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Yangchon Fresh Dongdongju

양촌 생 동동주

ABV 10%

Volume 750ml

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Taste and aroma

Floating rice grain texture · Cooked rice and yeast lift · Thin rice-porridge mouthfeel · Soft lactic tangy bite

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Korean pancakes (jeon) · fried chicken · kimchi

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Yangchon Brewing in Chungcheongnam-do produces this 10% dongdongju where rice grains visibly float in the liquid - the defining characteristic of the dongdongju style, where 'dong-dong' refers to the grains bobbing on the surface. The brewery ferments white rice with yeast and enzyme preparations, creating a brew that feels more textured and hand-crafted than filtered makgeolli. At 10% ABV, it sits in the higher range for dongdongju, delivering noticeable warmth and a longer finish. The aroma is cooked rice with a gentle yeast lift and a faint sweetness. On the palate, the body is creamy and medium-full, with the floating rice bits adding a pleasant graininess - almost like drinking a thin rice porridge with alcohol. Sweetness is rounded and moderate, and the finish carries a soft tangy bite from natural lactic development that keeps the higher-ABV density from becoming tiring. Selected as a 2016 Chajaganeun Yangjojang. Compared to the same brewery's 6% filtered makgeolli, this dongdongju is a different experience entirely - denser, more rustic, and more characterful. Serve at 7-9°C with galbi-tang (short rib soup) where the rich broth and creamy body complement each other, or with haemul-jjim (steamed seafood platter) where the tangy finish refreshes between shellfish bites.