Booze News: 50/50 Anniversary Weekend, Crafters Moves, Beer and Mulled Wine Deals

Thirsty? Wet your whistle with Booze News, our wrap-up of the week's best bar deals, parties, drink concoctions, industry gossip, and more, when you're not getting your spook on for Halloween.

50/50 Anniversary Weekend

Xingfucun cocktail bar 50/50 celebrates a year in the game this weekend with a very nice line up of drinks deals. First and foremost, all cocktails are buy one, get one free from Friday through Sunday (7pm till late), and all patrons receive a free punch cocktail (see above) upon arrival as well as a voucher for a free drink to be used during future visits. The hidden upstairs bar have also done some renovations, so now's the time to pop by and see what's changed. 

Crafters moves closer to town... ish

Anyone who has yet to make it out to Crafters Brewing Co., the illustrious runners-up in this year's Burger Cup, to try their delicious brews and burgers will be happy to hear that they're moving... 1km closer to town. The new venue sees the crew shack up with 12 Knights (十二骑士) just south of Qingnian Lu. Six of the 20 taps are now Crafters branded, and the brewpub's burgers, poutine, and chicken wings will also be available as soon as their new chef has been trained up to snuff. Go help them christen the move with a barbecue starting at 3pm on Saturday, Nov 2, where RMB 128 gets you all you can eat and one pint of IPA.

Mulled wine happy hour at Slow Boat

Slow Boat gets an early start on winter festivities with the first batch of their signature mulled wine. Packed with winter spices and garnished with a spring of rosemary, knock them down at happy hour prices (RMB 10 off) at both of the brewery's locations between 4-7pm every day.

Buy two, get one free on Jing-A's new brews

Over at Jing-A, they've launched two new brews: a Black Cat Lager (pictured above, 4.8 percent ABV) and Monster Mash Pumpkin Ale (8.8 percent ABV), which are available on the scarily good offer of buy two, get one free until Sunday. Sticking to the Halloween theme, those who turn up in costume this weekend will receive another frighteningly good deal: buy one, get one free on new beers and 12 percent off either pizza at Jing-A's Longfusi location or the Carnivore Platter at Xingfucun.

Prague Restaurant is no more. Long live Mole Bar and Kitchen

Last but not least, the venue formally known as Prague Restaurant has rebranded as The Mole Bar and Kitchen (there's certainly a story there). Go celebrate the makeover with their "Let's Get Sheet Faced" event on Friday, 7pm onwards with food combo deals and buy one, get one free on cocktails.

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