‘Haenam Barley’ Exposed to Sea Breeze Reborn as Craft Beer

Installation of Craft Beer Brewing Facility at Hwangsan-myeon Village Enterprise Yeonho

Last year, the Yeonho Barley Festival was held in Hwangsan-myeon, Haenam. (Photo by Haenam-gun)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Hyun] The Rural Development Administration and the Jeonnam Agricultural Research and Extension Services announced on the 7th that they will jointly invest 500 million won with the village enterprise agricultural corporation Yeonho Co., Ltd., located in Hwangsan-myeon, to install malt and craft beer manufacturing facilities, which will be operational from the second half of this year.

Through the "Pilot Project for Malt Production and Industrialization Using Domestically Developed Beer Barley Varieties," the Rural Development Administration is producing craft beer using various malts from domestically developed beer barley varieties to replace imported malt and establish a regional specialized beer industry base.

The village enterprise Yeonho plans to enhance business effects by linking with the "Yeonho Barley Festival," held annually around May in Hwangsan-myeon, Haenam, through craft beer making experiences, direct beer sales events, and restaurant operations.

As of last year, Haenam County's beer barley cultivation area is 4,023 hectares, the largest nationwide, but due to the lack of processing facilities within the county, all products are shipped externally as raw materials.

An official from Haenam County stated, "Once the malt manufacturing facility is completed this year, we plan to create differentiated regional specialty craft beer using high-quality malt produced in Haenam and offer it as a new cultural and experiential tourism product to visitors to Haenam." He added, "It is also expected to play a role in revitalizing village enterprises and increasing farmers' income."

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