The month of May was slightly above-average as far as the temperature is concerned. The average temperature increased 1,3°C in comparison to the long-term average and it reached the difference of 1,5°C compared to previous year. The higher average temperature was influenced by maximum daily temperatures in the range of 20–25°C, which were recorded on more than half of the days (22 days in total).
The weather in the first trimester of 2024 was characterized by increasing monthly average temperatures in February and March, both compared to 2023 as well as to the long-term average.
February 2024 turned out to be the historically warmest on record, when the maximum temperature reached up to 15°C. The precipitation of the first trimester exceeded the long-term average as well as previous year by almost 10 mm. Rainfalls appeared especially in January and February which led to replenishing the underground water to an average level. However, the month of March was again abnormally dry with only 3 mm of precipitation.
The Craft Brewers Conference and Brew Expo America 2024 (CBC) held in Las Vegas, experienced a true Czech beer and hop show. Alongside the traditional beer expo and conference, representatives from Bohemia Hop, Ambiente (Lokál, Dva Kohouti, Pult), and LUKR CZ organized additional events focusing on Czech beer culture and beer pouring techniques.
According to the report from the Central Institute for Supervising and Testing in Agriculture (April 30th , 2024) the hop acreage in the Czech Republic remains almost the same as in 2023. The current acreage is 4,852 hectares, which is only 8 hectares less than last year. There has been a decrease in the acreage of Saaz variety by 60 hectares to the current 3,987 hectares. On the other hand, the acreage of Premiant variety increased by less than 4 hectares to the current 200.5 hectares. The largest increase in acreage was recorded with the Sládek variety, from last year's 410 hectares to the current 450 hectares.
From April 16-20, 2024, the 34th International Beer Festival took place at the Zahrada Čech Exhibition Center in Litoměřice, supported by Bohemia Hop, a.s. The absolute winner of this year's event in the World Beer Seal 2024 category was Pivovar Svijany, a.s., with their Svijanský Baron 15% beer. In the Czech Beer Seal 2024 category, Pivovar Trilobit took first place with their Trilobit light lager.
The 26th seminar "Application of Czech Hop Varieties in Brewing" took place on the second Wednesday of April 2024. The event is organized annually by Bohemia Hop, a.s. in collaboration with the Hop Research Institute, s.r.o. (CHI) and this year also with the Research Institute of Brewing and Malting, a.s. (VÚPS).
This brewing event attracted the attention of brewing experts, who gathered in large numbers. More than hundred experts from the brewing industry participated and most of them took part also in the afternoon and evening programs.
