Beer in China and sometimes rye in addition to barley. Some beer is produced that uses bitter melon instead of hops as the bittering agent. Chinese media reported in 2001 that as many as 95% of all Chinese beers contained formaldehyde, to prevent sedimentation in bottles and cans while in storage. This practice has now been made illegal. Snow Beer, produced by CR Snow is the best selling beer in China, holding 21.7% market share, having recently overtaken Tsingtao Beer, produced by Tsingtao Brewery, which is the brand most widely exported to other countries. Tsingtao Beer is brewed in the city of Qingdao
Beer in Ireland 2014, there were approximately fifty Irish craft brewing businesses either in production or in planning. Despite this growth, in 2014 craft beers represented only 1.5% of beer sales by volume in Ireland. The British-based pub chain J D Wetherspoon has about five (was nine) outlets in Northern Ireland selling real ale and opened pubs in Cork and Dublin in early 2014, with three more planned for 2016 (dated) . There are three brewing associations operating in Ireland. Beoir (Irish for "beer"), founded in July 2010, is an independent group of consumers which seeks greater choice, quality, and value-for-money for beer