Hops Varieties

Name Admiral (U.K.) Alpha Acid % Typical Beer Styles 13.5%-16% Ale Possible Substitutions U.K. Target, U.K. Northdown, U.K. Challenger Flavor Description Known for its bittering potential. Floral, citrus, sharp, and piney. Citrusy, flowery. Quite mild, fruity currant aroma. Bittering hop with neutral aroma character. Black currant, fruity, spicy. A rich hop primarily used for bittering. Intense blackcurrant aroma. Pleasant, flowery, spicy, and citrusy. Can have a grapefruit flavor. Medium with floral and citrus tones. Mild to moderate, quite spicy. Mild to medium-heavy, spicy, piney, and grapefruity. Medium and quite spicy.

Ahtanum Amarillo Bramling Cross (U.K.)

4%-6.3% 8%-9% 5%-7% Ale, IPA ESB, bitter, pale ale Cascade, Centennial U.K. Kent Golding, U.K. Progress, Whitbread Golding Variety Bullion

Brewer's Gold Brewer's Gold (German) Bullion

7%-8.5% 6%-7% 6.5%-9%

English ale

Cascade

4.5%-7%

Ale, heavier German-style Northdown, Northern lagers Brewer, Galena, Bullion IPA, ESB, stout Columbus, Northern Brewer, German Brewer's Gold Pale ale, IPA, porter, Centennial, Amarillo, barleywine possibly Columbus All ale styles, has been used with wheat beer English-style ales, porter, stout, ESB, bitter Pale ale, IPA, stout, porter, lager Ale and lager (good aroma for ale, good bittering for lager) IPA, pale ale, stout Cascade, possibly Columbus U.S. or German Perle, Northern Brewer Nugget, Columbus, Northern Brewer, U.K. Target Galena

Centennial Challenger (U.K.) Chinook

8%-11.5% 6.5%-8.5% 10%-14%

Cluster

5.5%-8.5%

Columbus Crystal

11%-16% 2%-4.5%

Eroica First Gold (U.K.) Fuggle (U.S.)

9%-12% 6.5%-8.5% 4%-5.5%

Fuggle (U.K.) Galena Golding (U.S.)

4%-5.5% 10%-14% 4%-6%

Hallertauer (U.S.) Hallertauer Gold

3.5%-5.5% 6%-6.5%

Nugget, Chinook, U.K. Target, Northern Brewer Lager, pilsner, ESB Mt. Hood, Hersbrucker, French Strisslespalt, Liberty, Hallertauer Wheat Galena, Nugget, Chinook Ale, ESB U.K. Kent Golding, maybe Crystal Any English-style beer or U.K. Fuggle, Willamette, American ale Styrian Golding, U.S. Tettnanger All English-style ales, U.S. Fuggle, Willamette, ESB, bitter, lager Styrian Golding Ale, porter, stout, ESB, Nugget, Pride of bitter Ringwood, Chinook Pale ale, ESB, all English- U.K. Golding, Whitbread style beer Golding Variety, U.K. Progress, and possibly the Fuggle family Lager, pilsner, bock, Liberty, Ultra, Hallertauer wheat Tradition Crystal, Mt. Hood

Pleasant, with pungent aroma. Mild and pleasant, spicy and flowery. Strong but pleasant aroma. A little like Golding family; spicy. Mild and pleasant, earthy and fruity. Mild, pleasant, hoppy, and robust. Medium but pleasant hoppiness, citrusy. Mild, extremely pleasant, and gently hoppy.

Very mild, pleasant, and slightly flowery, some spicy. Known for its aromatic properties similar to Hallertauer.

Name Hallertauer Mittelfrh Hallertauer Tradition (Ger.)

Alpha Acid % Typical Beer Styles 3%-5.5% Lager, bock, wheat, maybe pilsner 3.5%-5.5% Mild-flavored beers

Hersbrucker (German) 3%-5.5% Horizon Kent Golding (U.K.) 11%-14% 4%-5.5%

Lager, pilsner, bock, wheat Ale, lager All English-style ales, ESB, bitter Lager, pilsner, bock, wheat All beers, particularly lager, pilsner, stout Lager, pilsner, bock, wheat All ales, porter ESB, bitter, English pale ale, porter, California (steam) beer ESB, bitter, English pale ale, porter Ale, porter, stout, ESB, bitter Light lager

Liberty Magnum Mt. Hood

3%-6% 13%-15% 3%-8%

Northdown (U.K.) 7.5%-9.5% Northern Brewer (U.S.) 6%-10%

Possible Substitutions Flavor Description Liberty, German Tradition, Mild and pleasant. Ultra Crystal, Liberty Known for its aromatic properties. A replacement for Hallertauer Mittelfrh. Mt. Hood, French Mild to semi-strong, Strisslespalt pleasant, hoppy. Magnum or a high-alpha Pleasantly hoppy. hop U.S. Golding, Whitbread Gentle, fragrant, and Golding Variety, U.K. pleasant. Progress Hallertauer Tradition, Mild and clean aroma, Hallertauer, Mt. Hood slightly spicy character. Northern Brewer Known for bittering value and quality. Crystal, French Mild, pleasant, and clean, Strisslespalt, Hersbrucker somewhat pungent and resiny. Fruity with some spiciness. Nugget, Chinook Medium-strong with some wild tones. Chinook, U.S. Northern Brewer Medium-strong with some wild tones. Known for aromatic properties. Columbus, Chinook, U.K. Quite heavy and herbal. Target, Galena Chinook Mild to medium, citrusy aroma, spicy. Northern Brewer, Cluster, Known for its aromatic and Galena, Chinook bittering properties, pleasant and slightly spicy. U.S. Perle, Northern Moderately intense, good Brewer and hoppy, fruity and a little spicy. U.K. Northdown, U.K. Similar to U.K. Challenger. Kent Golding, U.K. Challenger U.K. Kent Golding A mild, typical English aroma. U.S. Saaz, Czech Saaz, Mild and typical of noble U.S. Tettnanger aroma types, spicy, herbal. Galena, Cluster Quite pronounced, woody, earthy, herbal. U.K. Kent Golding, Fuggle Moderately strong, good aroma. U.S. Saaz, Polish Lublin Very mild with pleasant hoppy notes, earthy, spicy, and herbal. Czech Saaz, Polish Lublin Mild and pleasant, earthy and spicy. German Tettnanger, Noble characteristics. German Spalt, German Spalt Select

Northern Brewer (German) Northwest Golding Nugget Olympic Perle (U.S.)

7%-10% 4%-5% 11%-14.5% 11%-13% 6%-9.5%

Pale ale, porter, German styles Pale ale, porter, lager

Perle (German)

6%-8.5%

Phoenix (U.K.)

4.2%-5.5%

All ales

Pioneer (U.K.) Polish Lublin Pride of Ringwood (Australia) Progress (U.K.) Saaz (Czech)

8%-10% 3%-4.5% 7%-10% 5%-7.5% 3%-4.5%

Ale, ESB Pilsner Australian lager Ale, bitter, ESB, porter Pilsner

Saaz (U.S.) Santiam

3%-5% 5%-7.9%

Pilsner, lager, wheat Lager, American ale, pilsner

Name Satus Simcoe Spalt (German)

Alpha Acid % Typical Beer Styles 12.5%-14% 12%-14% 4%-5.5%

Possible Substitutions Galena

Lager

Spalt Select (German) 4%-6%

Spalt Select (U.S.)

3%-5%

Lager, and any beer where noble aroma is wanted German lagers

Flavor Description Known for its bittering and aromatic properties. A bittering and aromatic hop. U.S. Saaz, U.S. Mild and pleasant, slightly Tettnanger, German Spalt spicy. Select U.S. Saaz, U.S. Very fine Spalter-type aroma. Tettnanger, German Spalt Tettnanger, Saaz Medium intensity and pleasant hoppy qualities. Medium-strong aroma with wild American tones. Saaz, Polish Lublin Herbal, spicy, pleasant aroma, hint of floral and citrus. Mt. Hood, Crystal, Medium intensity, pleasant, Hersbrucker hoppy. U.S. Fuggle, U.K. Fuggle, Delicate, slightly spicy. Willamette Fuggle, Willamette Pleasant English hop aroma, quite intense. German Spalt, Czech An aromatic hop, mild and Saaz Santiam slightly spicy. German Spalt, German Mild and pleasant, slightly Spalt Select, U.S. spicy, herbal. Tettnanger, Saaz Columbus Primarily a bittering hop. Hersbrucker, Hallertauer Very fine and similar to Mittelfrh Hallertauer Mittelfrh. Liberty, Hallertauer Very good to outstanding, Tradition, Saaz some Saaz-like qualities. Aromatic properties similar to Hallertauer. Saaz, Hallertauer Aroma similar to continental Mittelfrh European types. Nugget A bittering and aromatic hop. U.K. Kent Golding, U.K. Quite pleasant and hoppy, Progress moderately intense. U.S. Fuggle, U.S. Mild and pleasant, slightly Tettnanger, Styrian spicy, fruity, floral, a little Golding earthy. Used as a kettle hop for bittering. Columbus Aromatic and pleasant.

Sterling

6%-9%

Lager, ale, pilsner

Strisslespalt (France) Styrian Golding (Slovenia) Target (U.K.) Tettnanger (U.S.) Tettnanger (German)

3%-5% 4.5%-6% 9.5%-12.5% 3.4%-5.2% 3.5%-5.5%

Pilsner, lager, wheat All English-style ales, ESB, bitter, lager All ale and lager German ales and lagers, American lagers, wheat Lager, ale

Tomahawk Tradition (German) Ultra

15%-17% 5%-7% 2%-4.1%

Ale Lager, pilsner Lager, pilsner, wheat, finish hop in ales

Vanguard

4%-5.67% Ale, stout Ale Pale ale, ESB, bitter, English-style ale, porter, stout

Warrior 15%-17% WGV (Whitbread 5%-7% Golding Variety) (U.K.) Willamette 3.5%-6%

Yakima Cluster Zeus

6%-8.5% 13%-17%