Makgeolli Tasting & Demo with Brewery Gevel (NL)

19 December – 19:00 at Fermenthings

We’re closing the year with something special. For our final event of 2025, we welcome Masha and Mikhail from Brewery Gevel, a soon-to-open makgeolli brewery in the Netherlands, for an evening dedicated to Korea’s traditional rice brew.

Masha and Mikhail will walk us through the process step by step, showing how rice, water, and nuruk (a traditional Korean fermentation starter) come together to create this beautifully cloudy, slightly sour, floral, and gently sweet drink.
It’s about tasting, learning, and understanding the craft from people who have been brewing makgeolli for years

You’ll taste makgeolli at different ages and stages, discovering how time and grain change its flavour and texture. Along the way, we’ll talk about serving methods, pairing ideas, and what it means to bring a traditional Korean ferment to a modern European setting.

To finish the evening, we’ll share a comforting kimchi stew, the perfect match for the soft acidity and sweetness of makgeolli.

This event is both a celebration of tradition and a glimpse into what’s next for fermentation in Europe. Join us to close the year together, glass in hand.