Hops Chart
Buy hops for your recipe| Admiral | |
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| Region: | United Kingdom |
| AA Range: | 13 - 16% |
| Notes: | A good replacement for both high alpha and dual-purpose hops when used as a kettle hop. |
| Typical Use: | Bittering. |
| Example: | Ale |
| Ahtanum | |
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| Region: | United States |
| AA Range: | 5 - 6% |
| Notes: | Floral, citrus, sharp, and piney. |
| Typical Use: | Aroma, bittering. |
| Substitution: | Cascade, Amarillo |
| Example: | Lager, American Ale |
| Amarillo | |
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| Region: | United States |
| AA Range: | 8 - 11% |
| Notes: | Floral, citrus aroma. |
| Typical Use: | Flavor, aroma. |
| Substitution: | Cascade, Centennial, Chinook, Ahtanum. |
| Example: | Bighorn Big Red IPA |
| Aquila | |
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| Region: | United States |
| AA Range: | 5 - 7% |
| Notes: | Not widely used. |
| Typical Use: | Aroma. |
| Azacca | |
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| Region: | United States |
| AA Range: | 14 - 16% |
| Notes: | New hip hop that has aromas of tropical fruits and citrus. |
| Typical Use: | Late addition aromatic |
| Example: | IPA |
| Belma | |
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| Region: | United States |
| AA Range: | 9 - 10% |
| Notes: | Tropical aroma of pineapple, strawberry, and citrus, other notes. |
| Typical Use: | Duel Purpose |
| Example: | Pale Ale |
| Bramling Cross | |
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| Region: | United Kingdom, Canada |
| AA Range: | 6 - 8% |
| Notes: | Toasty, buttery, slighly resiny aroma with some woody notes. Quite mild, fruity currant aroma. |
| Typical Use: | Bittering, finishing. |
| Substitution: | Progress, Kent Golding |
| Example: | ESB, Bitter, Pale Ale |
| Bravo | |
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| Region: | United States |
| AA Range: | 14 - 17% |
| Notes: | Bittering variety with pleasant fruit and sweet floral aroma characteristics. |
| Typical Use: | Whirlpool or dry hop addition |
| Example: | Ale, IPA |
| Brewers Gold | |
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| Region: | United Kingdom, Germany |
| AA Range: | 8 - 10% |
| Notes: | Blackcurrant, fruity, spicy aroma. |
| Typical Use: | Bittering, aroma. |
| Substitution: | Comet, Chinook, Eroica, Galena, Bullion |
| Example: | Ale, Pilsner, Lambic |
| Bullion | |
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| Region: | United Kingdom, United States |
| AA Range: | 8 - 11% |
| Notes: | Poor aroma, sharp bittering and black currant flavor and aroma when used in the boil. |
| Typical Use: | Bittering, finishing. |
| Substitution: | Brewer's Gold, Pacific Gem |
| Example: | IPA, ESB, Stout |
| Cascade | |
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| Region: | United States |
| AA Range: | 4 - 8% |
| Notes: | Strong spicy, floral, citrus (especially grapefruit) aroma. |
| Typical Use: | Bittering, aroma, finishing, dry hopping. |
| Substitution: | Centennial |
| Example: | Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Anchor Liberty Ale, Old Foghorn |
| Cashmere | |
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| Region: | United States |
| AA Range: | 7.7 + 9.1% |
| Notes: | Exotic tropical notes will complement sour, fruited, or funky ales. |
| Typical Use: | Whirlpool or dry hop addition |
| Example: | Ale, IPA |
| Centennial | |
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| Region: | United States |
| AA Range: | 9 - 11% |
| Notes: | Spicy, floral, citrus aroma, clean bittering hop. |
| Typical Use: | Bittering, aroma, dry hopping. |
| Substitution: | Cascade |
| Example: | Ale; Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale, Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Ale |
| Challenger | |
|---|---|
| Region: | United Kingdom |
| AA Range: | 6 - 8% |
| Notes: | Spicy aroma, fruity flavor. |
| Typical Use: | Aroma, bittering. Blends well with other hops. |
| Substitution: | Perle, Northern Brewer |
| Example: | English-style Ale, Porter, Stout, ESB |
| Chinook | |
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| Region: | United States |
| AA Range: | 12 - 14% |
| Notes: | Heavy spicy aroma, strong versatile bittering hop. |
| Typical Use: | Bittering. |
| Substitution: | Galena, Eroica, Nugget, Bullion |
| Example: | Pale Ale, Stout, Porter, IPA; Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale, Sierra Nevada Stout |
| Citiva | |
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| Region: | United States |
| AA Range: | 7 - 8% |
| Notes: | Expression of ripe stone fruit, sweet floral, and soft peach flavors and aroma. |
| Typical Use: | Flavor, aroma. |
| Example: | Hazy IPA, Juicy IPA, IPA |
| Citra | |
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| Region: | United States |
| AA Range: | 11 - 13% |
| Notes: | Citrus and tropical tones of grapefruit, melon, lime, gooseberry, passion fruit. |
| Typical Use: | Flavor, aroma. |
| Example: | American Wheat, Pale Ales, IPAs, Belgianstyle ales |
| Cluster | |
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| Region: | United States, Australia |
| AA Range: | 5 - 8% |
| Notes: | Poor, sharp aroma, sharp bittering hop. |
| Typical Use: | Bittering. |
| Substitution: | Galena |
| Example: | Ale (aroma), Lager (bittering); Winterhook Christmas Ale |
| Columbus | |
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| Region: | United States |
| AA Range: | 14 - 16% |
| Notes: | Pungent aroma. |
| Typical Use: | Bittering, dry hopping. |
| Substitution: | Nugget, Chinook, Wye Target, Northern Brewer, Centennial |
| Example: | IPA, Pale Ale, Stout |
| Comet | |
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| Region: | United States |
| AA Range: | 9 - 11% |
| Notes: | Especially bitter. |
| Typical Use: | Bittering. |
| Substitution: | Galena |
| Crystal | |
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| Region: | United States |
| AA Range: | 2 - 5% |
| Notes: | Mild, pleasant, slightly spicy. |
| Typical Use: | Aroma, finishing, flavoring. |
| Substitution: | Hallertauer Mittelfrueh, Hallertauer Hersbrucker, Mount Hood, Liberty |
| Example: | Lager, Pilsner, ESB |
| Ekuanot | |
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| Region: | United States |
| AA Range: | 14.35 - 15.5% |
| Notes: | Notes of melon, berry, orange peel, lime, papaya, pine and fresh peppers. |
| Typical Use: | Flavor, aroma. |
| Example: | Single malt, late, whirlpool, or dry hop additions |
| El Dorado | |
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| Region: | United States |
| AA Range: | 14 - 16% |
| Notes: | Fruity, almost candy-like aroma evokes notes of cherry, to peach and mango. |
| Typical Use: | Bittering. |
| Example: | IPAs to Pale Ales and Wheats. |
| Eroica | |
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| Region: | United States |
| AA Range: | 12 - 14% |
| Notes: | Clean bittering hop. |
| Typical Use: | Bittering. |
| Substitution: | Northern Brewer, Galena |
| Example: | Wheat, Pale Ale, Porter; Ballard Bitter, Blackhook Porter, Anderson Valley Boont Amber |
| Evergreen | |
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| Region: | United States |
| AA Range: | 7 - 7.5% |
| Notes: | Suggestions of fresh peach and apricot, bright citrus and watermelon candy. |
| Typical Use: | Flavor, aroma. |
| Example: | Pale Ale, IPA, NEIPA |
| Falconer's Flight | |
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| Region: | United States |
| AA Range: | 9.5 - 12% |
| Notes: | Distinct tropical, floral, lemon and grapefruit characteristics. |
| Typical Use: | Dual Purpose |
| Example: | Pale Ale, IPA, NEIPA |
| First Gold | |
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| Region: | United Kingdom |
| AA Range: | 6 - 8% |
| Notes: | A dwarf hop, predicted by many in the British industry for future success. |
| Typical Use: | Aroma, bittering. |
| Substitution: | UK Kent Golding, Crystal |
| Example: | English style ale. |
| Fuggle | |
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| Region: | United Kingdom, United States |
| AA Range: | 3 - 5% |
| Notes: | Mild, soft, grassy, floral aroma. |
| Typical Use: | Aroma, finishing, dry hopping. |
| Substitution: | East Kent Goldings, Willamette |
| Example: | English-style Ale, American Ale, ESB, Lager; Samuel Smith's Pale Ale, Old Peculier, Thomas Hardy's A |
| Galaxy | |
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| Region: | Australia |
| AA Range: | 13.5 - 14.8% |
| Notes: | Pungent citrus and tropical passion fruit flavors. |
| Typical Use: | Dual Purpose |
| Example: | Ales, IPA |
| Galena | |
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| Region: | United States |
| AA Range: | 12 - 14% |
| Notes: | Strong, clean bittering hop. |
| Typical Use: | Bittering. |
| Substitution: | Northern Brewer, Eroica, Cluster |
| Example: | Ale, Porter, Stout, ESB; Catamount Porter, Devil's Mountain Railroad Ale |
| Glacier | |
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| Region: | United States |
| AA Range: | 5 - 6% |
| Notes: | Balanced bitterness and pleasant aroma. New variety. |
| Typical Use: | Bittering, aroma, finishing. |
| Substitution: | Willamette, US Fuggle, US Tettnang, Styrian Golding |
| Example: | Pale Ale, ESB, Bitter, English-Style Pale Ale, Porter, Stout |
| Golding | |
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| Region: | United States, Canada |
| AA Range: | 4 - 6% |
| Notes: | Version of Kent Goldings grown in the United States. |
| Typical Use: | Aroma. |
| Substitution: | Kent Goldings |
| Example: | English-style Ale, ESB, Pale Ale |
| Green Bullet | |
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| Region: | New Zealand |
| AA Range: | 8 - 11% |
| Notes: | Citrus and floral aroma. |
| Typical Use: | Bittering. |
| Example: | Lager; ale. |
| Hallertauer Gold | |
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| Region: | Germany |
| AA Range: | 6 - 6% |
| Notes: | Known for its aromatic properties similar to Hallertauer. |
| Typical Use: | Bittering, aroma. |
| Substitution: | Crystal, Mount Hood |
| Example: | Ale, Lager, Pilsner, Bock, Wheat |
| Hallertauer Hersbrucker | |
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| Region: | Germany |
| AA Range: | 2 - 5% |
| Notes: | Pleasant, spicy, mild, noble, earthy aroma. |
| Typical Use: | Aroma, finishing. |
| Substitution: | Hallertauer Mittelfrueh, Mt. Hood, Liberty, Crystal, NZ Hallertau Aroma |
| Example: | Lager, Pilsner, Bock, Wheat; Wheathook Wheaten Ale; German style lagers |
| Hallertauer Mittlefruh | |
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| Region: | Germany |
| AA Range: | 3 - 5% |
| Notes: | Pleasant, spicy, mild herbal aroma. Noble hop. |
| Typical Use: | Aroma, finishing. |
| Substitution: | Hallertauer Hersbrucker, Mt. Hood, Liberty, Crystal, NZ Hallertau Aroma |
| Example: | Lager, Bock, Wheat; Sam Adams Boston Lager, Sam Adams Boston Lightship; German style lagers |
| Hallertau Blanc | |
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| Region: | German |
| AA Range: | 9 - 12% |
| Notes: | Notes of cassis and elderflower in addition to grapes, grapefruit & lemongrass. |
| Typical Use: | Flavor, aroma. |
| Example: | IPA, Belgian Ale, Wheat Beer, Brett |
| Herald | |
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| Region: | United Kingdom |
| AA Range: | 11 - 13% |
| Notes: | High alpha-acid dwarf hop. |
| Typical Use: | Bittering, aroma. |
| Horizon | |
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| AA Range: | 11 - 13% |
| Notes: | Spicy, floral aroma. |
| Typical Use: | Bittering, aroma. |
| Substitution: | Magnum |
| Example: | All Ales, Lager. |
| Huell Melon | |
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| Region: | German |
| AA Range: | 6.9 - 7.5% |
| Notes: | Mild to moderate with vivid impressions of melon and ripe strawberry bouquet. |
| Typical Use: | Flavor, aroma. |
| Example: | Pale Ale, IPA |
| Huller Bitterer | |
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| Region: | Germany |
| AA Range: | 7 - 10% |
| Typical Use: | Bittering |
| Idaho Gem | |
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| Region: | United States |
| AA Range: | 12 - 14% |
| Notes: | Bright and forward impressions of fruit candy supported by citric grapefruit. |
| Typical Use: | Flavor, aroma. |
| Example: | Pale Ale, IPA, NEIPA |
| Kent Golding | |
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| Region: | United Kingdom |
| AA Range: | 4 - 7% |
| Notes: | Spicy, floral, earthy, rounded, very mild aroma; spicy flavor. |
| Typical Use: | Bittering, aroma, finishing, dry hopping for |
| Substitution: | Goldings, Target |
| Example: | Samuel Smith's Pale Ale, Fuller's ESB; British ales |
| Lemondrop | |
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| Region: | United States |
| AA Range: | 5 - 7% |
| Notes: | Unique lemon-citrus character with a pleasant aroma. |
| Typical Use: | Flavor, aroma. |
| Example: | Pale Ale, IPA |
| Liberty | |
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| Region: | United States |
| AA Range: | 2 - 5% |
| Notes: | Fine, very mild aroma. |
| Typical Use: | Aroma, finishing. |
| Substitution: | Hallertauer Mittelfrueh, Hallertauer Hersbrucker, Mt. Hood, Crystal |
| Example: | Lager, Pilsner, Bock, Wheat; Pete's Wicked Lager |
| Loral HBC 291 | |
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| Region: | United States |
| AA Range: | 10 - 14% |
| Notes: | Unique lemon-citrus character with a pleasant aroma. |
| Typical Use: | Dual purpose. |
| Example: | Ale |
| Lublin | |
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| Region: | Poland |
| AA Range: | 2 - 4% |
| Notes: | Reported to be a substitute for noble varieties. |
| Typical Use: | Aroma, finishing. |
| Substitution: | Saaz, Hallertauer Mittelfrueh, Hallertauer Hersbrucker, Tettnang, Mount Hood, Liberty, Crystal. |
| Magnum | |
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| Region: | Germany |
| AA Range: | 12 - 14% |
| Notes: | Clean bittering hop. Bred at the Hop Research Institute in Hull, Germany. |
| Typical Use: | Bittering. |
| Substitution: | Columbus, Nugget |
| Example: | Lager, Pilsner; Stout |
| Mandarina Bavaria | |
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| Region: | German |
| AA Range: | 7 - 10% |
| Notes: | Intense pineapple, lemon and citrus flavors with a resinous, herbal followup. |
| Typical Use: | Flavor, aroma, |
| Example: | Ale, IPA, Saisons |
| Marynka | |
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| Region: | Poland |
| AA Range: | 9 - 12% |
| Notes: | Contains both high aroma values and high content of bitter substances. |
| Millenium | |
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| Region: | United States |
| AA Range: | 14 - 15% |
| Notes: | Mild, herbal aroma. |
| Typical Use: | Bittering. |
| Substitution: | Nugget, Columbus |
| Mount Hood | |
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| Region: | United States |
| AA Range: | 3 - 8% |
| Notes: | Mild, clean aroma. |
| Typical Use: | Aroma, finishing. |
| Substitution: | Hallertauer Mittelfrueh, Hallertauer Hersbrucker, Liberty, Tettnang |
| Example: | Lager, Pilsner, Bock, Wheat; Anderson Valley High Rollers Wheat Beer, Portland Ale |
| Nelson Sauvin | |
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| Region: | New Zealand |
| AA Range: | 12 - 14% |
| Notes: | Imparts grape-like flavor. |
| Typical Use: | Bittering. |
| New Zealand Hallertau Aroma | |
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| Region: | New Zealand |
| AA Range: | 6 - 8% |
| Notes: | Said to be a replica of German Hallertauer Mittelfrueh. |
| Typical Use: | Fine aroma hopping. |
| Substitution: | Hallertauer Mittelfrueh, Hallertauer Hersbrucker, Tettnang, Crystal |
| Example: | Coors, Coors Light; lager |
| Newport | |
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| Region: | United States |
| AA Range: | 13 - 17% |
| Notes: | Mild aroma, high bittering alpha hop. |
| Typical Use: | Bittering |
| Substitution: | Galena, Nugget, Fuggle, Magnum, Brewer?s Gold |
| Example: | Ale, Stout, Barley Wine |
| Nobility | |
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| Region: | United States |
| AA Range: | 4.2 - 4.5% |
| Notes: | Citrus, lemongrass, green tea, and herbaceous, with a mixture of floral & spice. |
| Typical Use: | Dual Purpose |
| Example: | Lager |
| Northdown | |
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| Region: | Ireland |
| AA Range: | 7 - 9% |
| Notes: | Good flavor and aroma, blends well with other United Kingdom types. |
| Typical Use: | Bittering, aroma, finishing. |
| Substitution: | Target, Northern Brewer |
| Example: | Ale; Guinness |
| Northern Brewer | |
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| Region: | United Kingdom, United States, Germany |
| AA Range: | 7 - 10% |
| Notes: | Fine, fragrant aroma, dry, clean bittering hop. |
| Typical Use: | Bittering, aroma, finishing. |
| Substitution: | Hallertauer Mittelfrueh, Hallertauer Hersbrucker |
| Example: | ESB, Bitter, Pale Ale, Porter, California Common; Old Peculier, Anchor Liberty, Anchor Steam |
| Northwest Golding | |
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| Region: | United Kingdom |
| AA Range: | 4 - 5% |
| Notes: | Strong aroma. |
| Typical Use: | Bittering, aroma. |
| Example: | Ale, Porter, Stout, ESB |
| Nugget | |
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| Region: | United States |
| AA Range: | 12 - 14% |
| Notes: | Heavy, spicy, herbal aroma, strong bittering hop. |
| Typical Use: | Bittering, aroma. |
| Substitution: | Chinook |
| Example: | ESB, Lager, Ale; Sierra Nevada Porter, Sierra Nevada Bigfoot Ale, Anderson Valley ESB |
| Olympic | |
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| Region: | United States |
| AA Range: | 11 - 13% |
| Notes: | Mild to medium, citrusy aroma, spicy. |
| Typical Use: | Bittering. |
| Substitution: | Chinook |
| Example: | Pale Ale |
| Omega | |
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| Region: | United Kingdom |
| AA Range: | 9 - 11% |
| Notes: | Increasingly rare. |
| Typical Use: | All beer types. |
| Example: | Bittering |
| Orion | |
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| Region: | Germany |
| Typical Use: | Bittering, aroma. |
| Pacific Gem | |
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| Region: | New Zealand |
| AA Range: | 14 - 16% |
| Notes: | Woody, berry aroma. Frequenlty grown organic. |
| Typical Use: | Bittering. |
| Example: | All ale styles |
| Pacific Jade | |
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| Region: | New Zealand |
| AA Range: | 12 - 14% |
| Notes: | Citrus and complex spice; some bold herbal aromas and hints of black pepper. |
| Typical Use: | Bittering |
| Example: | Pale Ale, IPA, Belgian, Lager |
| Perle | |
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| Region: | Germany, United States |
| AA Range: | 7 - 9% |
| Notes: | Pleasant aroma, slightly spicy, almost minty bittering hop. |
| Typical Use: | Bittering. |
| Substitution: | Hallertauer Mittelfrueh, NZ Hallertau Aroma |
| Example: | Lager, Pale Ale, Porter; Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Summerfest, and Pale Bock |
| Phoenix | |
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| Region: | United Kingdom |
| AA Range: | 12 - 15% |
| Notes: | Similar to Challenger. |
| Typical Use: | Bittering, aroma. |
| Substitution: | Northdown, Kent Golding, Challenger |
| Example: | All beer types. |
| Pioneer | |
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| Region: | United Kindom |
| AA Range: | 8 - 10% |
| Notes: | Clean bitterness; mild "English" aroma. Dwarf variety. |
| Typical Use: | Bittering. |
| Example: | Ale, ESB |
| Polaris | |
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| Region: | German |
| AA Range: | 18 - 24% |
| Notes: | Intense and lingering impressions of wintergreen, pleasant fruit notes. |
| Typical Use: | Flavor, aroma. |
| Example: | Ale |
| Pride of Ringwood | |
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| Region: | Australia |
| AA Range: | 9 - 11% |
| Notes: | Citric aroma, clean bittering hop. |
| Typical Use: | Bittering. |
| Example: | Lager; Foster's Lager, Victoria Bitter, Coopers Sparkling Ale |
| Progress | |
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| Region: | United Kingdom |
| AA Range: | 5 - 7% |
| Notes: | Similar to Fuggles, slightly sweeter. |
| Typical Use: | Bittering. |
| Substitution: | Fuggles |
| Example: | English-style Ale |
| Record | |
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| Region: | Germany |
| Saaz | |
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| Region: | Czechoslovakia, United States |
| AA Range: | 2 - 2% |
| Notes: | Delicate, mild, floral aroma. Czech varietey is considered a noble hop. |
| Typical Use: | Aroma, finishing. |
| Substitution: | Tettnang |
| Example: | Plisner, Lager, Wheat; Pilsener Urquell; Bohemian style lagers |
| Santiam | |
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| Region: | United States |
| AA Range: | 5 - 7% |
| Notes: | Slightly spicy and floral aroma. Noble hop characteristics. |
| Typical Use: | Aroma, bittering. |
| Substitution: | Tettnang, Spalt, Spalter |
| Example: | Lager, Pilsner, Belgian Tripel, Kolsch, Bock, Munich Helles, American Ale |
| Satus | |
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| Region: | United States |
| AA Range: | 10 - 14% |
| Notes: | Medium but pleasant hoppiness, citrusy. |
| Typical Use: | Bittering. |
| Substitution: | Nugget, Pride of Ringwood, Chinook |
| Example: | Ale, Porter, ESB |
| Select | |
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| Region: | Germany |
| AA Range: | 4 - 6% |
| Notes: | Bred from Hallertauer Mittlefruh and Spalt as a disease resistant Spalt type. |
| Typical Use: | Flavor, aroma. |
| Substitution: | Saaz, Tettnang, Spalt, Hersbrucker |
| Example: | German style lager and ale. |
| Sequoia | |
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| Region: | United States |
| AA Range: | 9 - 12% |
| Notes: | Intense and lingering impressions of wintergreen, pleasant fruit notes. |
| Typical Use: | Flavor, aroma. |
| Example: | Hazy IPA, Juicy IPA, IPA |
| Simcoe | |
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| Region: | United States |
| AA Range: | 12 - 14% |
| Notes: | Pine-like aroma. Mainly a bittering hop with good aroma characteristics |
| Typical Use: | Bittering, aroma |
| Example: | American Ale |
| Sorachi Ace | |
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| Region: | United States |
| AA Range: | 10 - 16% |
| Notes: | Bittering op with lemony aroma. |
| Typical Use: | Bittering |
| Example: | Ale, Lager, IPA |
| Southern Cross | |
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| Region: | New Zealand |
| AA Range: | 11 - 12% |
| Typical Use: | Strong bittering and fine aroma qualities. |
| Example: | Lager |
| Spalt | |
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| Region: | Germany, United States |
| AA Range: | 3 - 6% |
| Notes: | Mild, pleasant, slightly spicy. |
| Typical Use: | Aroma, finishing, flavoring, bittering. |
| Substitution: | Saaz, Tettnang |
| Example: | Lager, Dusseldorf Alt |
| Spalt Select | |
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| Region: | Germany, United States |
| AA Range: | 4 - 6% |
| Notes: | Very fine Spalter-type aroma. U.S. variety has "wild American" tones. |
| Typical Use: | Bittering, aroma. |
| Substitution: | Saaz, Tettnanger, German Spalt |
| Example: | Lager |
| Sterling | |
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| Region: | United States |
| AA Range: | 6 - 9% |
| Notes: | Herbal and spicy aroma with a hint of floral and citrus. |
| Typical Use: | Aroma, bittering. |
| Substitution: | Saaz |
| Example: | Pilsner, Lager, Belgian-Style Ale |
| Sticklebract | |
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| Region: | New Zealand |
| AA Range: | 11 - 13% |
| Notes: | Said to be comparable to European Northern Brewer. |
| Typical Use: | Bittering, aroma. |
| Substitution: | Northern Brewer |
| Strata | |
|---|---|
| Region: | United States |
| AA Range: | 11 - 12.5% |
| Notes: | Layers of fruit flavor, dried & fresh, anchored with dried chili-cannabis-funk. |
| Typical Use: | Dual purpose. |
| Example: | IPA, Session IPA, Pale Ale |
| Strisselspalt | |
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| Region: | France |
| AA Range: | 3 - 5% |
| Notes: | Medium intensity, pleasant, similar to Hersbrucker. |
| Typical Use: | Aroma, finishing. |
| Substitution: | Hersbrucker, German Spalt |
| Example: | Pilsner, Lager, Wheat |
| Styrian Golding | |
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| Region: | Yugoslavia, United States |
| AA Range: | 4 - 7% |
| Notes: | Similar to Fuggles. |
| Typical Use: | Bittering, finishing, dry hopping. |
| Substitution: | Fuggles, Willamette |
| Example: | All English-style Ale, ESB, Bitter, Lager; Ind Coope's Burton Ale, Timothy Taylor's Landlord; Englis |
| Summit | |
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| Region: | United States |
| AA Range: | 16 - 19% |
| Notes: | Distinct spice, earthy, onion, garlic and citrus tones. |
| Typical Use: | Bittering |
| Example: | IPA, DIPA, Pale Ale |
| Talisman | |
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| Region: | United States |
| AA Range: | 8 - 10% |
| Notes: | Derived from Cluster. |
| Target | |
|---|---|
| Region: | United Kingdom |
| AA Range: | 10 - 12% |
| Notes: | Accounts for 40% of United Kingdom hop production. |
| Typical Use: | Bittering, aroma. |
| Substitution: | Northdown, Progress |
| Example: | Ale, Lager; Young's Special London Ale |
| Tettnanger | |
|---|---|
| Region: | Germany, United States |
| AA Range: | 3 - 6% |
| Notes: | Fine, spicy aroma. |
| Typical Use: | Aroma, finishing. |
| Substitution: | Saaz, Spalt |
| Example: | Lager, Ale; Gulpener Pilsener, Sam Adams Octoberfest, Anderson Valley ESB |
| Tomahwak | |
|---|---|
| Region: | United States |
| AA Range: | 15 - 17% |
| Notes: | Bittering hop. |
| Typical Use: | Bittering. |
| Substitution: | Columbus |
| Example: | Ale |
| Tradition | |
|---|---|
| Region: | Germany |
| AA Range: | 5 - 7% |
| Notes: | Fine, subtle aroma similar to Hallertau. |
| Typical Use: | Aroma, bittering |
| Substitution: | Liberty, Hallertau |
| Example: | Lager, Pilsner, Bock, Wheat, Weizen |
| Ultra | |
|---|---|
| Region: | United States |
| AA Range: | 3 - 6% |
| Notes: | Fine aroma hop. |
| Typical Use: | Aroma, finishing. |
| Substitution: | Hallertauer Mittelfrueh |
| Example: | Lager, Pilsner, Wheat, Ale (finish hop) |
| Vanguard | |
|---|---|
| Region: | United States |
| AA Range: | 5 - 6% |
| Notes: | Similar to Hallertau (U.S.). Aroma similar to continental European types. |
| Typical Use: | Bittering, aroma. |
| Substitution: | Hallertau, Hersbrucker, Mt Hood, Liberty |
| Example: | Lager, Pilsner, Bock, Kolsch, Wheat, Munich Helles, Belgian-Style Ale |
| Vic Secret | |
|---|---|
| Region: | Australia |
| AA Range: | 14 - 17% |
| Notes: | Bright tropical character of pineapple, pine, and passionfruit. |
| Typical Use: | Whirlpool, Dry Hop |
| Example: | Ale, IPA |
| Wakatu | |
|---|---|
| Region: | New Zealand |
| AA Range: | 6.5 - 8.5% |
| Notes: | Distinct floral and lime citrus aroma, less spicy than Hallertau Mittelfruh. |
| Typical Use: | Flavor, aroma. |
| Example: | Lager, Pilsner, Bock |
| Warrior | |
|---|---|
| Region: | United States |
| AA Range: | 15 - 17% |
| Notes: | Mild aroma, high alpha bittering hop. |
| Typical Use: | Bittering. |
| Substitution: | Nugget, Columbus |
| Example: | Pale Ale, IPA, Stout |
| WGV (Whitbread Golding Variety) | |
|---|---|
| Region: | United Kingdom |
| AA Range: | 5 - 7% |
| Notes: | Quite pleasant and hoppy, moderately intense. Traditional English hop with a sweet and fruity aroma. |
| Typical Use: | Bittering, aroma. |
| Substitution: | Kent Golding, Progress |
| Example: | Ale |
| Williamette | |
|---|---|
| Region: | United States |
| AA Range: | 4 - 7% |
| Notes: | Mild, spicy, grassy, floral aroma. |
| Typical Use: | Aroma, finishing, dry hopping. |
| Substitution: | Fuggle |
| Example: | English-style Ale, Porter, Stout; Sierra Nevada Porter, Ballard Bitter, Anderson Valley Boont Amber |
| Wye Target | |
|---|---|
| AA Range: | 9 - 12% |
| Notes: | Northern Brewer and Golding heritage. |
| Typical Use: | Bittering |
| Example: | English style ale. |
| Yakima Cluster | |
|---|---|
| Region: | United States |
| AA Range: | 6 - 8% |
| Notes: | Pleasant, aromatic hop. |
| Typical Use: | Bittering, aroma. |
| Example: | Lager, Pale Ale |
| Yakima Magnum | |
|---|---|
| Region: | United States |
| AA Range: | 11 - 12% |
| Typical Use: | Bittering. |
| Example: | American strong ale. |
| Yeoman | |
|---|---|
| Region: | United Kingdom |
| AA Range: | 6 - 8% |
| Notes: | Pleasant bitterness. |
| Typical Use: | Bittering. |
| Substitution: | Northdown |
| Example: | English style ale and lager. |
| Zamba | |
|---|---|
| Region: | United States |
| AA Range: | 8 - 12% |
| Notes: | Juicy tropical fruits, stone fruits, candy, and orange tangerine. |
| Typical Use: | Late, whirlpool, or dry hop additions |
| Example: | IPA, DIPA, Pale Ale |
| Zeus | |
|---|---|
| Region: | United States |
| AA Range: | 13 - 17% |
| Notes: | Pungent, flowery aroma; "chunky" bitterness. |
| Typical Use: | Bittering |
| Substitution: | Columbus |
| Example: | Ale |
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