Beer
Taedonggang Beer
대동강맥주
Pyongyang, North Korea
North Korea's most famous beer brand, brewed by the Taedonggang Brewing Company in Pyongyang; named after the Taedong River that flows through the capital; a state-produced lager considered one of the best beers on the Korean peninsula; the brewery was purchased from a British firm in 2000; available on tap in Pyongyang restaurants.
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North Korea's most famous beer brand, brewed by the Taedonggang Brewing Company in Pyongyang; named after the Taedong River that flows through the capital; a state-produced lager considered one of the best beers on the Korean peninsula; the brewery was purchased from a British firm in 2000; available on tap in Pyongyang restaurants.
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The beer should be a clean, crisp lager; brewed in Pyongyang by the Taedonggang Brewing Company; named after the Taedong River; considered one of the best beers on the Korean peninsula; available on tap in Pyongyang restaurants; the national beer of North Korea.
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