Tsingtao — the best-known Chinese lager, brewed for a century from pure mountain water and selected barley. The taste is refreshing and balanced: easy drinking, clean, with no heavy finish. Balanced hops give a soft bitterness over the malt base, and the aroma is fine and grainy with barely perceptible floral notes. Its Asian roots and even profile make Tsingtao an easy match for a wide range of dishes. It tames the heat of wok noodles, sweet-and-sour pork and kung pao chicken, refreshes after grilled prawns, squid and fish, suits dim sum and steamed dumplings, and works with fried wings, chips and nuts.