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 |
Region: |
United States |
AA Range: |
5 - 6% |
Notes: |
Floral, citrus, sharp, and piney. |
Typical Use: |
Aroma, bittering. |
Substitution: |
Cascade, Amarillo |
Example: |
Lager, American Ale |
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 |
Region: |
United States |
AA Range: |
5 - 7% |
Notes: |
Not widely used. |
Typical Use: |
Aroma. |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Region: |
USA (Redwing, MN) |
AA Range: |
5 - 5% |
Typical Use: |
Bittering, aroma, finishing, dry hopping. |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Region: |
United States |
AA Range: |
18 - 23% |
Notes: |
Grown in Redwing, MN.
Analysis shows an alpha acid content of 22.3% and beta acid of 6.1%. |
Typical Use: |
Bittering |
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 |
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 |
Region: |
United States |
AA Range: |
9 - 11% |
Notes: |
Especially bitter. |
Typical Use: |
Bittering. |
Substitution: |
Galena |
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 |
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 |
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. |
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 Ale; English ales |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Region: |
New Zealand |
AA Range: |
8 - 11% |
Notes: |
Citrus and floral aroma. |
Typical Use: |
Bittering. |
Example: |
Lager; ale. |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Region: |
United Kingdom |
AA Range: |
11 - 13% |
Notes: |
High alpha-acid dwarf hop. |
Typical Use: |
Bittering, aroma. |
AA Range: |
11 - 13% |
Notes: |
Spicy, floral aroma. |
Typical Use: |
Bittering, aroma. |
Substitution: |
Magnum |
Example: |
All Ales, Lager. |
Region: |
Germany |
AA Range: |
7 - 10% |
Typical Use: |
Bittering |
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 |
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 |
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. |
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 |
Region: |
Poland |
AA Range: |
9 - 12% |
Notes: |
Contains both high aroma values and high content of bitter substances. |
Region: |
United States |
AA Range: |
14 - 15% |
Notes: |
Mild, herbal aroma. |
Typical Use: |
Bittering. |
Substitution: |
Nugget, Columbus |
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 |
Region: |
New Zealand |
AA Range: |
12 - 14% |
Notes: |
Imparts grape-like flavor. |
Typical Use: |
Bittering. |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Region: |
United Kingdom |
AA Range: |
4 - 5% |
Notes: |
Strong aroma. |
Typical Use: |
Bittering, aroma. |
Example: |
Ale, Porter, Stout, ESB |
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 |
Region: |
United States |
AA Range: |
11 - 13% |
Notes: |
Mild to medium, citrusy aroma, spicy. |
Typical Use: |
Bittering. |
Substitution: |
Chinook |
Example: |
Pale Ale |
Region: |
United Kingdom |
AA Range: |
9 - 11% |
Notes: |
Increasingly rare. |
Typical Use: |
All beer types. |
Example: |
Bittering |
Region: |
Germany |
Typical Use: |
Bittering, aroma. |
Region: |
New Zealand |
AA Range: |
4 - 6% |
Notes: |
Citrus and floral
|
Typical Use: |
Aroma |
Region: |
New Zealand |
AA Range: |
14 - 16% |
Notes: |
Woody, berry aroma. Frequenlty grown organic. |
Typical Use: |
Bittering. |
Example: |
All ale styles |
Region: |
United States |
AA Range: |
6 - 10% |
Notes: |
Developed by Select Botanicals Group, Palisade® Brand YCR 4 is known for its high yield and unique aroma profile. The variety has low susceptibility to powdery mildew but has good pickability of medium to large cones.
Aroma: Specific aroma descriptors include apricot, grass and clean floral characteristics. |
Typical Use: |
English and American ales |
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 |
Region: |
United Kingdom |
AA Range: |
12 - 15% |
Notes: |
Similar to Challenger. |
Typical Use: |
Bittering, aroma. |
Substitution: |
Northdown, Kent Golding, Challenger |
Example: |
All beer types. |
Region: |
United Kindom |
AA Range: |
8 - 10% |
Notes: |
Clean bitterness; mild "English" aroma. Dwarf variety. |
Typical Use: |
Bittering. |
Example: |
Ale, ESB |
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 |
Region: |
United Kingdom |
AA Range: |
5 - 7% |
Notes: |
Similar to Fuggles, slightly sweeter. |
Typical Use: |
Bittering. |
Substitution: |
Fuggles |
Example: |
English-style Ale |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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. |
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 |
Region: |
New Zealand |
AA Range: |
11 - 12% |
Typical Use: |
Strong bittering and fine aroma qualities. |
Example: |
Lager |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Region: |
New Zealand |
AA Range: |
11 - 13% |
Notes: |
Said to be comparable to European Northern Brewer. |
Typical Use: |
Bittering, aroma. |
Substitution: |
Northern Brewer |
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 |
Region: |
Slovenia |
AA Range: |
3 - 6% |
Notes: |
Triploid hybrid between Styrian Golding and 105/58 hybrid between Aurora (Super Styrian) and a Slovenian wild hop.
A quality aroma variety with excellent bitterness and aroma characteristics. |
Typical Use: |
Aroma |
Substitution: |
Saaz |
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; English style ale |
Region: |
US |
AA Range: |
- % |
Typical Use: |
|
Substitution: |
|
Example: |
|
Region: |
United States |
AA Range: |
8 - 10% |
Notes: |
Derived from Cluster. |
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 |
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 |
Region: |
United States |
AA Range: |
15 - 17% |
Notes: |
Bittering hop. |
Typical Use: |
Bittering. |
Substitution: |
Columbus |
Example: |
Ale |
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 |
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) |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
AA Range: |
9 - 12% |
Notes: |
Northern Brewer and Golding heritage. |
Typical Use: |
Bittering |
Example: |
English style ale. |
Region: |
United States |
AA Range: |
6 - 8% |
Notes: |
Pleasant, aromatic hop. |
Typical Use: |
Bittering, aroma. |
Example: |
Lager, Pale Ale |
Region: |
United States |
AA Range: |
11 - 12% |
Typical Use: |
Bittering. |
Example: |
American strong ale. |
Region: |
United Kingdom |
AA Range: |
6 - 8% |
Notes: |
Pleasant bitterness. |
Typical Use: |
Bittering. |
Substitution: |
Northdown |
Example: |
English style ale and lager. |
Region: |
United States |
AA Range: |
13 - 17% |
Notes: |
Pungent, flowery aroma; "chunky" bitterness. |
Typical Use: |
Bittering |
Substitution: |
Columbus |
Example: |
Ale |