Janie Robinson reports in the Toronto Star, "The yeasty aroma of malt and hops wafts from the world's first beer health centre, housed in the cellar of one of the Czech Republic's celebrated breweries.
"In a country famous for its high-quality beers and healthy spas, the historic Chodovar Family Brewery has combined the best of both worlds, with beer baths and beer massages at this Western Bohemia curative spa.
"Heated to a comfortable 34 degrees, the bathing beer is enriched with mineral water, active beer yeast, and a mixture of hops and dehydrated curative herbs. Guests sit in Victorian-style tubs filled with frothy beer in the brewery's converted cellar. [Read on]"