew from Sim spent the afternoon filming owner George…
Templeton Rye now in Beijing: Fighting Cock, Noah’s Mill and more to come
- Templeton Rye Whiskey from Iowa made its official Beijing debut on Saturday — Home Plate BBQ got the first bottle. Simon Pendergast of distributor Dxcel says that One East…
BrewDog in China: Punk IPA, Trashy Blonde Ale and more coming soon
Update: It looks like Dxcel is instead bringing in BrewDog. More info here. The proliferation of whiskeys and wines in Beijing is impressive but for sheer range I marvel at…
Hip Hopson: Thyme One opens tonight, joins Iki, Bang Bang, He Yi Shang
Thyme One restaurant opens tonight and gives residents of the Hopson Center yet another option just outside their front gate. I talked to manager Evan today and he said the…
In the queue: Blues bands and Canadian idols, aircraft carriers and island parties
I don’t usually write about aircraft carriers or chili peppers but here are four upcoming summer events… June 25: The inaugural DazeFeast, with more than a dozen bands and…
Hey, Beijing air: My cocktail is 400 *thousand* booze parts per million
Oops. After posting about the Titanic II cocktail created by Paul Mathew at Flamme last night, I decided it would be unfair to not mention a drink he created earlier…
Sealing: Potential party central for Workers Stadium West?
New bar and lounge Sealing has the potential to become party central given a layout that can handle four get-togethers simultaneously and a location across from the club strip on…
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