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Hop fields in the shade of palm trees, George Municipality, Republic of South Africa, 2017

3. Justification for Inscription REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA However, hop structures of similar purpose and historical

GEORGE MUNICIPALITY (13.)
significance as in the nominated Žatec and the Landscape
The brewing of beer with hops is also carried out by
of Saaz Hops property have not been built in South Africa.
breweries in South Africa, where they also follow up on
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
the traditions associated with the colonial expansion of
HOP GROWING REGIONS OF WASHINGTON, OREGON,
European traditions, in this country in connection with ties
IDAHO (14.)
with Great Britain. It is of course managed for local needs.
In the USA, beer is a very popular drink, and the
South African Breweries’ farms provide local hop tradition of brewing is very broad. The United States is
182 production. The large SAB World of Beer complex has currently the world leader in hop producing, alongside
been located in the modern part of Johannesburg since Germany. As with many other social, manufacturing and
1995; this is a combination of a thematic museum devoted cultivation traditions, US practice is tied to imports from
to all aspects of hops and beer brewing and a conference the period of European colonialist conquests. Similarly,
centre (more here http://www.worldofbeer.co.za/content/ the tradition of growing hop bines and making beer is
page/about). more recent than in Europe.

Tall hop trellis, Yakima River Valley, Washington State, United States of America, 2017