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Where is Tsingtao Premium Lager brewed?

By Mark Porter Last checked 6 September 2026 How we check

Genuine import Verified Last checked 6 September 2026

Tsingtao Premium Lager is genuinely imported from China.

Listed by Tesco when last checked. The product pages are among the sources below.

Every beer on the shelf by strength · How the units are worked out

Brewed for the UK in
Imported from China
Imported
Sold as a beer from
China
Chinese brand, Qingdao heritage, German brewing origins on label
Brewed in (country)
China
Brand owner
Tsingtao Brewery Co., Ltd
HQ: Qingdao, Shandong, China
UK strength
4.7%
2.7 units a pint
Strength at home (China)
Not established
UK Tsingtao Premium Lager is 4.7% on the Tesco listing. A Chinese retail listing gives the domestic Classic (经典) at 4.3%, but that is a different product from the export Premium Lager, so no like-for-like home strength is recorded. Tsingtao's Chinese site lists the domestic range but no card for the export Premium Lager (checked 9 September 2026), so no home strength is recorded for it.
What the UK label says
“Country of origin: China. 'Brewed in China', Tsingtao Brewery Co., Ltd, Qingdao”
Source: www.tesco.com
More about the brand: rights, style, when it was created, where it is brewed at home
UK rights held by
Not established
Style
Lager
Brand created
1903, China
Brewed at home in
Qingdao, Shandong, China

In short

Tsingtao Premium Lager is imported. The UK product is brewed at Qingdao, Shandong in China. The UK version is 4.7%; the home-market strength is not established. The brand belongs to Tsingtao Brewery Co., Ltd. The label says: "Country of origin: China. 'Brewed in China', Tsingtao Brewery Co., Ltd, Qingdao."

This page is about the packs sold in supermarkets. Draught in pubs can come from a different brewery, and this page does not cover it unless a format table says so.

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Questions people ask

Where is Tsingtao Premium Lager brewed?

The UK product is imported. It is brewed at Qingdao, Shandong in China.

Is Tsingtao Premium Lager brewed in the UK?

No. The UK product is brewed in China.

Is Tsingtao Premium Lager really Chinese?

Yes, on origin: the UK product is brewed in China.

Who owns Tsingtao Premium Lager?

Tsingtao Premium Lager is owned by Tsingtao Brewery Co., Ltd, headquartered in Qingdao, Shandong, China.

What strength is Tsingtao Premium Lager in the UK?

Tsingtao Premium Lager is 4.7% ABV in the UK. A UK pint is 2.7 units.

What does the Tsingtao Premium Lager label say about where it is brewed?

The UK label text on record reads: "Country of origin: China. 'Brewed in China', Tsingtao Brewery Co., Ltd, Qingdao".

See also

Lucky Buddha
Mixed supply · 4.8% · sold as Chinese
Partly verified

Every beer sold as China

Sources

  1. Tesco (tesco.com), 5 September 2026: 4.7% abv, brewed in China, Tsingtao Brewery Qingdao
  2. orientalmart.co.uk
  3. JD.com (China) (jd.com), 6 September 2026: Listing for Tsingtao Classic (经典) 11°P, 330ml x 24: '4.3%vol'. A different product from the export Premium Lager sold in Britain, so not used as a home strength.

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