How North Korea Bought A British Brewery, Took Its Toilet Seats and Now Brews It's Own Beers
This is the story of Taedonggang (대동강맥주) a brand of North Korean beer brewed by the state-owned Taedonggang Brewing Company based in Pyongyang. It's one of those insider secrets that's Taedonggang makes some of the best lagers in the world, in particular, Taedonggang No. 2. Here's how the North Korea brewery came to be: it's a crazy tale of disassembled toilet bowls, a bought-over British brewery Ushers of Trowbridge and "Kim Jong Ale".