Possibly one of South Africa’s most unique hop varieties. Unlike most high-alpha varieties, African Queen possess a considerably rich and complex aroma. Developed by SAB Hop Farms in George, South Africa, African Queen was created by hop breeders Gerrie Britz and Beverley-Anne Joseph. Development began in 1998 and concluded with its commercial release in 2014. So potent is African Queen’s …
Styrian Wolf
Developed by the Slovenian Institute for Hop Research and Brewing, Styrian Wolf is one of the latest Styrian hops on the market. When brewed, expect intense fruity and floral notes. These include flavors of sweet tropical fruits and complex aromas of mango, elderflower and even a hint of violet. Commercially, the variety is being experimented with a growing number of …
Fantasia®
A proprietary blend created by the Barth-Haas group, Fantasia® claims to bring a cream and caramel character to your brew. Other observations have suggested that while this might be the case on some level, it has a much more significant profile of fruit and classic European noble characteristics. Want this hop? Browse our recommended stockists below. Also Known As Characteristics …
Eureka
With similarities to Simcoe® and Summit™ hops, Eureka is a fairly new variety with very strong bittering qualities and a complex and robust flavor and aroma profile. It is said to impart flavors of citrus, resin, tropical and dark fruit along with aromas of grapefruit rind, citrus and tangerine. It is the progeny of varietals Apollo and Merkur. Want this …
Coigneau
Originating from the 18th century, Belgian Coigneau hops have largely disappeared. Light on bitterness, Coigneau hops were often employed in Lambic beers and to a lesser extend, Pilsners. In 1930, the commercial crop of Coigneau was all but replaced by Green Belle with the last plots disappearing in the 1950’s. Recently however, the variety has been rediscovered from within the …
Caliente
Caliente means “hot” in Spanish. That is, temperature hot and not spicy hot. It isn’t clear exactly why this particular variety was named that but it appears to be reasonably well received by the craft brew market featuring in quite a few commercial brews to date. There is some difference of opinion on it’s exact tasting notes but it has …
Buzz Bullets
Buzz Bullets is a proprietary blend created by Yakima Valley Hops. It is said to have a clean bitterness and impart some floral and citrus notes. Want this hop? Browse our recommended stockists below. Also Known As Characteristics Floral and citrus notes Purpose Bittering & Aroma Alpha Acid Composition 8%-10% Beta Acid Composition Co-Humulone Composition Country US Cone Size Cone …
Bate’s Brewer
Bate’s Brewer is a very old hop variety that is no longer grown. Used to breed Whitbread Golding, it — much like it’s progeny — is not considered to be a true Golding variety. It was used extensively by Wye College in the early 1900’s to breed new varieties. Want this hop? Browse our recommended stockists below. Also Known As …
Azacca ®
Named after the Haitian god of agriculture, Azacca is one of a new brood of dwarf bittering hops. Descended directly from Toyomidori, its greater parentage also includes Summit™ and Northern Brewer. Bred by the American Dwarf Hop Association, a joint hop breeding venture between Roy Farms, Wyckoff Farms and Green Acres Farms, Azacca is considered by many brewers as being …
MultiHead
MultiHead is a neomexicanus breed native to New Mexico and is so named because of its tendency to produce dual cones. It is a unique hop in the industry and in brewing features a heady, floral aroma and some citrus elements. Want this hop? Browse our recommended stockists below. Also Known As Characteristics Heady, floral aroma, some sweet fruit and …