Boxing Cat Exits the Ring but Plans To Continue the Fight

Boxing Cat Brewery is down for the moment – but not out. Last week, the brewery announced that its Beijing location would be closing its doors, effective Mar 7. A representative told the Beijinger that the closure is due to strategic restructuring, but they will be seeking to open another location in the capital soon.

Boxing Cat has always kept a wide range of brews available at any given time

The Xinyuanli location had enough space to throw a heck of a party

With plenty of choices on tap and a menu created by seasoned Shanghai Chef, Simon Sunwoo, the bar managed to fill up its large space on numerous occasions, not least of which its Halloween Parties (they claim to have hosted the first-ever major Halloween party in Shanghai), and lest we forget that, as the official beer sponsor of the Beijinger’s 2020 Pizza Cup, they hosted last year’s Final Four Taste-Off.

Don't get spooked if you see another location popping up in time for Halloween this year

The Xinyuanli closure isn’t the only change hitting Boxing Cat either, as one of its co-founders, Kelley Lee, exits China for Madrid after a 16-year-long career pioneering Western Food and Beverage in Shanghai.

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