Cheers with Beers at Beer Fountain in Zalec with Visit to Eco-Museum of Hop-Growing and Brewing Industry

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Stop At: Eko Muzej, Cesta Zhalskega tabora 2, Zalec 3310 Slovenia

Slovenia is considered the 5th largest producer of hops in the world. Hops farms in this area are modern farms that combine modern technologies with the traditional ways of growing hops. Many of these welcome visitors in order to share their way of life and the modern hops production. A vital ingredient to any beer, hops grows as a vine-like climber. The flowers on female plants are what the hops growers are after and those bloom from spring to autumn. The most renowned local hops in this region is the Styrian savinjski golding.

Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Green Gold Fountain, Savinjska cesta, Zalec Slovenia

Greeted by the media worldwide, Žalec beer fountain was a novel idea that received awards for its innovation and opened up the gates into Slovenian hop-growing and beer-brewing traditions to people from all over the world. In the middle of the town of Žalec, a fountain was built with 8 pipes holding 8 different beers from Slovenia. A visitor receives their own beer mug, made by renowned designer Oskar Kogoj which they can also keep as a souvenir. A chip located in the mug allows a single tasting from each of the pipes.

Duration: 3 hours