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Ahtanum® is named for the location where Charles Carpenter established the first hop farm in the Yakima Valley in 1869. It is the first commercially available bred hop by Yakima Chief Ranches. Used primarily as an aroma hop due to low alpha acid composition.
Amarillo® is a super version of Cascade that has a distinctive orange character that separates it from Cascade. Trademark owned by Virgil Gamache Farms and was found by them growing alongside Liberty in their hop yard.
Azacca™ was bred in Washington by the American Dwarf Hop Association, renamed to Latitude 46, with parentage of Toyomidori (Northern Brewer Grandmother and USDA 64103 Grandfather) and ADHA 94/95 (Summit™ Grandmother and ADHA 99-25 Grandfather). It is named for the Haitian god of agriculture. Azacca™ is a great late and/or dry hop. The sustained profile for the aroma situates to that usage. Whirlpooling brings out the juicy flavor and sweet aroma.
Bitter Gold was released in 1999 and has lineage linked to Brewer's Gold, Bullion, Comet and Fuggle. Higher alpha acids than any of its parents as well as when compared to Galena or Nugget, which are considered close substitutes. Mild profile when used as a bittering addition but shines in later additions, delivering stone and tropic fruit flavors.
Cascade was released in 1972 by the United States Department of Agriculture in Oregen, it is named for the Northwest mountain range. Primarily developed at Oregon State University East Farm in Corvallis. Cascade is a cross between Fuggle and Serebrianka (Russia) and open pollinated in 1955. Cascade is the first superstar of American hops and paved the way for bold hops in today's brewing scene. The ratio of alpha to beta acids is similar to European aroma hops.
Idaho Gem™ was bred at Gooding Farms in Wilder, Idaho and named after its home state. The flavors from Idaho Gem™ are soft and full with remarkable smoothness.
Jester™ was developed by Charles Faram, released in 2013 after originally being planted in 2009 along with Olicana®, its sister. With breeding from Cascade it may be used for bittering and aroma purposes. Optimally needs warm spring weather to produce best characteristics.
McKenzie™ is the first hop variety released by the West Coast Hop Breeding Company. It took five years of breeding before the hop was released. Named after a river the breeder for West Coast Hop Breeding Company grew up fishing. Initially available in 2021 with acreage ramping up since. More pine, resin forward when used in the boil, post boil will bring out the fruitiness.
Moutere™ is bred from Southern Cross™ and a New Zealand male and released in 2015. Developed at New Zealands's Plant & Food Research Center. Moutere™ is a high alpha acid hop with tropical, grapefruit and passion fruit. Pronounced "Mow-terry".
Nectaron® was developed by New Zealand's Plant & Food Research. The triploid hop that is a sister of Waimea™. Based on the bio makeup of Nectaron®, it creates a different profile when used with American and English yeast. Best used late and for dry hopping. Nectaron® is named by putting together "Nectar of the Gods and Ron Beaston, the principle scientist at Plant and Food Research.
Nelson Sauvin™ was first released in 2000, is a triploid variety developed by Hort Research, Riwaka Research Centre (Plant & Food Research). Bred from New Zealand Smoothcone and a New Zealand male. Definitely imparts a unique aroma. High alpha acids makes Nelson Sauvin™ a great dual hop.
Olicana® was bred by Charles Faram and has more vigor than its sister Jester™. Released in 2014, it was initially planted alongside Jester™ in 2009. Currently grown commercially by Townend Farm and Stocks Farm, Worcestershire, it was selected due to a higher tolerance to Powdery Mildew than Challenger.
Bred at Wye College in Kent, England, with parents of First Gold and Herald. Pilgrim was released commercially in 2001. It is one of the most wilt resistant hops out today.
Bred at Wye College in Kent, England in 1984, released commercially in 1996. Pioneer is a dual purpose hop.
Riwaka™ was bred from Saaz, released by New Zealand's Plant & Food Research in 1997. This is a very high oil content hop.
Strata™, developed by Indie Hops Flavor Project in 2009, was initially called X-331. Parentage of Perle, open pollinated at the Oregon State experimental hop yard. Strata™ is impressive due to disease resistance, vigorous growth and complex aroma layers. Strata™ was released after seven years of testing and evaluation, initially released to a few breweries for further testing. Sometimes described as "passion fruit meets pot", it brings a lot of tropical layers to a dank, herbal notes of cannabis.
Summit™ is a semi-dwarf, bred from Zeus, Nugget and gaggle of males in Washington, USA, making the lineage complex. Released in 2003 by American Dwarf Hop Association, renamed to Latitude 46. Super high alpha acid content makes this hop great for bittering. Aromatics star when used as a dry hop.
Taiheke® was bred from Fuggle and an unknown male, which possibly was a cross between Fuggle and Serebrianka. Taiheke is the first hop commercially bred from USDA-ARS program in 1972. Oil composition and fruitiness make Taiheke star in late kettle additions and dry hopping.
Warrior® is a high alpha variety with a ridiculously smooth bitterness. Developed by Yakima Chief Ranches, arising from the same program that created Simcoe®.