Taedonggang
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This article is about a beer brand. For the river in North Korea, see Taedong River.
| Taedonggang | |
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| Korean name | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl: |
대동강맥주
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| Hanja: |
大同江麥酒
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| McCune-Reischauer: | Taedonggang maekchu |
| Revised Romanization: | Daedonggang maekju |
Taedonggang is a brand of North Korean beer brewed by the state-owned Taedonggang Brewing Company based in Pyongyang. In 2000, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il purchased all of the dismantled formerly British-based and now-defunct Ushers Beer Brewery plant and all the necessary brewing equipment and components. The brewery uses German-made computerized brewing control technology and official production of beer started in 2002. Taedonggang beer is targeted primarily for its domestic consumers, but in 2005 have started to export its beer in limited quantities to South Korea.
Taedonggang beer is named after the Taedong River, which runs through the center of Pyongyang.
