Czech hop to Irish beer

The economic diplomacy project “ Incoming mission of Irish brewers to the hop growing region-Žatec“ was organized by the Czech Embassy in Dublin and the Ministry of Agriculture of the Czech Republic, was a follow -up to the " Czech- Irish Hobs Export Webinar " which took place in November 2021.

The visit included a tour of the Hop Museum of Žatec, presentations of companies Chmelařství Žatec, Bohemia Hop, Hop Research Institute and Agrofarm Lešenice including its production space and hop fields . The visit was concluded by beer tasting in a microbrewery Pioneer with a lecture on the use of different varieties of hop for brewing top-fermented beers and lagers .

This was the first Irish brewery delegation to visit the Czech Republic, starting a new chapter in Czech -Irish hops and brewing collaboration. The visit was of great interest by the Irish and Czech side which is was starting point of opening up Czech hops distribution and use of Czech hops in Irish brewing.