( OB ) Young South Koreans tend to stick to a beer brand when dining out , a survey showed Monday . According to a survey of 1 , 000 people in their 20 s by research company IDINCU , nearly 80 percent of the respondents said they regularly order a specific beer when eating out . While 20 . 5 percent said they drank whatever beer that the wait staff brought for them , 79 . 5 percent said they ordered a specific brand . The results showed that 54 . 5 percent chose Cass from Oriental Brewery , a South Korean brewery owned by AB InBev Contents . That was followed by Korean lager Kloud ( 13 . 6 percent ) from Lotte and Hite ( 12 . 2 percent ) from HiteJinro . “ Drinks , such as beer , which had usually been considered a ‘ low - involvement ’ product of brand loyalty , are becoming something that can have high customer involvement or preference , similar to electronic goods and smartphones , ” said an official from IDINCU . Respondents said they order alcoholic drinks more than 5 out of 10 times when they dine out .   As for food that the respondents enjoyed with the beer , most or 72 . 4 percent said chicken or other fried meat , followed by samgyeobsal , galbi or other grilled meat ( 13 . 0 percent ) , and pizza and pasta ( 6 . 4 percent ) . As for food that they enjoyed with soju , most , or 50 . 8 percent said grilled meat , followed by Korean - style soups with 19 . 8 percent and raw fish with 15 . 4 percent . By Kim Da - sol ( ddd @ heraldcorp . com ) [ 코리아 헤럴드 ] [ K - POP HERALD ] [ 페이스북 ] <ⓒ KoreaHerald ( www . koreaherald . com ) 무단 전재 및 재 배포 금지 >