North Korea on Friday launched its first ever beer festival, which is taking place adjacent to an illuminated floating restaurant in the capital city of Pyongyang, state broadcaster Korean Central Television (KCTV) showed.

Served by waitresses in white and blue-colored uniforms, local beer drinkers and foreign tourists toasted with local beer while enjoying munchies such as western bread, nuts, and indigenous chili peppers, video released by KCTV showed.

The evening launch event was kicked up a notch with the addition of musical performances on the riverside and a sampling event where beer lovers judged and guessed the beers they were drinking.