Qingdao Beer Festival!

This past week I traveled to Thailand again and then "toured" (business trips) several cities in China - Qingdao (where they make Tsing Tao beer) and Wuhu (home of the Rice Porridge museum - yes, I toured it as well).  Below are a few shots of the Qingdao Beer Festival which happened to be going on that week (really, it was a complete coincidence).

All hail the mighty beer mermaid.

First, beer nuts (really more like granola).  This stuff is awesome, even Rebecca likes it!  That little wedge he is cutting off weighed about 4 lbs.  It's made of a mixture of nuts and fruit suspended in a caramel / honey base...

Just inside the gates and within sight of the first beer tent.

Dancing BBQ men.  The guy on the right has "King of BBQ" tattooed on his chest.

Chips - a spiral cut potato deep fried on a stick.  The fashion show going on in the background was repeated at each tent we stopped at.  Apparently stick figure "fashion models" are universally sought after for these types of shows.

Mmm, beer!

HUH???  They were actually pretty good, served with vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce.