At the Qingdao Beer Festival, Where Beer Comes In Plastic Bags

The Qingdao Beer Festival - the home of Tsingtao beer - is the largest of its kind in Asia, drawing over six million visitors every year. It’s an eccentric event, with foreigners in lederhosen, lots of children, fireworks, and even a drone show. In this video, we try Tsingtao out of a bag and break down the history of the city’s emblematic beer brand.

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Producer: Clarissa Wei
Hosts: Clarissa Wei and Victoria Ho
Videographer and Editor: Nicholas Ko
Animation: Ray Ngan
Mastering: Victor Peña

Music: Audio Network

#qingdao #tsingtao #oktoberfest

[shaduck]

May 1997, on the streets of Qingdao, thirst- I asked how much- 30 cents, small shop owner pulls out a plastic bag & puts that at the noozle of the keg. Then weighs 500ml.
Wonderfully refreshing!

[stgoku]

You can use the bag as a vomit bag if you get too drunk so I guess it has its advantages.

[ghostl]

The girl talking at the end looks hammered lmfao

[smarternotharder]

In south east Asia (such as the Philippines) getting drinks in plastic bags in fairly common as it’s cheaper than plastic bottles/cups

[BaconPraline]

Just added a new thing to my bucket list

[vinnieouellette]

I’ve been drinking beer out of a bag for year’s, it just never makes it to the fridge

[SPICY_BEAR]

Asia has a beer festival!? 😲😲😲

I did not know this! 😃🍺 Asia is cooler than I thought? 😮

[timbishop]

never thought of counting beer by the kilo... 10kg beer in a

[NewLeaf]

"Where Beverage Comes In Plastic Bags"

As a Malaysian: First time?

[jules]

Easier to add value and volume to the bags

[stevenbaker]

They call this a beer fest? Here in Colorado you get 4-5 hours of unlimited pours from 30+ craft breweries that all bring different styles of beer.

[stranger]

Looks like a urine sample. Hey wait a second...

[kylin]

why do they prefer drinking from bags tho 🤣

[Picardino]

In Deutschland darf man nicht einmal mehr beim einkaufen eine Plastik Tüte benutzen und in China wird Bier in Plastik Tüten abgefüllt 🤔😳… . Umweltschutz wird dort gross geschrieben.

[genocidegrand]

look like pee... anyone cant hold their blader and have to pee in the car?