Three Things for the Week Ahead in Beijing (Jul 21-27)
Beer and tea join forces, a hutong book reading, and more in the week ahead...
Drink – When Beer Meets Tea at Beersmith
When Beer Meets Tea is a one-night-only collaboration between JEN Beijing and Jing An Shangri-La, Shanghai that will be held at Beersmith. This unique event features four limited-edition cocktails named North, East, South and West – each infused with Chinese teas from four famous regions curated by Attila of Jing An Shangri-La, Shanghai.
Attila Balint is from Budapest and has spent 20+ years in the industry. After earning top honors at the Bols Bartender Academy and Germany's Bar Master school, He now harvests inspiration from tea fields in Sri Lanka and Yunnan as area director of bars at Jing An Shangri-La, turning tradition into the four compass point cocktails you'll taste on the night.
As part of the collaboration, Beersmith's Brewmaster will unveil a brand-new creation: GuiHua Iced Tea Seltzer. The exclusive event brings culture and creativity together, where premium teas meet the innovation of brewing.
When Beer Meets Tea is happening on Wed, Jul 23, from 7.30pm to 11.30pm at Beersmith Gastropub. Entry is free, and you can read more about the event here.
Beersmith Gastropub
1/F, JEN Beijing, 1 Jianguomen Waidajie, Chaoyang District
朝阳区建国门外大街 1 号 JEN 北京 1 层
Listen – Book Reading at Wujin
Head to Wujin on Wednesday for a reading of Tyler Coburn's Solitary. The work is a collection of experimental writing in which nine contributors volunteered for “solitary confinement” at a wellness center in South Korea, during which time they produced texts using any materials they had on hand. The result is a book exploring wellness, solitude, incarceration, and what it means to seek freedom through confinement.
A Reading of Tyler Coburn's Solitary is happening on Wed, Jul 23, from 7pm. Entry is free. Click here to find out more.
Wujin 五金
66 Fangjia Hutong, Dongcheng District (inside Yuan Liao)
东城区方家胡同 66 号（原料里面）
Jam – The Molds Play DDC
Beijing rock band The Molds are bringing their signature old school garage rock sensibilities to DDC on Thursday night. Lovers and students of the Beijing music scene and underground will not want to miss it.
The Molds: Be There or Be Square is happening on Thu, Jul 24, from 8.30pm. Tickets are RMB 108/pre-sale and RMB 128/at the door. Click here to find out more and purchase tickets.
Dusk Dawn Club
39 Shenlu Jie, Chaoyang District
朝阳区神路街 39 号
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