After President h Jinping drank a pint of IPA beer on his state visit to the UK , the demand in China for the Greene King ’s beer has risen by 1,600 % . A shipment of 50,000 will arrive to coincide with Chinese New Year . In addition to a 5.9 % rise in pre - tax profits , Greene brewery ’s shares have risen 8.5 % to date , their highest level since July 2007 .
After President Xi Jinping drank a pint of IPA beer on his state visit to the UK, the demand in China for the Greene King’s beer has risen by 1,600%. A shipment of 50,000 will arrive to coincide with Chinese New Year. In addition to a 5.9% rise in pre-tax profits, Greene King’s shares have risen 8.5% to 925p, their highest level since July 2007.