Elani Hops

Elani stands as a remarkable, high-impact commercial cultivar brought to market by the team at Yakima Quality Hops. Discovered growing wild along the rugged banks of the St. Joe River Valley in Idaho—and initially trialed under the experimental designation YQH-1320 cv.—this variety was officially released to the global craft beer industry following highly successful large-scale brewing trials. Geneticists believe this plant is a true natural treasure, the result of decades of open, feral cross-pollination descending from heritage hop yards planted by Pacific Northwest miners and loggers in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Elani offers a fascinating bridge between historic American agricultural survival and the intense, clean, fruit-forward aromatic expectations of today’s modern brewers, providing exceptional field vigor and superb lot-to-lot consistency.

The profile of Elani is an exceptionally bright, clean, and beautifully balanced sensory experience that completely avoids the heavy onion, garlic, or harsh herbal notes that often plague high-oil New World varieties. The aromatic journey opens with an immediate and striking blast of sweet orange zest, fresh-squeezed tangerine, and tangy lime sherbet. As this vibrant citrus framework unfolds across the palate, a dense mid-palate of lush tropical fruits takes center stage, highlighting sweet guava, juicy pineapple, and a smooth, elegant core of ripe white peach. The finish wraps up cleanly, supported by a subtle, underlying hint of crisp pine needles and sweet lemongrass. This pristine complexity allows Elani to perform beautifully as a standalone single-hop feature or to seamlessly amplify the tropical punch of classic hop combinations.