The Beer Seal 2019 competition together with a beer fest in Budweiss (České Budějovice) took place the second week in February 2019. Bohemia Hop as a sponsor was represented by Tomas Roubik. Zdenek Rosa, Chairman of Bohemia Hop and Chmelarstvi, participated in the Beer Seal Award Ceremony.
245 breweries from 20 countries sent 1245 beer samples to be evaluated in 33 categories.
Sapporo Breweries, BOHEMIA HOP and CHMELAŘSTVÍ, družstvo Žatec held a regular meeting with Czech hop supplieres from the Saaz region that took place on 22nd February 2019. Mr. Koie from the Sapporo Breweries and Mr. Hejduk from EAT delivered an actual market information and provided further traning of CCFS program for their suppliers. Main topics were traditionaly focused on a hop treatmen and CCFS news.
We were pleased to hear about the Sapporo Classic brand using Saaz hops that has recorded 18-year consecutive growth in a production.
Mr. Koie appreciated a good cooperation and growers efforts to work on CCFS program. PROBIOS Kounov from Rakovnik district was awarded as the best farm and supplier of hops in 207 and 2018.
Bohemiahop and Chmelarstvi, cooperative Zatec organized a regional meetings with Czech growers that took place on 8th and 9th January 2019. During this traditional event, representatives of Bohemiahop and Chmelarstvi awarded their best hop supplier from an each Czech hop-growing region. Besides the award ceremony, growers learnt about news from the hop industry. Presentations were delivered by representatives of Bohemia Hop, Chmelarstvi, Hop Research Institute, Ltd. and Hop Growers Union of the Czech republic.
The Best Regional Supplier Award gained MORAVA HOP a.s from Tirschitz Region, AGEKO spol. sr.o. from Auscha Region and RAKOCHMEL s.r.o. from Saaz Region.
Bohemia Hop and Chmelarstvi would like to thank all contractors for their supplies from the 2018 Crop.
The 4th annual World Beer Idol competition was held on 12th January 2019 in Prag. The world’s beer sommeliers and judges evaluated almost 200 beer samples and selected the very best beer across all categories. More information about the WBI can be found here.
Bohemia Hop is a traditional sponsor of the WBI.
The total hop production in 2018 reached in the Czech Republic 5126 t according to the latest report of Central institute for Supervising and Testing in Agriculture.
This final figure includes hop production in all Czech hop growing regions – Saaz, Auscha and Trsice.
The average yield for all hop varieties grown in the Czech Republic was only 1,02 t/ha.
This means a large decrease compare to 2017 production of 6792 t (yield 1,37 t/ha). The worst results was recorded in the Moravian Trsice region with 0,8 t/ha for Saaz variety and 0,93 t/ha for all varieties. Both Saaz and Auscha regions had average yields for all varieties 1,03 t/ha with slightly better yield of Saaz variety in the Saaz hop growing region.
Bohemia Hop participated in the BrauBeviale 2018 in Nürnberg. Over 40.000 visitors attended this event where 1.094 exhibitors presented their stands. Even though the information about this year harvest of hops was not so optimistic in the Czech Republic we enjoyed the time with our customers. Bohemia Hop as a traditional exhibitor had following beers on tap:
1. Lager 12,4 Plato - Únětice Brewery
2. New Englad IPA 14° Plato; Kazbek, 5540 + Kazbek, 5540 (Dry hopping)
3. SAAZ ALE 11,5° Plato; Saaz
Our beers (2. and 3.) were made in The Experimental Brewery that belongs to The Hop Research Institute in Zatec.
All visitors enjoyed our beers and hospitality at our booth.
Our team would like to thank all visitors and people related with the exhibition.
