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A young brewer from Seoul with no ties to the region moved to Sangju, North Gyeongsang Province, and started a brewery. No family connection to the land. No inherited recipe. Just a conviction that makgeolli could be something people hadn’t imagined yet. That brewery is Nerd Brewery. The brewer isContinue Reading

Spring brings shepherd’s purse. Summer, plum. Autumn, wild chrysanthemum. Winter, dosoju. One brewery. Four seasons. Four different bottles. If wine has vintages, Korean traditional liquor has seasonal brews — sesiju (歲時酒). Spirits made each year from whatever the season offers. Same name, different taste every year. This year’s plums areContinue Reading