The competition is held in two categories:
1. Top-fermented beer
2. Bottom-fermented beer
The beer style of individual entries is not limited, but the condition is the use of at least 50% by weight of Kazbek hops for beer hopping. For cold hopping (including whirlpool additions), only Czech hop varieties may be used.
Beers will be evaluated through a blind tasting conducted by a professional committee consisting of representatives of participating breweries and specialists in the fields of hop growing and brewing. The evaluation format (1 or 2 rounds, finals) will depend on the number of submitted samples.
The main criteria will be pleasant and balanced taste, aroma, bitterness, aftertaste, overall preference of the evaluated beer.
Entry is free of charge.
1. place:
Czech hops donated by Bohemia Hop
2. místo:
Czech hops donated by Bohemia Hop.
3. místo:
Czech hops donated by Bohemia Hop.
Prize for absolute winner:
A test batch of beer according to the winner's recipe in the experimental brewery of Hop Research Institute
Applications: by February 28, 2025
Send to:
Beer Delivery: by March 28, 2025
At least 15 liters in containers (glass or PET, not keg) to:
Chmelařský institut s.r.o.
Jan Hervert
Kadaňská 2525
438 01 Žatec
Award Ceremony: April 2, 2025
Žatec, Auditorium of Chmelařský institut.
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Ing. Markéta Podsedníková
tel.: 602 631 621
e-mail:
Kazbek hops merchant
Ing. Vladimír Nesvadba, Ph.D.
tel.: 607 104 892
e-mail:
The competition is organised by Hop Research Institute Co., Ltd. and Bohemia Hop, a.s., in collaboration with the Hop Growers Union of the Czech Republic and CHMELAŘSTVÍ, cooperative Žatec.
