Sinsa-dong. It has been provided One-day class for making craft beer. SteinDorf-Bräu: Pub and brewery Located in Song-pa. Craftworks Taphouse: Brewpub in Namsan operational since 2013. Guarneri: Restaurant and pub located in Gangnam. AKITU Brewery: Brewery located in Busan. Wild Wave Brewing: Pub and brewery in Busan. Pyrus: Pub and Brewery in Itaewon. 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'. Travier: Brewery in Ulsan. Whasoo Brewery: Pub and Brewery in Ulsan. It produces 'citron pale ale' Hidden Track: Brewery in Dongdae-moon. Saenghwal Beer: It has the most pubs in South Korea. Rami Brewing: Locally brewed beer, owned by Christopher Wing, James (Ilhae) Woo and Jae-man Lee. Beer festivals 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. Chimaek Festival: Held in the city of Daegu. The festival is centered around Chimaek, the coupling of beer and fried chicken. Former products 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. Statistics Criticism 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. 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. See also Beer and breweries by region Beer in North Korea Korean alcoholic beverages Korean cuisine Somaek References External links