Big Rock Brewery in Gangnam (Seoul)

Canadian Beer in Korea! A few months ago while reading one of the English magazines for information on Seoul, we came across on advertisement for Big Rock Brewery in Gangnam (Seoul). What a great find!! Finally we were able to get a good taste of Canadian beer again. They serve 7 different draught beers: Jack Rabbit, Grasshopper, Pale Ale, Warthog, Honey Brown, McNally's, Traditional Ale and Black Amber Ale. All their beer is imported from Calgary, Canada where it is brewed.

Six types can be tried at once as a sampler for 8,000w, each small mug containing 150 mL. A regular mug of big Rock costs 4,000w for 355 mL, and 7,000w for 600 mL. It's quite the price compared to local beer but if it's a variety of beer with great taste it is definately a treat.

After trying many of the Korean beers, we were so excited to have found this place. We won't get in to a debate over the different beers in Korea, however; we will say that to us they taste very watery. We prefer a stronger tasting beer such as Big Rock Honey Brown.

Directions: Green line 2 to Gangnam. Take exit 7 - make a right at Coffee Bean - left at T and right at GS25 - 40meters up the hill on the left side.






They even have a free foosball table near the entrance!



New flatscreen TVs and hockey apparrel can be seen all over the pub. You can also watch the hockey games Sunday morning (b/c of the time difference) on the projection screen on CBC.




Another big plus to this place is the Sunday Brunch Buffet from 11am - 230pm for only 9,900w. They serve a variety of breads, scrambled eggs, french toast, hashbrowns, a clam chowder hot dish, fruit, sliced meats, cheese, sausage and bacon. Also included is all the OJ and coffee you can drink.

Honey Brown for Jon and Grasshopper for Krista.

You can see the sample platter for beer on display.

The inside of the women's washroom - yes, Krista was the one that took this picture.

If you like good beer and a friendly atmosphere we definately recommend you check this place out!

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Street Food at its Best

Street food. It's everywhere. No matter the area or the back street you take, there it is... calling your name. Street food is an accentuated drive-thru, or walk-thru rather, with the ambiance of a home cooked meal.

Buying food from a street vendor is one of the best and most convenient places to get a quick snack or the midnight munchies after a night out. The foods they serve are usually good to eat while standing or wrapped to go (finger foods / food on a stick, or even in a cup). Some vendors have cheap chairs or benches to sit on while eating. Most of the vendors have carts on wheels and some of the better ones even have tarps up so that you can eat without standing in the rain. Some of the carts have natural gas tanks for the grills as well as generators for lights and other utilities.

One evening while in Gangnam (Subway Line 2) we stopped for a quick bite - meat on a stick. Be sure to check out the video below to see exactly how this vendor put together one of the best street snacks we've had yet.

The meat here has been glazed and is ready for grilling.

Delicious! As long as you have at least w500 in your pockets, you won't go hungry (for a little while anyway) on the streets in Korea. There are so many other varieties of food you can get.. more posts on this to come!

Street food video (if you are viewing by email, click here to view)