The results of the third annual Czech Beer Vision 2025 competition, organized by the Research Institute of Brewing and Malting (RIBM) in cooperation with the Hop Research Institute, were announced on January 22, 2026, in Žatec. The main coordinator of the event was Jana Olšovská on behalf of the Research Institute of Brewing and Malting, and the lecture program featured Zdeněk Rosa (Bohemia Hop, a.s.), Vladimír Nesvadba (Hop Research Institute s.r.o.), Petra Kubizniaková (RIBM), Rastislav Boško (RIBM), and Martin Slabý (3+K Kraus s.r.o.).

 Czech Beer Vision 2025, with the Odolchmel project, addresses the issues of drought and the impact of climate conditions on Czech hop varieties. It presents breweries with the results of breeding new Czech hop varieties tolerant to drought. The breeding of these varieties has long been the focus of the breeding department of the Hop Research Institute in Žatec, and their introduction to breweries is supported by Bohemia Hop, a.s. A total of 108 beer samples from 26 breweries were evaluated in the competition.

Breweries that showcased beers brewed with the new hop varieties Saaz Shine, Saaz Comfort, Saturn, Juno, Ceres, and Uran achieved excellent results, including Plzeňský Prazdroj, Pivovar Nymburk – Postřižinské pivo, Pivovar Mazák, Pioneer Beer, Leram Brewery – U Tomana, Pivovar Trilobit, Pivovar Elektrárna, Pivovar Zašová, Pivovar Suchdolský Jeník – CZU, Danton Travel, and Old Cock.

Following Czech Beer Vision 2025, the Bohemia Hop Seminar with the Bohemia Hop Cup competition will take place, focusing on the Saaz Shine and Saaz Comfort varieties.
The contact person for the event details is Markéta Podsedníková. More information is available on our website.