中国第一家现代化啤酒厂是广州珠江啤酒厂。
广州市珠江啤酒集团公司（以下简称珠啤集团）是中国第一家全面引进国外先进技术和设备建成的、以啤酒工业为主体、以啤酒配套和相关产业为辅助的大型现代化啤酒企业。
它座落在广州南郊新港东路珠江河畔，占地面积11万平方米，生产全过程全部自动控制，部分由电脑控制。
该厂在1985年11月18日正式投产。
该厂生产的雪堡牌、珠江牌和星华牌啤酒具有典型的欧洲名牌淡色啤酒风味，质量一流，深受当时外商的欢迎；1997年珠江啤酒突破万难成功研发“中国第一瓶纯生”。
China’s First Modern Beer Factory
China’s first modern beer factory equipped foreign modern equippment and technology was Guangzhou Zhujiang River Beer Factory.
It’s located on the road of Xingang, along Pearl River in the southern suburb of Guangzhou with area of 110,000 square metres.
The whole beer production in the factory was automation controlled and partly computer control.
Several brands of beer produced here including Snow Castle, Pearl River, Starry China, had the similar flavors and high qualities as European classical brand soft beer so were welcomed by foreign customers. The plant was officially put into operation on Nov. 18th, 1985.