Best Beers Of North Korea


The following are the highest rated beers brewed in North Korea as they appear in the ranks at RateBeer.com. Beer scores are weighted means so that more ratings for a beer increase the score's tendency to the beer's actual mean.

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NameAvg#Style
1Koryo Hotel Yellow Beer 2.993Weissbier - Hefeweizen
2Mansudae Restaurant Beer 1 (Wheat) 2.981Weissbier - Hefeweizen
3Rakwon 12 2.933Weissbier - Hefeweizen
4Yanggakdo Hotel Draught Beer 2.907Pale Lager - American
5Thaesong Restaurant Beer 2.891Zwickelbier / Kellerbier / Landbier
6Korean National Brand Jin Da Lai 2.882Pale Lager - International / Premium
7Haean Beer 2.851Pilsener - Bohemian / Czech
8Koryo Hotel Black Beer 2.843Schwarzbier / Black Lager
9Paradise Beer Bar Yellow 2.831Pale Lager - American
10Ryongaksan 12° 2.831Pale Lager - American
11Ryongsong Huk-maekju 15° 2.811Schwarzbier / Black Lager
12Rakbaek Dark Beer  2.811Dark Lager - Dunkel / Tmavý
13Mansudae Restaurant Black Beer 2.792Schwarzbier / Black Lager
14Taedonggang 6  2.783Dark Lager - Dunkel / Tmavý
15Unjong Black Beer 흑맥주 2.762Dark Lager - Dunkel / Tmavý
16Ryongsong Draught Beer 10° 2.751Pale Lager - American
17Pyongyang Gold Lane Beer 2.722Pale Lager - American
18Unjong Yellow Beer 황맥주 2.722Weissbier - Hefeweizen
19Rakwon Black Beer 12° 2.701Dark Lager - Dunkel / Tmavý
20Taedonggang Fermented Apple Cider  2.681Apple Cider
21Ryongsong Huk-maekju 12° 2.672Schwarzbier / Black Lager
22Kyonghung Draught Beer 경승생맥주  2.632Pale Lager - American
23Taedonggang Wheat 2.621Weissbier - Hefeweizen
24Mansudae Restaurant Beer 2 (Barley) 2.622Pale Lager - American
25Taedonggang 7 2.603Dark Lager - Dunkel / Tmavý
26Rakbaek Black Beer 2.601Schwarzbier / Black Lager
27Rakwon Jebi Draft Beer 2.581Pale Lager - American
28Taedonggang 4  2.562Specialty Grain - Other
29Kyonghung Unhasu Beer 11° 2.551Pale Lager - American
30Ryongsong Beer 12° 2.551Pale Lager - American
31Taedonggang 3 2.532Specialty Grain - Other
32Pyongyang Huk-maekju  2.515Dark Lager - Dunkel / Tmavý
33Rakrang Ryomyong Haesal Saengmaekju 2.491Pale Lager - American
34Rakwon Kumgang Beer 락원 금강맥주  2.464Pale Lager - American
35Ponghak Beer 12° 2.4327Pale Lager - American
36Taedonggang 2 Black Label 2.4015Pale Lager - American
37Taedonggang 1  2.3531Pale Lager - American
38Taedonggang 2 (Export version) 2.3422Pale Lager - American
39Ryongsong Beer 12° 4.5% 2.3220Pale Lager - American
40Ryongsong Beer 15° 2.282Pale Lager - American
41Ryongsong Beer 10° 2.264Pale Lager - American
42Taeha Draught Beer 11P 2.259Pale Lager - American
43Taedonggang 2 Gold Label 2.2435Pale Lager - American
44Ponghak Beer 11° 2.2311Pale Lager - American
45Pyongyang Maekju 11° 2.233Pale Lager - American
46Kyonghung Maekju 11P 2.1916Pale Lager - American
47KITC Mangyŏngdae 2.119Pale Lager - American
48Pyongyang Maekju 12° 2.083Pale Lager - American
49Taedonggang 5 2.0718Specialty Grain - Other
50Ryongsong Ssalmaekju 2.048Specialty Grain - Other