3 Must Visit Micro Breweries in Beijing

Great Leap Brewing
Original location: 6 Doujiao Hutong, Dongcheng District (near Nanluoguxiang Hutong)
Second location: 12 Xinzhong Jie, off Chunxiu Lu, Dongzhimen, Chaoyang district (near the Workers' Stadium)
朝阳区 东直门新中街乙12号, 近春秀路
Hours: 11.30am-1am Sun-Thu; 11.30am-2am Fri-Sat

We went to their second location near the Worker's Stadium. It was a bit of a walk from the closest subway, so my recommendation is to take a cab. They have the biggest place and beer selections out of these three breweries. Definitely a must-try if you're into craft beers as they have very unique beer such as banana flavour (they mentioned the ingredients didn't include banana).

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Mao Mao Chong (毛毛虫) 
12 Banchang Hutong, Jiaodaokou Nan Dajie, Dongcheng district (near Nanluoguxiang Hutong)
东城区交道口南大街板厂胡同12号
Hours: Tuesday 6pm-12am; Wed-Sun 12pm-3pm, 6pm-12am

Great beer, tasty pizza, very friendly owner! 
If you're planning to go to infamous Nanluoguxiang Hutong, don't forget to drop by this place for dinner. They served Jing-A beer on tap, reasonable priced cocktails and pizza. It's a perfect escape from Beijing's flashy bar district.

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Slow Boat Brewing Taproom
Dongsi and Dengshikou 东四灯饰口
56 Dongsi Batiao, Dongcheng District
东城区
东四八条56号
Hours: Tue-Thu 5pm-midnight, Fri 5pm-1am, Sat 2pm-1am, Sun 11.30-10pm

My favourite of all! Located in a hutong, this place is a bit harder to find but once you arrive in this place, it's like finding an oasis in the middle of a desert. The place is small but cozy. My favourite of beer is their Monkey's First IPA. They also have good burgers!

Photo by: Slow Boat Brewery