When brewers consider Czech hops, they naturally consider Saaz, whose delicate and ethereal character is almost synonmyous with lager itself. But whereas craft brewers world wide have developed an obsession with punchy New World hops and the character of particular varieties, they typically know comparatively litle concerning the hops from this area that’s been rising them for greater than a millennium.
On this episode, we sit down in Žatec—the house of Saaz—with Zdeněk Rosa, chairman of Bohemia Hop, the collective of all Bohemian hop growers. Right here, Rosa digs into:
- the promising general trajectory of Saaz progress lately, regardless of the disastrous harvest of 2022
- how agronomy and rising operations differ in Bohemia in comparison with the Pacific Northwest
- the unlikely specifics of how climate impacted the 2022 harvest
- the event of different varieties that supply related character to Saaz however with higher yield and sustainability
- newer, extra expressive Czech aroma varieties corresponding to Saaz Shine and Saaz Consolation, which provide engaging prospects for lager and different kinds of beer
- leaning right into a Czech tackle chilly IPA utilizing extra characterful Czech aroma hops
And extra.
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