Kristian Li, MBA'11, first visited Beijing on a backpacking trip in 1998, when mass-produced beer ruled the market.
Note that other than the exceptions mentioned above, normal beer pong rules apply.
These predate the famous Bavarian Beer Purity rules, often called the world's first food purity law, as well as the rules for making Champagne.
State beer distribution rules, for example, have unfairly prevented craft brewers from selling their products in many places, a situation that shouldn't be replicated in the marijuana business.
When it comes to the bold and vivid flavors of craft beer, the rule is fresher is better.
Another lawyer who works in Jersey's trust industry, looking after assets of overseas millionaires, explains over a beer that local rules mean he must know the commercial rationale for the structures he administers.
For many Australians, the screen persona of the character actor Bill Hunter, who has died of cancer aged 71, was the archetypal "ocker", an uncultivated Australian working man who enjoys beer, "barbies", Aussie rules football and V8 supercars.
When it comes to beer, the West rules.
Murphy's Law, from Lower Manhattan, played fast songs about beer, partying and rule-breaking.
From Brazil to Poland to Japan, it is the local beer brands that rule, and they are often a source of national pride.
