I am unable to find an article about this in either Rodong Sinmun or KCNA, but according to Yonhap:
North Korea completed construction of a brand new brewery in Haeju city that has up-to-date production facilities, the communist country’s leading newspaper said Thursday.
The Rodong Sinmun, an organ of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea, said the brewery has fermentation, filtering, cold storage and bottling facilities that will allow it to produce alcoholic beverages to benefit people.
It said trial runs have been successfully carried out and efforts are currently underway to secure production materials to make beer.
The latest report comes after microbreweries in the communist country such as Taedonggang Craft Brewery and Yanggakdo Hotel Microbrewery have received acclaim by some for making the best beverages on the Korean Peninsula and in Northeast Asia. The secret behind the taste, experts have said, lies with North Korea using less rice and corn to make its beverages compared to South Korean manufacturers.
Such quality products have even spurred visits by foreigners who want to taste the beer.
The paper, meanwhile, did not give exact details on the size of the new brewery other than to say it covered several thousand square meters.
Read the full story here:
N. Korea sets up modern brewery in Haeju
Yonhap
2013-9-19
