
5,000-year-old beer: Beijing-based Jing-A Brewing Co recreated the ancient recipe found in Mijiaya, near Xi'an in China.

Trip through time: The brewers behind Jing-A Brewing Co and Moonzen Brewery traveled to rural China to learn more about the ancient sites and beer-making process.

Basic brew kit: They studied the primitive processes, which involved the use of vessels such as these for mashing, filtration and fermentation.

Ancient gear: Brewers examine one of the pots found at the Mijiaya site near Xi'an, in central China. From right to left: Alex Acker, Jing-A Brew Co; Laszlo Raphael of Moonzen; Kristian Li of Jing-A; and archeologist Xing Fu Lai, from the Shaanxi institute.