Fantasia^® Hops

Fantasia^® stands as a highly specialized, modern innovation in brewing chemistry, developed by the global flavor experts at the BarthHaas Group. Rather than a single standalone agricultural cultivar, Fantasia^® is a proprietary, natural hop composition built from a closely guarded recipe of traditional varieties, officially cataloged as "Creation No. 2" within their innovative Hop Creations line. Engineered to provide craft and commercial brewers with a completely plant-based method for injecting rich, dessert-like complexity into wort, it eliminates the need for lactose, unfermentable sugars, or artificial flavor extracts. By leveraging advanced lot-to-lot blending techniques, it ensures an incredibly reliable and consistent chemical payload that allows modern brewhouses to push the absolute boundaries of flavor-forward beer styles with total predictability.

The profile of Fantasia^® is an intentionally curated, dessert-inspired sensory showcase that steps completely away from standard rustic wood, bright citrus, or intensetropical fruit properties. It immediately envelops the senses with an indulgent, silky wave of sweet heavy cream, warm caramel-toffee, and vanilla-like confectionery notes. As this velvety, smooth top-note settles on the palate, it reveals an inviting, sweet mid-palate dominated by sun-ripened stone fruits—particularly juicy yellow peaches—before finishing with a very gentle, grounding whisper of classic European noble herbalism. This intricate interplay between rich creaminess and soft orchard fruit makes it exceptionally useful for smoothing out harsh, bitter edges, leaving behind a comforting, rounded, and highly drinkable aromatic finish.