# Tapstar Taproom (北极星) — Guiyang, Guizhou

> Tapstar Taproom (北极星) in Guiyang, Guizhou, China scores 3.41 out of 5 — Poor, #27 in China. 44 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Tapstar Taproom (北极星) is a brewery in Guiyang, Guizhou, China. We grade it Poor, with a score of 3.41 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #27 in China. Of the 44 beers we track, 34% are IPA and 19% Saison.

## Rating

- Score: 3.41 out of 5
- Grade: Poor 😐 — Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.
- Ranked: #27 in China · #13,597 worldwide
- Popularity: Barely rated
- Beers tracked: 44

## About

Tapstar Taproom (北极星) produce's unproven beer and is ranked #15 in China. They are most well known for "Backyard Saison (后院 酸赛松)", which is a Saison and "Cynosure IPA (北极星浑浊IPA)", which is a New England IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Saisons.

## What they brew

- IPA — 34% of the beers we track
- Saison — 19% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 16% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 11% of the beers we track
- Other — 11% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 5% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 4% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: Guiyang, Guizhou, China
- Coordinates: 26.6475899, 106.63019

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in China](https://finding.beer/breweries/china.md)

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