A brand new beer hall has opened up in North Korea – but the brewery making the country’s favourite beer has an unusual origin story. As part of a major effort to revitalise the capital of Pyongyang and create more homes, three new suburbs have been built in the last two years, including two 80-storey skyscrapers.
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These new districts need infrastructure, and part of that includes a landmark ‘beer restaurant’ located in the recently-constructed Hwasong district. Gang Bong Suk, manager at the beer hall, said: ‘Here in Rimhung Street, this Hwasong Taedonggang Beer Restaurant was built thanks to our respected General Secretary, who wants our people to enjoy a better life.
![[Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoffrey Swaine/REX/Shutterstock (14739100a) A sign for Ushers still remains on a public house. Ushers of Trowbridge was a brewery in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, between 1824 and 2000. he brewery equipment was sold for ?1.5M to North Korea via German broker Uwe Oehms. It now forms the core of the Taedonggang brewery, just outside Pyongyang. Daily life, past breweries, UK - 25 Sep 2024]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/SEI_233696008-b052.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
‘Our Hwasong Taedonggang Beer Restaurant has two floors and has beer halls, separate rooms, and balconies, so customers can have a good time here in any of these places.’. The new beer hall features Taedonggang Beer branding – unsurprising as that’s the most popular beer in North Korea – but there are global beers on tap too.
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video. Up Next. The beer is even named after the river which runs through Pyongyang. But what is surprising is that the Taedonggang Brewery actually started life as Ushers of Trowbridge in Wiltshire, England.
