Big Smoke — Restaurant in Beijing

This place is now Jing-A brewery. A stone's throw for the defunct Great Leap Brewery location. Staff spoke adequate english. Good beer selection with more taps in the back than the four you see when you walk in the southern door. Beers are all safe representations of what they say they are. All are heads over heels better than the local mass lagers. NOTE: travelers, take all reviews for China with a grain of skepticism if the establishment will be still in business. We tried many only to find out that they are now closed. Google maps for locations especially hotels are not where they are so be prepared to walk farther and go on an adventure. Best of luck and hope you enjoy Black Jack Bar as...

Note: This is now called Jing-A. Big Smoke is no more. Significant remodeling during 2017 has made for several nice spaces. Though I do miss the old speakeasy style bar that was in Big Smoke. This Jing-A outlet does not have the kimchi reuben, like that in the 1949 complex. However, it has many more beers, such as the Dongbei IPA and a Hutong Clan CDA, both of which are excellent. Happy hour prices...

Decent beer selection, friendly enough staff, and open, which is a bonus as many places are closed, albeit you’d not know from google maps info. You can communicate the basics here in English, which is good, and the M-F Happy Hour 15-19:00 seems a good deal at 10¥ off “pints” (400ml). Will come again...