What’s Up in Beer: North Capital Beer Quiz, C2H60's New Imports, and Party With Jing-A and Bao House

After a stormy week, the sun is back, and there’s no excuse for you to hide at home and consume those leftovers in the fridge. Let’s take a look at what’s a brewin' in the coming week.

North Capital hold their weekly quiz night tonight at 8.30pm. Participants get a 10-kuai-off discount on all beers on tap, and free shots will go to the winner of each round. The winning team (or individual if you're a smartypants) will get a free bottle of booze.

Nbeer Pub has upgraded its raspberry wheat beer by adding peppermint, cooling you from within on these sweaty summer days. They also have a Gratzer/Grodziskie, which is brewed with smoked wheat and has an ABV of under 4 percent.

C2H6O has a lot of new imports (as if they didn't already have enough beers), such as 13 Guns American IPA from the British Ganiel Thwaites Brewer (5.5 percent ABV), the winner of Europe’s Best IPA in 2014 thanks to its intense aromas of ripe peach and melon. They've also bagged Bomb! from Prairie Ales, an imperial stout aged with coffee, cacao nibs, vanilla beans, and chili peppers, as well as Midfyns Wheat (5.6 percent ABV), an "untraditional English beer" due to its honey, raspberry, and lime notes.

On July 30, 3-9pm, Jing-A cooperate with Bao House for a pop-up disco on the Bao House patio. Head along for beer and pulled pork bao combos for RMB 50 and booths from Zamani Collection, Oyster Kiss Jewelry, This City Art, Origins, Lily's Handmade, Fresh Prints, and Mantra Sunglasses, all set to a groovy soundtrack.

And finally, Great Leap Brewing has released a new Belgian saison Contae An Lú, brewed with malted barley, wheat, and flaked oats, before being dry-hopped with Mosaic hops. This crisp and refreshing beer has a light golden color, fruity and spicy aromas, and is named after the Gaelic name of their Irish brewer Enda Winter's home county. Now available at all three GLB locations.

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