|
Hop Name |
AA |
Origin |
Beer Styles |
Aroma |
Possible Substitutions |
Additional Information |
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US Ahatanum |
5.7-6.3 |
USA |
Lager, American Ales |
Floral |
Cascade, Amarillo |
Quite similar to Cascade |
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Amarillo |
8.0-11.0 |
USA |
American
Ales, IPA |
Citrussy, flowery |
Cascade, Centennial, possibly Chinook or Ahtanum |
Very limited acreage at this time |
|
Brewers Gold |
8.0-10.0 |
USA |
Ale, Pilsners & Lambic |
Blackcurrant, fruity, spicy |
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Limited acreage in the US |
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Cascade |
4.5-7.0 |
USA |
Pale Ale, IPA, Porter, Barley wines |
Pleasant, flowery, spicy and citrus/grapefruit flavor |
Centennial, Amarillo, to a lesser extent, Columbus |
Released in 1972 and well-established in US industry.
The first commercially accepted American-bred aroma hop. |
|
Centennial |
9.5-11.5 |
USA |
Ale styles, Wheat beers |
Medium with floral and citrus tones |
Cascade, possibly Columbus or Chinook. Analytically a
blend of 70% Cascade and 30% Columbus will give similar profile. |
Celebration. At one time this variety was going to be
destroyed for lack of interest by the world’s major breweries. Today has
found a very favorable
following by craft-brewers. |
|
Challenger |
6.5-8.5 |
UK |
English Ale, Porter, Stout, ESB, Bitter |
Mild to moderate, quite spicy |
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Chinook |
12.0-14.0 |
USA |
Pale Ale, IPA, Stout, Porter, Lager |
Mild to medium-heavy, spicy, piney and distinctly grapfruity |
Nugget, Columbus, Northern Brewer, Wye Target,
possibly Centennial |
Released in the US industry in 1985 and becoming
increasingly popular with craft-brewers. |
|
Cluster |
5.5-8.5 |
USA |
Ale, Lager |
Medium and quite spicy |
Galena, possibly US Northern Brewer |
For years the standard US cultivar, improved mass
selection in the mid-sixties. Limited acreage grown
today. |
|
Columbus |
14.0-16.0 |
USA |
IPA, Pale Ale, Stout, Lager |
Pleasant, is a pungent hop |
Nugget, Chinook, Wye Target, Northern Brewer,
possibly Centennial |
Also know as Tomahawk. Considered similar to
Zeus. |
|
Crystal |
2.0-4.5 |
USA |
Pale Ale, IPA, Porter, Barley wines |
Mild and pleasant, spicy and flowery |
Mt. Hood, Hersbruck, French Strisselspalt, Liberty,
Hallertau |
Primarily grown in Oregon. Acreage is increasing.
Released in the 1990’s. |
|
First Gold |
6.5-8.5 |
Germany |
ESB, Ale |
A little like a Golding, spicy |
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Fuggle |
4.0-5.5 |
USA |
American Ales, English Styles |
Mild and pleasant, earthy and fruity |
UK Fuggle, Willamette, Styrian Golding, US Tettnang |
Also know overseas as Styrian (Savinja) Golding in
Slovenia and as UK Fuggle in England. In the US it
has been replaced in part by Willamette (triploid Fuggle), which growers
find more favorable. |
|
Fuggle |
4.0-5.5 |
UK |
All English style Ales, ESB, Bitter, Lager |
Mild, pleasant, hoppy, robust hop |
US Fuggle, Willamette, Styrian Golding |
Once a predominant hop in England but now reserved for
aroma use in conjunction with high
alpha types. |
|
Galena |
12.0-14.0 |
USA |
Ale, Porter, Stout, ESB, Bitter |
Medium but pleasant hoppiness, citrussy |
Nugget |
Released in 1978. |
|
Glacier |
5.5 |
USA |
Pale Ale, ESB, Bitter, English-Style Pale Ale, Porter,
Stout |
Excellent, pleasant hoppiness |
Willamette, US Fuggle, US Tettnang, Styrian Golding |
Released as a public variety in 2000 by Dr. Stephen
Kenny, Washington State University. It was chosen for its low cohumulone and
good yield potential. |
|
Goldings |
4.0-5.0 |
USA |
Pale Ale, ESB, English Styles |
Mild, extremely pleasant, and gently hoppy |
UK East Kent Golding, UK Progress and possibly the
Fuggle family. |
UK Golding clones have been introduced for
growing here in Washington and Oregon. Before
being grown in the US, there was a Golding grown
in British Columbia (BC Golding), there are no longer any more BC Golding
hops grown. |
|
Hallertau Hersbrucker |
2.5-4.0 |
Germany |
Lager, Pilsner, Weizen Bock, Wheat |
Mild to semi-strong, pleasant, hoppy |
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Hallertau Mittlefruh |
3.5-5.0 |
Germany |
Lager, Bock, Pilsner and maybe Weizen |
Mild and pleasant |
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Kent Golding |
4.0-5.5 |
UK |
All English style Ales, ESB, Bitter |
Gentle, fragrant, and pleasant |
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Liberty |
3.0-5.0 |
USA |
Lager, Pilsner, Bock, Wheat |
Mild and pleasant, quite fine, slightly spicy character |
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Magnum |
12.0-14.0 |
Germany |
Lagers, Pilsner types, Stout. |
No real distinct aroma character, so is viewed favorably as a clean
bittering hop |
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Mt. Hood |
5.0-8.0 |
USA |
Lager, Pilsner, Bock, Wheat |
Mild, pleasant and clean, somewhat pungent and resiny |
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Northern Brewer |
8.0-10.0 |
USA |
ESB, Bitter, English Pale Ale, Porter |
Medium-strong, some wild American tones |
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Northern Brewer |
7.0-9.0 |
Germany |
ESB, Bitter, English Pale, Porter, Lager |
Medium-strong with some wild American tones |
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Nugget |
12.0-14.0 |
USA |
Ales, Stout |
Quite heavy and herbal |
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Perle |
7.0-9.5 |
USA |
Pale Ale, Porter, Lager |
Pleasant and slightly spicy |
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Perle |
5.0-7.5 |
Germany |
Pale Ale, Porter, Lager, Pilsner |
Moderately intense, good and hoppy, fruity and a little spicy |
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Saaz |
3.0-4.5 |
Czech |
Pilsner |
Very mild with pleasant hoppy notes, earthy, spicy, herbal |
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Spalt |
4.0-5.0 |
Germany |
Mild and pleasant, slightly spicy |
Lager, Pilsner |
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Styrian Golding |
4.5-6.0 |
Slovenia |
English Style Ale, ESB, Lager |
Delicate, slightly spicy |
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Target |
9.5-12.5 |
UK |
All Ales and Lagers |
Pleasant English hop aroma, quite intense |
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Tettnang |
4.0-5.0 |
USA |
Lager, U.S. Ales, Pilsner, Wheat |
Very fine and slightly spicy |
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Tettnang |
3.0-4.5 |
Germany |
Lager, Ale, Pilsner |
Mild and pleasant, slightly spicy, herbal |
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US Magnum |
12.0-14.0 |
USA |
Lagers, Pilsner types, Stout |
Good bitter quality |
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W. G. V. |
5.0-7.0 |
UK |
Ales |
Quite pleasant and hoppy, moderately intense |
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Willamette |
4.0-6.0 |
USA |
Pale Ale, Bitter, Eng Ales, Porter, Stouts |
Mild and pleasant, slightly spicy, fruity, floral, little earthy |
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