Hops are to the Craft Brewer what insanity is to the artist
Peter Chiodo
We are currently growing 18 different varieties of hops. We have the listed the varieties with a brief description and links to the USDA Agricultural Research Service website for further detailed information. The hops variety data book from which the following information was obtained can be downloaded from Hopunion's website.
Selected by E. S. Salmon at Wye College, England, in 1919. The mother plant BB1 was obtained in 1916 as a cutting from a wild hop growing at Morden, Manitoba. It was believed to have been a genuine wild North American hop. Learn more.
Open pollination of a Fuggle seedling, itself derived from crosses between Fuggle and the Russian hop Serebrianker. Aroma variety with well-balanced bittering potential. It is the most popular hop with the craftbrewing industry. Good for dry hopping. Learn more.
Selected from a cross between Brewer’s Gold and a selected USDA male. Very balanced hop, sometimes called a super Cascade. Learn more.
From a cross between Petham Golding and a USDA-selected male with high alpha acids and good storage properties. A high alpha-acids hop with an acceptable aroma profile. Learn more.
A chance seedling selected in 1875 by Mr. Richard Fuggle in England. It has been in the US since the late 1800’s. Traditional English-type aroma hop. Learn more.
Bred from Brewer’s Gold by open pollination in the state of Idaho. An excellent high alpha acids hop with balanced bittering properties combines with a good aroma profile. Learn more.
The genuine long-established East Kent Golding variety group imported from England. US Goldings are very popular among ale breweries in the US. Learn more.
Traditional German variety, originally selected in the area of the same name. Traditional German aroma hop. Learn more.
The Goldings are the traditional Old English hop. Develops by clonal selection from 1790 on starting from Canterbury Whitebine. The classic English Ale hop which has been used extensively in kettle hopping and for dry hopping. Learn more.
Bred at the Hop Research Institute in Hüll (Germany). Gaining increasing acceptance as a clean bittering hop. Learn more.
A triploid seedling of the German Hallertauer variety. Aroma variety with marked similarities to the German Hallertauer and Hersbrucker varieties. Most popular hop in the triploid Hallertau breeding program, partly due to the fact it was the first one released. Learn more.
Open pollination. Viewed as a high-bittering alpha hop.
Bred in England in 1934 from a cross between a female hop of wild American parentage and an English male. A true dual-purpose hop, containing moderate amounts of alpha acids combined with a good aroma profile. Learn more.
Selected from a cross between Brewer’s Gold and a high alpha acids male with good storage properties. A high alpha acids hop with a good aroma profile. Learn more.
The classical "noble" aroma hop with long and strong traditions. Associated with the renowned Pilsner lager.
Perceived to be similar to a Saaz and Mt Hood combination. Finding favor as a Saaz replacement. Learn more.
A triploid seedling of the English Fuggle variety. A quality aroma hop. Learn more.
American aromatic high-alpha hop. Similar, if not identical, to Columbus/Tomahawk.
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