Beer in South Korea

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• HiteJinro: Hite, Max, Dry D, S, Stout, Lager Beer, Prime Draft, J Draft, Queen's Ale{{Cite web|url=http://english.hitejinro.com/Bran/Beer/bran_beer_hite.asp|title=HITEJINRO|website=english.hitejinro.com|access-date=2017-02-04}}
• HiteJinro is a merger between two alcohol companies: Hite Brewery and Jinro. Hite Brewery was established in 1933 as a liquor company. Jinro was established in 1924 as the first Korean beer company. In 2006, Jinro was acquired by Hite, a popular beverage company. HiteJinro is the world's leading producer of Soju. HiteJinro manufactures many types of alcoholic beverages.{{Cite web|url=http://www.hitejinro.com/main.asp|title=HiteJinro|last=HiteJinro|first=HiteJinro|date=2016-11-18|website=hitejinro.com/main.asp|publisher=HiteJinro}}{{Cite web|url=http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=1715507&cid=43167&categoryId=43167|title=Naver Dictionary|last=Naver|first=Naver|date=2016-11-18|website=terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=1715507&cid=43167&categoryId=43167}}
• Oriental Brewery (OB): OB Golden Lager, Cass brands (Cass Fresh, Cass Light, Cass Red, Cass Lemon), Cafri, Aleston
• Oriental Brewery (OB) was established in 1933. OB Golden Lager was launched in 2011.
• Lotte Liquor: Kloud
• Lotte Chilsung was established in 1950. Their original product was a lemon-lime soft-drink. Since then, they have created a multitude of beverages.{{Cite web|url=http://company.lottechilsung.co.kr/eng/company/history06.jsp?nPos=0103|title=LOTTE CHILSUNG BEVERAGE|website=company.lottechilsung.co.kr|language=ko|access-date=2017-02-04}}{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
• [http://www.koreacraftbrewery.com Korea Craft Brewery]: ARK, Hitachino
• KCB has collaborated with other brands such as SM and Line Friends.
• [http://www.sevenbrau.com/english/ 7Bräu] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161217094915/http://www.sevenbrau.com/english/ |date=2016-12-17 }}: Gangseo
• 7Bräu started as a small pub in the Gangseo district of Seoul, thus lending the name of their signature beer. It is the first Korean beer named after a district (e.g. Tsingtao Brewery in China and Brooklyn Brewery in Brooklyn, New York). The label design features an air control tower, a reference to Gimpo International Airport, which is also located in the Gangseo district.{{Cite news|url=http://www.nextdaily.co.kr/news/article.html?id=20161020800008|title=7brau launched their new beer brand "Gangseo beer".|last=Jung|first=Youngil|date=2016-10-20}}
• Energin: Kimpo
• A beer made from ginseng and rice. The rice is locally cultivated in Gimpo, South Korea.{{Cite news|url=http://www.anewsa.com/detail.php?number=383649&thread=09r02|script-title=ko:인삼쌀맥주 페스티벌, 김포 '에너진' 성공 가능성 선보여|last=Kim|first=Sungjin|date=2012-08-21|publisher=asia news|trans-title=ginseng beer 'Energin' is well-received in festival}}

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• HiteJinro
• Hite: A pale lager beer launched in 1993. Hite is 4.3% abv.{{Cite web|url=http://www.hitejinro.com/Bran/Beer/bran_beer_hite.asp?|title=Hite|last=HiteJinro|first=HiteJinro|date=2016-11-18|website=hitejinro.com}}
• Max: Launched in 2006 as the first all malt Korean beer. A special edition of Max beer is made annually. Max is 4.5% abv.{{Cite web|url=http://www.hitejinro.com/Bran/Beer/bran_beer_maxb.asp|title=Max|last=HiteJinro|first=HiteJinro|date=2016-11-18|website=hitejinro.com}}
• Dry D: Launched as a dry type beer in 2010. The brewing method was made in cooperation with the Danish brewing company, Danbrew. It is made using a select dry yeast. Dry D is 4.8% abv.{{Cite web|url=http://www.hitejinro.com/Bran/Beer/bran_beer_dryd.asp|title=Dry finish d|last=HiteJinro|first=HiteJinro|date=2016-11-18|website=hitejinro.com}}
• S: A low calorie beer produced by super attenuated brewing. It contains 0.5g of fiber per 100ml. S is 3.8% abv.{{Cite web|url=http://www.hitejinro.com/Bran/Beer/bran_beer_sbee.asp|title=S|last=HiteJinro|first=HiteJinro|date=2016-11-18| website=hitejinro.com}}
• Stout: A dark beer launched in 1991. It is a lager-type black beer made with German black malt. Stout is 5% abv.{{Cite web|url=http://www.hitejinro.com/Bran/Beer/bran_beer_stou.asp|title=Stout|last=HiteJinro|first=HiteJinro|date=2016-11-18|website=hitejinro.com}}
• Lager Beer: Made from malt and German hops. Lager Beer is 5% abv.{{Cite web|url=http://english.hitejinro.com/Bran/Beer/bran_beer_lage.asp|title=HITEJINRO|website=english.hitejinro.com|access-date=2017-02-05}}
• Prime Draft: Sold in regular and Green. Regular is 5% abv with Green being 4.5% abv.{{Cite web|url=http://english.hitejinro.com/Bran/Beer/bran_beer_prim.asp|title=HITEJINRO|website=english.hitejinro.com|access-date=2017-02-05}}
• J Draft: J Draft is 5% abv.{{Cite web|url=http://english.hitejinro.com/Bran/Beer/bran_beer_jdra.asp|title=HITEJINRO|website=english.hitejinro.com|access-date=2017-02-05}}
• Queen's Ale: A pale ale beer top fermented and completed with a triple hopping process. Queen's Ale is 5.4% abv.{{Cite web|url=http://www.hitejinro.com/Bran/Beer/bran_beer_queensale_blonde.asp|title=Queen's ale|last=HiteJinro|first=HiteJinro|date=2016-11-18|website=hitejinro.com}}

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• Oriental Brewery (OB)
• Cass brands (Cass Fresh, Cass Light, Cass Red, Cass Lemon): There are several different beers for sale under the Cass brand name. Cass is a non-pasteurized lager. At 6.9% abv, Cass Red is the strongest variety currently sold.{{Cite web|url=http://www.obbeer.co.kr/EN/brand/brand.asp?brand=1|title=OB|website=www.obbeer.co.kr|language=ko|access-date=2017-02-05|archive-date=2018-02-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180217175149/http://www.obbeer.co.kr/EN/brand/brand.asp?brand=1|url-status=dead}}
• OB Golden Lager: An all malt beer made primarily from Perle hops. OB Golden Lager is 4.8% abv.{{Cite web|url=http://www.obbeer.co.kr/EN/brand/brand.asp?brand=5|title=OB|website=www.obbeer.co.kr|language=ko|access-date=2017-02-05|archive-date=2018-02-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180217175935/http://www.obbeer.co.kr/EN/brand/brand.asp?brand=5|url-status=dead}}
• Cafri: Launched as a premium beer by OB in 1995. It is the first Korean beer to have a transparent bottle and a twist-off cap. Cafri is 4.2% abv.{{Cite web|url=http://www.obbeer.co.kr/EN/brand/brand.asp?brand=6|title=OB|website=www.obbeer.co.kr|language=ko|access-date=2017-02-05}}{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
• File:Gompyo Wheat Beer.jpgAleston: A British style ale sold in a black and brown variety. Aleston Black is 5% abv with Aleston Brown being 5.2% abv.{{Cite web|url=https://untappd.com/b/oriental-brewery-co-ltd-ob-aleston-brown-ale/637475/photos|title=Untappd|last=Team|first=The Untappd|website=Untappd|language=en|access-date=2017-02-05}}{{Cite web|url=https://untappd.com/b/oriental-brewery-inbev-aleston-black-ale/640424|title=Untappd|last=Team|first=The Untappd|website=Untappd|language=en|access-date=2017-02-05}}File:Hite extra cold, 하이트 엑스트라 콜드.jpg

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• Lotte Liquor
• Kloud: An all-malt beer launched by Lotte Chilsung in 2014. It is made with over 50% German hops, and claims to use a "German original gravity brewing technique" where no water is added after fermentation. Kloud is 5% abv.{{Cite web|url=http://kloudbeerusa.com/|title=Kloud Beer USA – Rich & Smooth|website=kloudbeerusa.com|language=en|access-date=2017-02-06}}
• Korea Craft Brewery[http://www.koreacraftbrewery.com Korea Craft Brewery]
• ARK: Available in Brown, Cony, and Classic. Brown and Classic are 4.3% abv with Cony being 4.5% abv.{{Cite web|url=http://www.koreacraftbrewery.com/beer|title=Korea Craft Brewery {{!}} Beer|website=www.koreacraftbrewery.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-06}}
• 7Bräu{{Cite web |url=http://www.sevenbrau.com/english/ |title=7Bräu |access-date=2017-02-22 |archive-date=2016-12-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161217094915/http://www.sevenbrau.com/english/ |url-status=dead }}
• The Emperor's beer: A top fermented IPA. Its name is a reference to 19th-century British imperialism. The Emperor's beer is 5.5% abv.
• Original golden lager: A bottom fermented pilsner. Original golden lager is 5% abv.
• Black Charisma: A top fermented stout. Black Charisma is 5% abv.
• Glittering tenderness: A top fermented beer made from barley and wheat malt. Glittering tenderness is 4.2% abv.
• Korean Pale Ale: A top fermented IPA with reduced bitterness (IBU). Korean Pale Ale is 4.6% abv.
• Imperial I.P.A.: A high alcohol, top fermented mild-ale. It is produced with a large amount of hops and malt. Imperial I.P.A. is 7% abv.
• Gompyo Wheat Beer: "Gompyo," famous for its flour in South Korea, has launched wheat beer with handmade beer maker 7Bräu, and Gompyo Wheat Beer is 4.5% abv.{{Cite web|last=Kim|first=Jung-woo|date=2021-05-27|title=The Power of Deregulation...Bear beer's reasonable selling sensation|url=https://magazine.hankyung.com/business/article/202105203302b|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-06|website=magazine.hankyung.com|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210606151558/https://magazine.hankyung.com/business/article/202105203302b |archive-date=2021-06-06 }}

Beer was first introduced to Korea in the early 20th century. Seoul's first beer brewery opened in 1908. The two current major breweries date back to the 1920s. The third brewery established in Korea, Jinro Coors Brewery, was founded in the 1990s but was later acquired by Oriental Breweries (OB).{{cite web |title=Interbrew and Oriental Brewery signed the final agreement to purchase Jinro Coors in South-Korea |date=November 4, 1999 |url=http://www.ab-inbev.com/go/media/global_press_releases/press_release.cfm?theID=283&theLang=EN |publisher=Anheuser-Busch InBev}}

In the past, Korean consumers had a preference for lagers versus ales or wheat beer; with the aforementioned flavors being rather unfamiliar.{{Cite news|url=http://www.fnnews.com/news/201603281701054648|script-title=ko:국산맥주의 위기|last=Lee|first=Jae-hoon|date=2016-03-28|publisher=The Financial News|language=ko|trans-title=crisis of domestic beer}} Recently, beer consumption has become more widespread. With the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) enacted, the importation of foreign beers tripled in 2015 compared with the previous year.{{Cite news|url=http://www.weeklytoday.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=44208|script-title=ko:맥주 선호도 증가···맥주 수입액 300.6%↑|last=Kim|first=Hyang-in|date=2015-12-28|publisher=Weeklytoday|trans-title=the preference of beer increased in Korea, amount of imports increased triple}} The beer brand Paulaner topped sales in the first half of 2015, followed by Hoegaarden and Guinness.{{Cite news|url=http://www.ajunews.com/view/20150608160345171|script-title=ko:맥주 선호도 변화…라거 지고 에일 뜨고…파울라너· 호가든·기네스 순|last=Jeong|first=Yeong-ill|date=2015-06-09|publisher=aju-news|trans-title=Rising of ales beer in Korean beer market}} Recently, Korean society has shown an interest in drinking alcohol alone at home, with single-person households being the most common.{{Cite news|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=3025440|title=Bottoms up: more Koreans are drinking alone|last=Kim|first=youngnam|date=2016-10-28|publisher=Korea Jooang daily}} This trend is depicted in the Korean TV drama Drinking Solo (Honsul).{{Cite web|url=http://www.etnews.com/20161006000117|title=[ON+View┃방송] '혼술남녀', 드라마도 사회적 흐름 따라간다|last=Beck|first=Yoong-hui|date=2016-10-06|publisher=etnews|trans-title='honsul couple', TV series reflects social movement}}

Since 2014, the South Korean beer market has largely been dominated by OB and HiteJinro. Recently, Lotte Liquor has entered the beer market with Kloud, creating a three-way competition.{{Cite news|url=http://www.visualdive.com/2015/02/%EA%B5%AD%EB%82%B4-%EB%A7%A5%EC%A3%BC%EC%8B%9C%EC%9E%A5-%EC%8B%A0%EC%A0%9C%ED%92%88%E2%80%A7%EC%88%98%EC%9E%85%EC%9D%B4-%EC%9D%B8%EA%B8%B0%EC%8B%9C%EC%9E%A5-%EC%A0%90%EC%9C%A0%EC%9C%A8/|script-title=ko:국내 맥주시장, 신제품‧수입이 인기…시장 점유율 증가세 [인포그래픽]|last=Visual Dive|date=2015-02-01|access-date=2016-12-06|archive-date=2016-12-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220175913/http://www.visualdive.com/2015/02/%EA%B5%AD%EB%82%B4-%EB%A7%A5%EC%A3%BC%EC%8B%9C%EC%9E%A5-%EC%8B%A0%EC%A0%9C%ED%92%88%E2%80%A7%EC%88%98%EC%9E%85%EC%9D%B4-%EC%9D%B8%EA%B8%B0%EC%8B%9C%EC%9E%A5-%EC%A0%90%EC%9C%A0%EC%9C%A8/|url-status=dead}}

Various foreign beer brands are available on the Korean market, with interest rapidly increasing. Major brands such as Hoegaarden, Heineken, and Budweiser rank high in the Korean beer market.{{Cite news|url=http://www.focus.kr/view.php?key=2016101100090811871|script-title=ko:10월 수입맥주 브랜드 평판 1위 '호가든' 2위 '칭따오'|last=Park|first=ki-tae|date=2016-10-11|publisher=Focus News|trans-title=brand reputation of importing beer in October|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510073011/http://www.focus.kr/view.php?key=2016101100090811871|archive-date=2017-05-10|url-status=dead}} Due to the cost of malt, Korean beer makers have largely turned to using corn, rice, and tapioca for manufacturing.{{Cite news|url=http://monthly.chosun.com/client/news/viw.asp?nNewsNumb=201009100041|script-title=ko:'안 마시면 어쩔래' 배짱의 국내 맥주회사들|last=Seo|first=Chul-in|date=2010-08-18|publisher=monthly-chosun|language=ko|trans-title=Audacity of Korean beer company}} Korean beer's malt rate is about 7%. Comparatively, German beer's malt rate is 100% with Japanese beer being 66%.{{Cite news|url=http://imnews.imbc.com/replay/2016/nwtoday/article/4042747_19847.html|script-title=ko:[이슈 투데이] 국산 맥주는 맛이 없다? '김'빠진 한국 맥주|last=issue|first=today|date=2016-07-29 |publisher=MBC News|trans-title=Is Korean beer untasty?}} With the signing of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Europe and Korea in 2014, the import of foreign beers has drastically increased.{{Cite news|url=http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/bulletin/2016/03/29/0200000000AKR20160329175800030.HTML?input=1195m|script-title=ko:수입맥주 전성시대…작년 맥주 수입량 사상최대|last=Park|first=Dong-ju|date=2016-03-30|publisher=Yonhap News Agency |trans-title=A golden age of importing beer}}

File:Kloud, 클라우드.jpg{{See also|Craft beer in South Korea}}

After revision of the liquor tax law in South Korea in 2014, a new brewery license for making small scale beer has been introduced. Soon after this deregulation, craft beer scene has sprung up in South Korea. Microbreweries in South Korea have expanded the mass not only in domestic market, but also in overseas market. It has been increasing the demand and supply of microbreweries and pubs.{{Cite news|url=http://www.fnnews.com/news/201707301720297181|title=Microbreweries}}

South Korean beer has a reputation for blandness and low quality.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-rise-of-south-koreas-craft-brewing-scene-392/|title=The Rise of South Korea's Craft Brewing Scene|last=Volodzko|first=David|date=11 August 2016|work=VICE News|access-date=15 August 2017}} North Korean beer, in contrast, tends not to be as light and is considered relatively good for Asian beer.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.co.uk/article/north-korea-breweries|title='Kim Jong-Ale': North Korea's surprising microbrewery culture explored|last=Steadman|first=Ian|date=29 April 2013|magazine=Wired UK|access-date=3 April 2017}}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hmKiUkUE_p8C&pg=PA101|title=North of the DMZ: Essays on Daily Life in North Korea|last=Lankov|first=Andrei|date=2007|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-5141-8|location=Jefferson|page=101}} The British business weekly The Economist caused an uproar in South Korea when it declared in 2012 that "brewing remains just about the only useful activity at which North Korea beats the South."{{Cite news|url=https://www.economist.com/news/business/21567120-dull-duopoly-crushes-microbrewers-fiery-food-boring-beer|title=Brewing in South Korea: Fiery food, boring beer|date=24 November 2012|newspaper=The Economist|access-date=4 April 2017}} The article and the success of North Korean microbreweries prompted the South Korean beer industry to reform, including changing the alcohol law to allow microbrewing, in 2014.{{Cite news|url=http://www.fnnews.com/news/201707301720297181|date=2017-07-30|access-date=2017-12-12|language=ko|script-title=ko:[fn스트리트] 동네 수제맥주}}

• Praha 993: Czech Pub and Brewery located in Mangmi 2(i)-dong, Busan.
• Korea Craft Brewery: Located in Chungbuk. It has been ordered by Hitachino Nest.{{Cite news|url=http://www.hankyung.com/news/app/newsview.php?aid=201409032282g|title='아이팟' 엔지니어가 만드는 맥주는…코리아 크래프트 브류어리|last=Jung|first=Hyeongsuk|date=2014-09-03|publisher=The Korea Economic Daily|language=ko|trans-title=Beer which made by I-pod engineer, Korea craft brewery}}
• The Hand and Malt: Located in Namyangju. Owner of Korea's largest hops farm.{{Cite web|url=http://thehandandmalt.com/farm-eng|title=Farm — The Hand & Malt|website=thehandandmalt.com|language=ko-KR|access-date=2017-02-11}}
• Magpie Brewing Co.: Served on tap at three locations: Itaewon, Hongdae and Jeju.{{Cite web|url=http://www.magpiebrewing.com/|title=Magpie Brewing Co.|website=Magpie Brewing Co.|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-11}}
• Galmegi Brewing Co.: American style brewery located in Seomyeon.{{Cite news|url=http://kr.aving.net/news/view.php?articleId=1371771&Branch_ID=kr&rssid=naver&mn_name=news|script-title=ko:부산의 미국 스타일 맥주 양조장 보유한 브루펍, 갈매기 브루잉|last=Kim|first=dahyun|date=2016-09-13|publisher=Aving global news network|trans-title=American style Brewpub, Galmegi Brewing}}
• The Booth: Located in Gyeongnidan. Began as a small pub in 2013. It produces 'Kukmin IPA', 'Dae-Dong Gang Pale Ale', 'Summer Zen Ale', 'Brewbro IPA' etc. It also serves a tap by 8 pubs in Seoul.{{Cite news|url=http://thebooth.co.kr/the-booth-story/|title=The Booth Story|date=2014-12-10|work=The Booth Brewing Co.|access-date=2017-12-22|language=ko-KR|archive-date=2019-12-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206141450/http://thebooth.co.kr/the-booth-story/|url-status=dead}}
• Band of Brewers: pub and brewery in Seonreung.
• Gorilla Brewing: Located in Busan Gwangan-ri.{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/gorillabrewingcompany/|script-title=ko:고릴라 브루잉 - Gorilla Brewing Co.|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2017-12-22}}
• Willow Brewery: Pub and brewery in Gangneung. It produces beers using hops cultivated by farmers in Gangneung.
• Stevens Brewing: Located in Sinsa-dong. It has been provided One-day class for making craft beer.{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/Stevens-Brewing-Engineering-940817122701696/|title=Stevens Brewing Engineering|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2017-12-22}}
• SteinDorf-Bräu: Pub and brewery Located in Song-pa.
• Craftworks Taphouse: Brewpub in Namsan operational since 2013.{{Cite web|url=http://www.craftworkstaphouse.com/namsan-2/|title=Namsan {{!}} Craftworks Taphouse|website=www.craftworkstaphouse.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170212091633/http://www.craftworkstaphouse.com/namsan-2/|archive-date=2017-02-12|url-status=dead}}
• Guarneri: Restaurant and pub located in Gangnam.{{Cite web|url=http://www.guarneritaphouse.co.kr/about.html|title=GUARNERI TAPHOUSE - Craft Beer & Gastro Delight|website=www.guarneritaphouse.co.kr|access-date=2017-02-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170212093021/http://www.guarneritaphouse.co.kr/about.html|archive-date=2017-02-12|url-status=dead}}
• AKITU Brewery: Brewery located in Busan.{{Cite web|url=http://www.akitubrewing.com/akitucraftbeer.html|title=AKITU Brewing Company|website=www.akitubrewing.com|language=ko|access-date=2017-12-22}}
• Wild Wave Brewing: Pub and brewery in Busan.
• Pyrus: Pub and Brewery in Itaewon.{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/pyrustaproom|title=PYRUS Taproom & Bistro|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2017-12-22}}
• Pond Dang: Pub and Brewery in Garosu-gil.
• Play-ground Brewery: It has tap room in Ilsan, Songdo. And It has logo motivated from Korean traditional mask 'Haheo Tal'.{{Cite web|url=https://www.playgroundbrewery.com|title=playgroundbrewery|website=playgroundbrewery|access-date=2017-12-22}}
• Travier: Brewery in Ulsan.
• Whasoo Brewery: Pub and Brewery in Ulsan. It produces 'citron pale ale'{{Cite web|url=http://whasoo.itrocks.kr|script-title=ko:화수브루어리|website=whasoo.itrocks.kr|language=ko|access-date=2017-12-22}}
• Hidden Track: Brewery in Dongdae-moon.
• Saenghwal Beer: It has the most pubs in South Korea.{{Cite web|url=http://dailybeer.co.kr|script-title=ko:생활이 맥주다! 수제맥주 브랜드 생활맥주!|website=dailybeer.co.kr|language=ko|access-date=2017-12-22}}
• Rami Brewing: Locally brewed beer, owned by Christopher Wing, James (Ilhae) Woo and Jae-man Lee.{{Cite web|url=https://travellingsouthkorea.com/breweries-in-south-korea/|title=Breweries In South Korea|website=www.travellingsouthkorea.com|language=en|access-date=7 August 2022}}

• Great Korean Beer Festival: Held annually at Yongsan I-Park Mall Square in Seoul. There are many beers available both foreign and domestic. Many food options are also available.{{Cite web|url=http://greatkoreanbeerfestival.com/?lang=en_us|title=greatkoreanbeerfestival.com/?lang=en_us|website=greatkoreanbeerfestival.com|language=en-us|access-date=2017-02-11}}
• Chimaek Festival: Held in the city of Daegu. The festival is centered around Chimaek, the coupling of beer and fried chicken.{{Cite web|url=http://daegufestival.com/fesitival/|title=The festivals in Daegu|last=Daegu|first=Daegu|date=2016-12-12}}

• OB, OB Lager, OB Blue: Predecessors of OB Golden Lager.
• OB Super Dry.
• Crown, Crown Super Dry: Hite's (formerly Chosun Brewery) main product until the early 1990s.
• Hite Prime: Succeeded by Max.
• Hite Exfeel: Succeeded by S.
• ARK: The first craft beer by Korea Craft Brewery.{{Cite web|url=http://www.koreacraftbrewery.com/ark|title=Korea Craft Brewery {{!}} ARK|website=www.koreacraftbrewery.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-12|archive-date=2017-05-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170506094241/http://www.koreacraftbrewery.com/ark|url-status=dead}}

In 2012 The Economist magazine published an article criticizing South Korean beers to be as boring or worse than North Korea's Taedonggang Beer. The magazine claimed some South Korean beers skimp on barley malt, using corn and rice instead. The article further described the problem as a result of the national market being a cramped duopoly (Hite-Jinro and Oriental Brewery) that prevented microbreweries from entering the market.{{cite web |title=Brewing in South Korea: Fiery food, boring beer, A dull duopoly crushes microbrewers |date=November 24, 2012 |url=https://www.economist.com/news/business/21567120-dull-duopoly-crushes-microbrewers-fiery-food-boring-beer |publisher=The Economist}} South Korean beer companies denied the allegations, one specifically saying that "most (South) Korean beers contain more than 70 percent malt, and some including Hite Max of Hite and OB Golden Lager of OB contain 100 percent malt. Rice and corn are not cheaper than malt, and these grains are used in the mixture to generate a mild taste." Despite the negative reactions from the South Korean breweries, many local beer drinkers are still dissatisfied with the taste of local beer brands.{{cite web |title=Criticism of S.Korean beer |date=November 29, 2012 |url=http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2012112926908 |publisher=The Dong-A Ilbo}}

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• {{Cite web | title = The Rise of South Korea's Craft Brewing Scene | last = Volodzko | first = David | work = VICE News | date = 11 August 2016 | url = https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-rise-of-south-koreas-craft-brewing-scene-392/ }}

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