{"id":46135,"date":"2025-02-07T19:06:16","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T16:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.journeys6senses.com\/czech-beer\/"},"modified":"2025-02-07T19:24:05","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T16:24:05","slug":"czech-beer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.journeys6senses.com\/en\/czech-beer\/","title":{"rendered":"Czech beer included in the list of intangible heritage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In the Czech Republic, Czech beer and beer culture have been officially included in the list of national intangible heritage sites. The country now plans to apply to have this tradition included on the UNESCO list.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

There are over 550 breweries in the country, employing around 65,000 people in the industry. Millions of tourists visit the country and beer is one of the most important parts of the country’s gastronomy and culture.<\/p>\n\n

Meanwhile, locals are increasingly turning their backs on alcohol. According to the Czech Breweries Association, the average annual consumption of beer per capita is now 128 liters, the lowest level since 1963, with the only time the pandemic has seen a drop in beer consumption. For example, in 2009, the average consumption was 153 liters per capita.<\/p>\n\n

The Czech Republic became the third European country after Germany and Belgium to officially recognize its beer culture as an intangible cultural heritage. Belgian beer culture was also included on UNESCO’s list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2016.<\/p>\n\n

Please note that the Czech Republic also produces excellent wines – vineyards are grown in the southern region of Moravia.<\/p>\n\n

Prague also has many great wine bars and a very developed coffee culture.<\/p>\n\n

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