Xinjiang is located in the northwest of China, which is the entire "chicken butt" on the map of China, located in the center of Eurasia. With an area of more than 1.66 million square kilometers, accounting for about 1/6 of the country's area, it is the largest province in China, which is a little larger than henan + shandong + hebei + beijing + tianjin + shanxi + shaanxi + hubei + anhui + Jiangsu + Shanghai + Zhejiang + hunan together! In addition to gansu and Qinghai in the southeast and Tibet in the south, the rest are neighbors with 8 countries, namely, Mongolia in the northeast, the Russian Federation in the north, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan in the northwest and west, and Afghanistan, Pakistan and India in the southwest. Xinjiang's natural lakes are varied, Xinjiang is more than 1 square kilometer of natural lakes have 139, water area of about 5504 square kilometers, most of them are the end of the river lake, the area changes greatly, some of the location is constantly changing, such as Lop Nur, Manas Lake, there are more than 100 lakes that are relatively stable at present, in addition to many reservoirs belonging to artificial lakes, Xinjiang has many lakes with beautiful natural landscapes, of which the famous lakes are: Bosten Lake, Ulungu Lake, Sailim Lake, Abby Lake, Ayakkumu Lake, Ayding Lake, Lake Ayagkuri, Lake Archikole, Lake Whale, Lake Jili, Lake Aksayee, Lake Eichmann. There are so many water resources, and it is really a convenient condition for the brewing of beer.
When it comes to drinking, Xinjiang people have some characteristics of drinking. The first is to like to persuade wine, in Xinjiang, no matter how much you drink, no matter whether you have ever been dripping wine or not, as long as you sit on the wine table, you will be madly persuaded to drink, because in the eyes of Xinjiang people, wine is one of the important benchmarks to measure feelings, drink more wine, deep feelings, people are drunk, feelings are iron. The second is that they like to punish alcohol, Xinjiang people hate people who are deliberately late at the wine table, if you are late, at least a cup of fines to start. The third is to invite guests to dinner, the host must first bring three glasses of wine, and must lead everyone to drink them all. The fourth is that after three rounds of wine, there are always people who raise their glasses and sing toasts, and the songs sung are generally -- "Father's Prairie Mother's River", "I have an agreement with the prairie", "Hulunbeige Savannah" and so on. In the end, you are not drunk, even if the host does not greet you in place, so you know why Xinjiang people love to persuade wine, right? Because The people of Xinjiang are cheerful and hospitable, if you are invited to dinner, you are drunk, then it is considered fun, otherwise it is "not fulfilled the friendship of the landlord". So at many dinners, you will see this scene - every time you swallow a glass of wine, the host's face is difficult and vicious, but no matter how uncomfortable it is, the host will continue to fill the guests.
Today we still come to talk about beer, hops are known as the "soul of beer", become one of the indispensable raw materials for beer brewing, and Xinjiang is the same principle as the hometown of melons and fruits in the country, the north slope of Xinjiang Tianshan Mountains and Munich, Germany at the same latitude, dry climate, large temperature difference between day and night, high evaporation, abundant water, very suitable for the growth of hops, so Xinjiang is one of the main production areas of hops in the world. I believe that Wusu Beer is now considered to be a net red beer in China, so in addition to Xinjiang's deadly Wusu, do you know what kind of local beer brands there are?
1. Xinjiang Beer - Urumqi City
Xinjiang's first brewery, located in Urumqi, called Xinjiang Brewery, was built in 1978 and put on sale in 1981. It mainly produces "Xinjiang" brand beer. Xinjiang Beer is a refreshing beer brewed from barley, rice and hops, with excellent ingredients. The hops are made of the finest products from Xinjiang. Barley is an excellent variety of beer produced in Hami area, the water is taken from deep groundwater, the water quality is creamy, clear and bright, clean and sweet. The characteristics of Xinjiang beer are: clean water, pure flowers, and wheat aroma. The 12-degree high-quality beer produced, poured into the cup, foam white, clear and transparent, rich in luster, rich in carbon dioxide, when drunk, can help digest water and nourish the body. In 1994, it was listed as the first batch of top brand products in Xinjiang. Xinjiang Beer also won the Silver Cup Award of the National Liquor Grand Prix of the Ministry of Light Industry. Later, it was restructured into Xinjiang Beer (Group) Co., Ltd.
2. Tianshan Beer - Urumqi City
Tianshan Beer is also a beer brand produced by Xinjiang Brewery. Tianshan Mountain, one of the world's seven major mountain systems, is located in the hinterland of Eurasia, spanning China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan from east to west, with a total length of about 2500 kilometers, an average width of 250-350 kilometers from north to south, and a maximum width of more than 800 kilometers, which is the world's largest independent latitude mountain system, and is also the world's furthest mountain system from the ocean and the largest mountain system in arid areas of the world.
3. Luyunbao Beer - Urumqi City
Luyunbao Beer is a beer brand produced by Xinjiang Beer Co., Ltd., a Sino-foreign joint venture, located at No. 24, Kashgar West Road, Urumqi.
4. Ganquan Beer - Urumqi City
Ganquan Beer also comes from Xinjiang Brewery.
5. Xinjiang Fruit Beer - Urumqi City
Fruit beer is also produced by Xinjiang Brewery.
6. Usu Beer - Tacheng area
In 1984, in wusu city in northern Xinjiang, a new brewing brewery broke ground; in 1986, Xinjiang Wusu Brewery was officially put into production, and the first bottle of Wusu beer was born; in 1995, Wusu beer was exported to neighboring Kazakhstan, opening up a new world of wine aroma; in 2004, Wusu Beer joined hands with Carlsberg; in 2015, Wusu Beer became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Carlsberg Group, opening a new era of fusion of Chinese and Western beer cultures. In Xinjiang, it has long been a competition between Wusu Beer and Xinjiang Beer. The predecessor of Xin beer company, Xinjiang Brewery, was built in 1973 and dominated the Xinjiang market before the emergence of Wusu Beer, until the end of the 1990s, when the competition between the two sides reached a fever pitch. In 2006, taking advantage of the poor management of the state-owned brewery in Xinjiang, Wusu Beer swallowed up the Xinjiang Beer Group in one fell swoop, which was equivalent to collecting well-known local brands in Xinjiang such as Xinjiang Beer, Changji Beer, Kashgar Beer, Huocheng Beer, Tianshan Beer, and Tuofeng Beer, and became the hegemon of the northwest.
For Usu beer, the Usu people have a special feeling, and this emotion permeates the daily life of the Usu people. Although the headquarters of Xinjiang Wusu Beer Co., Ltd. has been moved to Urumqi due to the development needs of the cause, the most important production base of Wusu Beer is still in Wusu City, and more importantly, the roots of Wusu Beer are in Wusu, and the People of Wusu are proud of Wusu Beer. The People of Wusu are not even willing to examine the reason for the name of "Wusu Beer", and they take it for granted that the beer born in Wusu City can be called without "Wusu Beer". In Usu, people love beer even more: on summer nights, beer barrels of all sizes can be found in the streets and alleys; Usu beer is indispensable for the banquet when people entertain friends from abroad or travel abroad. The People of Wusu drink Wusu beer bitterly, and enjoy the pride and pride brought by Wusu beer. Wusu Beer is one of the earliest local famous brands in the economic belt on the northern slope of the Tianshan Mountains, and today, it is a well-known brand in Xinjiang.
7. Xikun Beer - Tacheng area
There is also a brewery in Tacheng Shawan City (formerly Shawan County), Xikun Brewery in Shawan County, Xinjiang, which was registered in 1994 and the specific address is No. 66, Dongjiao Road, Sandaohezi Town, Tacheng, Xinjiang. Later, it should have been acquired by Tsingtao Beer. I don't know the meaning of the two words of Xikun, but if you know, you can tell it.
8. Kashgar Beer - Kashgar region
Kashgar Joint Brewery Office is located in Bapanshui, South of Qili Bridge, Kashgar, and was registered in kashgar regional industrial and commercial bureau on January 10, 1989. It mainly produces Kashgar beer, with the glacier brand as the registered trademark. It was later acquired by Usu Beer.
9. Southern Xinjiang Beer - Kashgar Region
Southern Xinjiang Beer is also produced by Kashgar Joint Brewery. The geographical feature of Xinjiang is "three mountains and two basins", the northernmost part of Xinjiang is the Altai Mountains, the central part is the Tianshan Mountains, and the southernmost part is the Kunlun Mountain System. Between the Altai Mountains and the Tianshan Mountains is the Dzungar Basin, and between the Tianshan and Kunlun Mountains is the Tarim Basin. South of the Tianshan Mountains and north of the Kunlun Mountains, it is called southern Xinjiang. Southern Xinjiang is vast, dry and rainy, and there are many oases around the Taklamakan Desert.
10. Ili Beer - Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture
Ili Beer is from Xinjiang Ili Brewery, located in Ili, known as "Saiwai Jiangnan" and "Wet Island in Central Asia", Ili Fogashan Town, was registered in Ili Industrial and Commercial Bureau on October 1, 1987. Later, it seems to have been acquired by Usu Beer.
11. Ili Snow Beer - Aksu Region, Uyghur Autonomous Region
Yili Snow Beer is not from Yili, but from Yulong Beer Co., Ltd. of Kuqa County, Xinjiang. The slogan is: distance is not distance, the taste is no longer simple. Ili snow beer, Xinjiang good taste!
12. Tofeng Beer - Aksu Region of Uyghur Autonomous Region
Tofeng Beer is a beer brand produced by breweries in the Aksu region. It was later acquired by Usu Beer. Tofeng should refer to to the highest peak of the Tianshan Mountains, Tomur Peak.
13. Tofengxing Beer - Aksu Region of Uyghur Autonomous Region
Tofeng Star Beer is also from the Aksu region.
14. Bofeng Beer - Changji Hui Autonomous Region
Bofeng Beer is from Bofeng Brewery in Changji Prefecture, registered in 1988, located at No. 15, Wuyi East Road, Changji City. Bofeng should be taken from the meaning of Bogda Peak, located in the territory of Fukang City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, with an altitude of 5445 meters, located at 88.3 degrees east longitude and 43.8 degrees north latitude, which is the highest peak in the eastern section of the Tianshan Mountains. Bogda means "sacred mountain", "holy mountain", "spiritual mountain" in Mongolian.
15. Changji Beer - Changji Hui Autonomous Region
Xinjiang Changji Brewery, the production of Changji beer, with Tunhe as a registered trademark.
16. Turpan Grape Beer - Turpan region
The first impression of everyone who heard Turpan is grapes, and Turpan's raisins have always been the favorite of children. Therefore, the beer in the Turpan region is also characterized by this, Turpan grape beer, from the Turpan Red Willow River Winery.
17. Mineral water special beer - Turpan region
Turpan also has its own brewery, Turpan Brewery, which produces special beers for mineral water.
18. Sherry Beer - Turpan region
Snow beer is also produced by Turpan Brewery.
19. Hami Beer - Hami area
The best place for cantaloupe, Xinjiang Hami Brewery, produces Hami beer, with Hami Wang as a registered trademark.
20. Hami King Beer - Hami region
Hami King Beer is also produced by Hami Brewery in Xinjiang.