Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:32:35 +0200https://english.radio.cz/its-king-strains-zatec-hops-make-unesco-list-8794793© 2026 Radio Prague International The northern town of Žatec and surrounding hop-growing landscape have just been granted UNESCO World Heritage status, becoming the 17th Czech entry on the list. Žatec is called Saaz in German and its distinctive Saaz hops are what have earned it this accolade. But what makes these hops so special? I spoke with the Prague-based US beer and travel writer Evan Rail.    encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/6b14a221e9af6bcf317d6df29efc3741.jpg?timestamp=1724850731 https://english.radio.cz/its-king-strains-zatec-hops-make-unesco-list-8794793 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9