The partnership is raising a glass to diversity in an industry that’s predominantly White. The small team continues to serve Federation beers and selections from Black-owned brewery Hella Coastal. "But, also have consumers be available to visit us." "We finally have a place where we can get more creative with the flavors we make," Lee said. But for now, Lee and his Dokkaebier colleagues are ecstatic to have a brick-and-mortar to call their own. Now beers from the small brewery are in more than 400 retailers across the state and the team is looking for more investors. "I started just driving around the Bay Area: 200 miles a day, 12 hours a day, just doing door-to-door delivery service." "We were pretty well received, but COVID happened, so we had to shut down the taproom business," Lee said. Dokkaebier opened a pop-up in San Francisco in February 2020, a month before the COVID-19 pandemic brought the world to a halt. Realizing the potential for a Korean-inspired beer company hasn’t always been easy. "Usually they hide in an object at daytime, come out at night to hang out." " a Korean mythical creature called ‘dokkaebi’ that likes to eat, hang out with people and drink," Lee said when explaining the company name. The unique flavors, the logo, even the name, embody Lee’s Korean heritage. "There’s a lot more potential as a beer to have more flavors and I wanted to use the Asian cuisine, and Asian flavors introduced through the beer, and be unique on its own," Lee said. And soon, Lee and his colleagues will make one with lemongrass and Szechuan pepper. There's the Bamboo Pilsner made with bamboo tea leaves. The beer company has the Kimchi Sour which uses a kimchi culture – rather than one made of yeast, which is typical for most beers – and features distinct chili and ginger flavors.
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