This place is a dream come true.
Drinking beer in a hutong will never lose its rugged charm. Somewhat sadly, El Nido has raised the stakes on the whole greater Gulou-Houhai area. Yanjing is always at its greatest when there is no other option. El Nido brings the beautiful world of beers to one of our alleyways, and sells them at a hair's-breadth markup, with fine comfy benches and a dozen absinthes and home-brewed herb spirits in the bargain. It spoils a folk.
Add a bit of nice food and about half of Beijing would be ready to hire this guy to be their commune manager.
Alas, what will happen to this place in the winter? Will it be able to continue business as two small rooms of fancy beer grotto?
Please, support the beer grotto now, while we still might have a month of being outside. Sustain him through the winter. (And be quiet after 11pm or so, the neighbors are sensitive and very close and enjoy sleeping at night.)
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