Thanks to enthusiastic Beer Me! contributor Libor "CzechBeerMan" Vojáček for a look at this year's Hop Harvest Festival in Žatec (Saaz), Bohemia.
My dear beer friends ,
From Friday to yesterday, the Hop Harvest Festival 2010 in Zatec (Saaz) City , north-west Bohemia, Czech republic,
took place . Sure .. I was there and I am bringing now some pictures to you. Everybody knows Zatec ! Right ?
It is hop capital of the world .... no disscusion about ... haha. VITEJ V ZATCI (Welcome in Zatec in czech) .. This year over pictures ... next year I wanna see you there personaly , ... I will guide you ! Remember ....
More about Zatec --- www.mesto-zatec.cz . more about festival www.docesna.cz ... more about Zatec´s hop
traditions and companies .... www.chmelarstvi.cz (in english too ... in czech Hop is Chmel !!) ... ot click on
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saaz_hops ... and read about Our Proud Tradition ! Thanks ....
With best regards
Libor VOJACEK
alias CzechBeerMan
Expert in "beerology"
beer promoter , reporter and taster
CzechBeerMan@seznam.cz
http://album.inmail.cz/@beer-articles (worldwide beer memmorables divided to sections )
http://album.inmail.cz/@my-album (my own collection - beers I drunk myself !)
Postal address : (mr) Libor VOJACEK, Litomericka 8 , CZ - 415 01 Teplice , Czech republic (Europe)
tel: 00420 723 418 233 (mobile)
Skype name : czechbeerman
.... and beer odyssey just begins !
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welcome on Hop Harvest Festival 2010 in Zatec City
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small hop plant on main square - hop is given free to visitors !
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Zatec Brewery front
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Little America in Zatec -.... hahaha - my kids on left side
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vaults around Zatec´s main square
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Cerna Hora Brewery nstand from back side
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beer souveniers
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beer cosmetics on sale
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Krusovice Brewery stand (morning)
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main tent of Zatec Brewery - the sing says - The Lager from Region wher Beer is Home !! (true)
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main stage
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Fredinand Brewery wagon
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good stock ready
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ZAtec City free booklet
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Hop Harvest Festival in Zatec 2010
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view on main square
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Rebel Brewery van
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hop. hop. hop .....
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just Zatec
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my Chyse Microbrewery unfiltered beer.
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beer everywhere - you are in ZAtec !! In Czech republic !!!
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Hello from Zatec ... getting a bit hungry.
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Bakalar Brewery tap
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cleaning company will have lot of work ....
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Czech Beer Man