Sapporo Breweries, BOHEMIA HOP and CHMELAŘSTVÍ, družstvo Žatec held a regular meeting with Czech hop supplieres from the Saaz region taht took place on 24th February 2017. Mr. Koie from Sapporo Breweries delivered an actual market information and provided further traning of CCFS program for their suppliers.
Main topics of the meeting were focused on a hop treatmen and CCFS news.
Mr. Koie appreciated a good cooperation and growers efforts to work on CCFS program. Zemědělská společnost Blšany was awarded as the best grower and supplier of hops in 2016.
The Central Institute for Supervising and Testing in Agriculture (CISTA) announced the final 2016 crop results. The total hop harvest in the Czech Republic reached 7 712 t of hops.
This official figure includes Saaz, Auscha and Tirschitz regions. Thus, the average national yield was 1,61 t/ha (including all varieties grown in the Czech Republic) and this is historically the best yield for Czech hops.
This is a very good result after a very poor crop of 2015 where we recorded one of the lowest results in yields and alpha content. The combination of 2015 and 2016 crop gives us an average result which corresponds to crop 2014.
Bohemia Hop participated in the Brau Beviale 2016 in Nürnberg. Almost 38.000 visitors from 127 countries attended this event where 1.117 exhibitors presented their stands.Bohemia Hop as a traditional exhibitor had following beers on tap:
1. Lager 12° Plato; IBU 33; Saaz + Premiant
2. Lager 12° Plato; IBU 33; Premiant + Saaz
3. IPA 14,9° Plato; IBU 57; Agnus + Kazbek; + Kazbek (dry hopping)
4. Wheat, 13° Plato; IBU 22; Kazbek (dry hopping)
5. Black Ale, 14,7° Plato; IBU 55; Hops from breeding program (dry hopping)
Our beers 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.
Bohemia Hop broadens its portfolio of activities beyond offering its traditional products. Bohemia Hop started offering hops freshly harvested from hop yards. Many brewers appreciate an opportunity to gain the "green hops". Moreover, many of themhave already used the oppurtunity to pick the fresh hop cones by own hands. Because of an outstanding succes of this action, Bohemia Hop is going to continue with this activity.
Ambassadors of Pilsner Urquell from all over the world visited Dittrich´s farm in Lenesice, Saaz region. Bohemia Hop traditionally joined and participated in this event. Participants were introduced with the process of cultivating and harvesting hops. They also competed in a hand picking. Afterwards, the afterparty took place. Ambassadors enjoyed a hospitality on Dittrich´s farm in Lenešice.
