The Influence of the Growth of the Number of Microbreweries on the Use of Farmland and on the Cultivation of Hops in the Czech Republic: A Case Study

The purpose of this study is to express the perspective of development of the hop field area in connection with the growing number of microbreweries and the popularity of special beers in Czechia. Czech beer is a concept all over the world, it comes not only from 45 large industrial breweries, inclu...

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Main Authors: Lucie Severová, Karel Šrédl, Marie Prášilová, Michal Štěbeták, Roman Svoboda, Dita Hommerová, Lenka Kopecká
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/10/8/784
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author Lucie Severová
Karel Šrédl
Marie Prášilová
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Roman Svoboda
Dita Hommerová
Lenka Kopecká
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description The purpose of this study is to express the perspective of development of the hop field area in connection with the growing number of microbreweries and the popularity of special beers in Czechia. Czech beer is a concept all over the world, it comes not only from 45 large industrial breweries, including world-famous breweries from Pilsen, Prague or České Budějovice, but is also produced in more than 480 small breweries (microbreweries), many of which are traditional family businesses. With a consumption of 141 L per person in 2018, the Czechs are among the world’s largest beer consumers and they have already surpassed even the Irish and Germans. The research performed confirmed the validity of the hypothesis about a slight positive effect of the growth in the number of microbreweries and the production of special beers on the extent of the hop field area in Czechia. In addition to the interpretation of new beer styles, this article also discusses the emergence of new aromatic hop varieties, the development of beer tourism and new sales opportunities for hop growers.
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spelling doaj.art-270949362ec845a3846055c84864b5392023-11-22T08:20:22ZengMDPI AGLand2073-445X2021-07-0110878410.3390/land10080784The Influence of the Growth of the Number of Microbreweries on the Use of Farmland and on the Cultivation of Hops in the Czech Republic: A Case StudyLucie Severová0Karel Šrédl1Marie Prášilová2Michal Štěbeták3Roman Svoboda4Dita Hommerová5Lenka Kopecká6Department of Economic Theories, Faculty of Economics and Management, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 00 Prague, Czech RepublicDepartment of Economic Theories, Faculty of Economics and Management, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 00 Prague, Czech RepublicDepartment of Statistics, Faculty of Economics and Management, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 00 Prague, Czech RepublicDepartment of Statistics, Faculty of Economics and Management, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 00 Prague, Czech RepublicDepartment of Economic Theories, Faculty of Economics and Management, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 00 Prague, Czech RepublicDepartment of Marketing, Trade and Services, Faculty of Economics, University of West Bohemia, Univerzitní 8, 306 14 Pilsen, Czech RepublicDepartment of Economic Theories, Faculty of Economics and Management, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamýcká 129, 165 00 Prague, Czech RepublicThe purpose of this study is to express the perspective of development of the hop field area in connection with the growing number of microbreweries and the popularity of special beers in Czechia. Czech beer is a concept all over the world, it comes not only from 45 large industrial breweries, including world-famous breweries from Pilsen, Prague or České Budějovice, but is also produced in more than 480 small breweries (microbreweries), many of which are traditional family businesses. With a consumption of 141 L per person in 2018, the Czechs are among the world’s largest beer consumers and they have already surpassed even the Irish and Germans. The research performed confirmed the validity of the hypothesis about a slight positive effect of the growth in the number of microbreweries and the production of special beers on the extent of the hop field area in Czechia. In addition to the interpretation of new beer styles, this article also discusses the emergence of new aromatic hop varieties, the development of beer tourism and new sales opportunities for hop growers.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/10/8/784agriculturebeerbeer tourismconsumerhopindustrial breweries
spellingShingle Lucie Severová
Karel Šrédl
Marie Prášilová
Michal Štěbeták
Roman Svoboda
Dita Hommerová
Lenka Kopecká
The Influence of the Growth of the Number of Microbreweries on the Use of Farmland and on the Cultivation of Hops in the Czech Republic: A Case Study
Land
agriculture
beer
beer tourism
consumer
hop
industrial breweries
title The Influence of the Growth of the Number of Microbreweries on the Use of Farmland and on the Cultivation of Hops in the Czech Republic: A Case Study
title_full The Influence of the Growth of the Number of Microbreweries on the Use of Farmland and on the Cultivation of Hops in the Czech Republic: A Case Study
title_fullStr The Influence of the Growth of the Number of Microbreweries on the Use of Farmland and on the Cultivation of Hops in the Czech Republic: A Case Study
title_full_unstemmed The Influence of the Growth of the Number of Microbreweries on the Use of Farmland and on the Cultivation of Hops in the Czech Republic: A Case Study
title_short The Influence of the Growth of the Number of Microbreweries on the Use of Farmland and on the Cultivation of Hops in the Czech Republic: A Case Study
title_sort influence of the growth of the number of microbreweries on the use of farmland and on the cultivation of hops in the czech republic a case study
topic agriculture
beer
beer tourism
consumer
hop
industrial breweries
url https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/10/8/784
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