Name |
Alpha Acid
% |
Typical Beer Styles |
Possible Substitutions |
Flavor Description &
Information |
Admiral (U.K.) |
13.5% to 16% |
Ale |
U.K. Target, U.K. Northdown, U.K.
Challenger |
Known for its bittering potential. |
Ahtanum |
4% to 6.3% |
- |
- |
Floral, citrus, sharp, and piney. |
Amarillo |
8% to 9% |
Pale Ales |
Cascade, Centennial |
Citrusy, flowery Aroma-type cultivar of
recent origin |
Bramling Cross (U.K.) |
5% to 7% |
ESB, Bitter, Pale Ale |
U.K. Kent Golding, U.K. Progress,
Whitbread Golding Variety |
Used to provide special fruity, blackcurrant
and lemon notes in traditional brews, especially in Christmas
ales. If used as a late hop or dry hop, the effect on the final
beer flavour can be very interesting.This is an under-appreciated
hop which can give the brewer considerable scope for experiment. |
Brewer's Gold |
7% to 8.5% |
English Ale |
Bullion |
Bittering hop with neutral aroma character |
Brewer's Gold (German)
|
6% to 7% |
Ale, Heavier German-Style
Lagers |
Northdown, Northern Brewer, Galena,
Bullion |
Black currant, fruity, spicy. |
Bullion |
6.5% to 9% |
IPA, ESB, Dark Ales, Stout |
Columbus, Northern Brewer, German
Brewer's Gold |
A rich hop primarily used for
bittering. Intense blackcurrant aroma.
Strong spicy flavors. |
Cascade |
4.5% to 7% |
Pale Ale, IPA, Porter,
Barleywine Ales and Lagers |
Centennial, Amarillo, possibly
Columbus |
Aroma and bittering hop with pleasant citrus
flavors. Used as a bittering hop in many recipes. Can have a
grapefruit flavor. |
Centennial |
8% to 11.5% |
Medium to Dark American
Ales, has been used with
Wheat Beer |
Cascade, possibly Columbus |
Medium with floral and citrus tones. Aroma
hop which has described as a stronger version of Cascade. |
Challenger (U.K.) |
6.5% to 8.5% |
English-Style Ales, Porter,
Stout, ESB, Bitter |
U.S. or German Perle, Northern Brewer |
Mild to moderate Bittering hop, fruity,
almost scented aroma, with some spicy overtones. |
Chinook |
10% to 14% |
Pale Ale, IPA, Stout, Porter,
Lager American Ales and
Lagers |
Nugget, Columbus, Northern Brewer, U. K.
Target |
Bittering hop with very intense aroma-more
than Bullion. Mild to medium-heavy, spicy, piney, and grapefruity. |
Cluster
|
5.5% to 8.5% |
Ale and Lager (good aroma
for ale, good bittering for
lager) |
Galena |
Mild bittering hop. Medium and quite spicy. |
Columbus |
11% to 16% |
IPA, Pale Ale, Stout |
Nugget, Chinook, U.K. Target, Northern
Brewer |
Newer super high alpha. Pleasant, with pungent
aroma. |
Crystal |
2% to 4.5% |
Lager, Pilsner, ESB, Light
Ales |
Mt. Hood, Hersbrucker, French
Strisslespalt, Liberty, Hallertauer |
Mild and pleasant, spicy and flowery. Newer
variety with fine Hallertau character. Ultra Clean! |
Eroica |
9% to 12% |
Wheat |
Galena, Nugget, Chinook |
Strong but pleasant aroma. |
First Gold (U.K.) |
6.5% to 8.5% |
Ale, ESB |
U.K. Kent Golding, maybe Crystal |
A little like Golding family; spicy. Rich
citrus character with flavours described as orange peel and
dried apricot |
Fuggle (U.S.) |
4% to 5.5% |
Any English-Style Beer or
American Ale; Porters, and
Stouts |
U.K. Fuggle, Willamette, Styrian
Golding, U.S. Tettnanger |
Mild and pleasant, earthy and fruity. Aroma
hop. Very popular with homebrewers because of its versatility. |
Fuggle (U.K.) |
4% to 5.5% |
All English-Style Ales, ESB,
Bitter, Lager. Porters, and
Stouts |
U.S. Fuggle, Willamette, Styrian
Golding |
Mild, pleasant, hoppy, and robust. Aroma
hop. Very popular with homebrewers because of its versatility. |
Galena |
10% to 14% |
Ale, Lagers, Porter, Stout,
ESB, Bitter |
Nugget, Pride of Ringwood, Chinook |
Medium but pleasant hoppiness, citrusy with
the ability to blend well with finishing hops. |
Golding (U.S.) |
4% to 6% |
Pale Ale, ESB, all English-
Style Beer |
U.K. Golding, Whitbread Golding
Variety, U.K Progress, and possibly the
Fuggle family |
Mild, extremely pleasant, and gently hoppy.
|
Hallertauer (U.S.) |
3.5% to 5.5% |
Lager, Pilsner, Bock, Wheat |
Liberty, Ultra, Hallertauer Tradition |
Very mild, pleasant, and slightly flowery,
some spicy. |
Hallertauer Gold |
6% to 6.5% |
Wheats, Altbiers, Pilsners,
Belgian Ales, American and
German Lagers |
Crystal, Mt. Hood
|
Known for its aromatic properties similar
to Hallertauer. |
Hallertauer Mittelfrüh |
3% to 5.5% |
Wheats, Altbiers, Pilsners,
Belgian Ales, American and
German Lagers, Bock,
Wheat, maybe Pilsner |
Liberty, German Tradition, Ultra |
Bittering and aroma hop. Mildly aromatic
with a spicy fragrance. |
Hallertauer Tradition (Ger.) |
3.5% to 5.5% |
Wheats, Altbiers, Pilsners,
Belgian Ales, American and
German Lagers |
Crystal, Liberty |
Known for its aromatic properties. A replacement
for Hallertauer Mittelfrüh. |
Hersbrucker (German) |
3% to 5.5% |
Lager, Pilsner, Bock, Wheat |
Mt. Hood, French Strisslespalt |
Mild to semi-strong, pleasant, hoppy. |
Horizon |
11% to 14% |
Ales, Bitters, Pale Ales,
Porters and Stouts |
Magnum or a high-alpha hop |
Pleasantly hoppy. Has a bittering quality
that is very smooth. |
Kent Golding (U.K.) |
4% to 5.5% |
Ales, Bitters, Porters, and
Stouts |
U.S. Golding, Whitbread Golding
Variety, U.K. Progress
|
The finest aroma hop for many situations,
giving notes of citrus sweet, lemon, floral, violets, gentle,
fragrant, and apricot. |
Liberty |
3% to 6% |
U.S. and German Ale and
Lagers, Pilsner, Bock, Wheat |
Hallertauer Tradition, Hallertauer, Mt.
Hood |
Mild and clean aroma, slightly spicy character.
Finishing hop. A low alpha version of the MT. Hood hop. |
Magnum |
13% to 15% |
All Beers, Particularly Lager,
Pilsner, Stout |
Northern Brewer |
Known for bittering value and quality. |
Mt. Hood |
3% to 8% |
American and German Ales
and Lagers, Pilsner, Bock,
Wheat |
Crystal, French Strisslespalt,
Hersbrucker |
Mild, pleasant, and clean, somewhat pungent
and resiny. Aroma and bittering hop. A mixture of Hallertau
and Liberty with light aroma qualities. |
Northdown (U.K.) |
7.5% to 9.5% |
All Ales, Porter |
- |
Fruity with some spiciness. |
Northern Brewer (U.S.) |
6% to 10% |
ESB, Bitter, English Pale
Ale, Porter, California
(steam) Beer |
Nugget, Chinook |
Medium-strong with some wild tones. Bittering
hop. This American version has a rougher flavor and aroma than
the imported varieties. |
Northern Brewer (German) |
7% to 10% |
ESB, Bitter, English Pale
Ale, Porter |
Chinook, U.S. Northern Brewer |
Medium-strong with some wild tones. |
Northwest Golding |
4% to 5% |
Ale, Porter, Stout, ESB,
Bitter |
- |
Known for aromatic properties. |
Nugget |
11% to 14.5% |
Medium to Dark American
Ales and Lagers |
Columbus, Chinook, U.K. Target,
Galena |
Quite heavy and herbal. |
Olympic |
11% to 13% |
Most Beers |
Chinook |
Mild to medium, citrusy aroma,
spicy. |
Perle (U.S.) |
6% to 9.5% |
Pale Ale, Porter, German
Styles, Wheats, and Pilsners |
Northern Brewer, Cluster, Galena,
Chinook |
Known for its aromatic and bittering properties,
pleasant and slightly spicy. |
Perle (German) |
6% to 8.5% |
Pale Ale, Porter, Lager,
Wheats, and Pilsners |
U.S. Perle, Northern Brewer |
Moderately intense, good and hoppy, fruity
and a little spicy. |
Phoenix (U.K.) |
4.2% to 5.5% |
All Ales |
U.K. Northdown, U.K. Kent Golding, U.
K. Challenger |
High in bitterness, and extremely rich in
hop oils. Similar to U.K. Challenger. |
Pioneer (U.K.) |
8% to 10% |
Ale, ESB |
U.K. Kent Golding |
A mild, typical English aroma |
Polish Lublin |
3% to 4.5% |
Pilsner, Ales and Lagers |
U.S. Saaz, Czech Saaz, U.S. Tettnanger |
Mild and typical of noble aroma
types, spicy, herbal. |
Pride of Ringwood (Australia) |
7% to 10% |
British Ales, Australian-Style
Ales and Lagers |
Galena, Cluster |
Quite pronounced, woody, earthy, herbal. |
Progress (U.K.) |
5% to 7.5% |
Ale, Bitter, ESB, Porter |
U.K. Kent Golding, Fuggle |
Moderately strong, good aroma, sweeter,
and usually providing a softer bitterness |
Saaz (Czech) |
3% to 4.5% |
Pilsner, Lagers and Wheat |
U.S. Saaz, Polish Lublin |
Very mild with pleasant hoppy notes, earthy,
spicy, and herbal. |
Saaz (U.S.) |
3% to 5% |
Pilsner, Lager, Wheat |
Czech Saaz, Polish Lublin |
Mild and pleasant, earthy and spicy. |
Santiam |
5% to 7.9% |
Lager, American Ale, Pilsner |
German Tettnanger, German Spalt,
German Spalt Select |
Noble characteristics. |
Satus |
12.5% to 14% |
- |
Galena |
Known for its bittering and aromatic
properties. |
Simcoe |
12% to 14% |
- |
- |
A bittering and aromatic hop |
Spalt (German)
|
4% to 5.5% |
Lager, Amber Ales and
Altbiers |
U.S. Saaz, U.S. Tettnanger, German
Spalt Select |
Mild and pleasant, slightly spicy. Highly
values traditional German Noble hop. Important in Alt beers. |
Spalt Select (German) |
4% to 6% |
Amber Ales, Altbiers,and
Lager, and any beer where
noble aroma is wanted. |
U.S. Saaz, U.S. Tettnanger, German
Spalt |
Very fine Spalter-type aroma. Highly values
traditional German Noble hop. Important in Alt beers. |
Spalt Select (U.S.) |
3% to 5% |
German Lagers |
Tettnanger, Saaz |
Medium intensity and pleasant hoppy qualities.
Medium-strong aroma with wild American tones. |
Sterling |
6% to 9% |
Lager, Ale, Pilsner |
Saaz, Polish Lublin |
Herbal, spicy, pleasant aroma, hint of floral
and citrus. |
Strisslespalt (France) |
3% to 5% |
Pilsner, Lager, Wheat |
Mt. Hood, Crystal, Hersbrucker |
Medium intensity, pleasant, hoppy. |
Styrian Golding (Slovenia) |
4.5% to 6% |
All English-Style Ales, ESB,
Bitter, Vienna / Marzen
Lagers, Belgian Ales and
Pilsners |
U.S. Fuggle, U.K. Fuggle, Willamette |
Delicate, slightly spicy. Aroma and bittering
hop. Traditional aroma hop noted for it's "rounded"
bittering
qualities. |
Target (U.K.) |
9.5% to 12.5% |
All Ale and Lager |
Fuggle, Willamette |
Pleasant English hop aroma, quite intense,
positive floral aromas |
Tettnanger (U.S.) |
3.4% to 5.2% |
German Ales and Lagers,
American Lagers, Wheat |
German Spalt, Czech Saaz Santiam |
A mild floral aroma, mild and slightly spicy. |
Tettnanger (German) |
3.5% to 5.5 |
Ale, Wheats and German
Lagers |
German Spalt, German Spalt Select, U.
S. Tettnanger, Saaz |
A mild floral aroma and pleasant, slightly
spicy, herbal. |
Tomahawk |
15% to 17% |
Ale |
Columbus |
Primarily a bittering hop. |
Tradition (German) |
5% to 7% |
Lager, Pilsner |
Hersbrucker, Hallertauer Mittelfrüh |
Very fine and similar to Hallertauer Mittelfrüh. |
Ultra |
2% to 4.1% |
Lager, Pilsner, Wheat,
finishing hop in Ales |
Liberty, Hallertauer Tradition, Saaz |
Very good to outstanding, some Saazlike
qualities. Aromatic properties similar to Hallertauer. |
Vanguard |
4% to 5.67% |
Pilsner, Lagers and Wheat |
Saaz, Hallertauer Mittelfrüh |
Aroma similar to continental European types. |
Warrior |
15% to 17% |
Ale, Stout |
Nugget |
A bittering and aromatic hop |
WGV (Whitbread Golding
Variety) (U.K.) |
5% to 7% |
Ale |
U.K. Kent Golding, U.K. Progress |
Quite pleasant and hoppy, distinctive sweet
fruit flavor, moderately intense. |
Willamette |
3.5% to 6% |
Pale Ale, ESB, Bitter,
English-Style Ale, Porter,
Stout |
U.S. Fuggle, U.S. Tettnanger, Styrian
Golding |
Mild and pleasant, slightly spicy, fruity,
floral, a little earthy. |
Yakima Cluster |
6% to 8.5% |
American Strong Ales |
- |
A West Coast hop with high Alpha
Acid. Excellent bittering hop. Used
as a kettle hop for bittering. |
Zeus |
13% to 17% |
IPA, Pale Ale, Stout |
Columbus |
Aromatic and pleasant. |
