Purveyors of Fine Hops

A flowery, grapefruit-like aroma with medium bittering value that is gaining acceptance as a substitute for Cascade due to its citrus nature.

Flowers, citrus & spice with notes of grapefruit create the wonderful bouquet of Cascade hops.  Homebrewer’s #1 hop.

Flowers and citrus are the most evident aromas.  It has a medium aroma with mid to high bittering value. Often times referred to as Super Cascade.

Flowers and citrus are the most evident aromas.  It has a medium aroma with mid to high bittering value. Often times referred to as Super Cascade. Somewhat finicky to grow.

A pine forest washed with exotic spice infused with grapefruit.

Citra is a high alpha Hallertauer hybrid. This hop imparts interesting citrus and tropical fruit characters to beer.

Use a clip gun to insert the hop clip which holds the hop twine in the ground.

A delicate blend of spices and flowers with a low bittering value.

CTZ stands for Columbus, Tomahawk, and Zeus. High on the bittering scale yet also valued for its oil content. An interesting dichotomy of sharp and herbal.

Fuggle hops offer a classic English aroma with a moderate bittering value. Fuggle hops offer pleasant wood and fruit tones which will have you heading off to the hunt.

The dominant hop variety in England for 70 years until high alpha varieties were introduced. A low-to-moderate yielding aroma variety that matures early to mid-season.

Golding is an old school English aroma hop with flowery notes that have produced some of England’s best bitters.

“Hallertauer Mittelfrüh” is the traditional German name for this low-yielding aroma variety which is rapidly disappearing due to disease susceptibility (no longer planted in Verticillium wilt-threatened area). Medium to late harvest maturity.

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A clip gun (sold separately) and hop clips make stringing a breeze.

Steam-distilled Cascade oil in alcohol imparts aroma and flavor but no bitterness. Handy when all you can find is hopless beer.

Made from the coir fiber of the coconut husk and imported from Sri Lanka. Commercial Growers have been using Coir Yarn for years. A bundle of coir is made up of 10–20 foot strings.

Aged low alpha hops.

Prized for its high bittering value. The aromatic nature is one of spice and citrus.

A late-maturing Hallertauer hybrid developed at the Hop Research Institute in Hüll (Germany) with excellent yield potential, high alpha content, good storage stability and resistance to wilt and Downy Mildew, low tolerance to Powdery Mildew.

Simcoe’s daughter with earthy, grassy, herbal, citrus, cedar, tropical, spice and stonefruit notes adding to the pine-based pungency. A complex modern gal!

Mt. Hood is a hybrid of Hallertau with similar mild flower/spice aroma characteristics with a hint more of the forest. “Clean” commonly describes it.

Hallertauer hybrid that was released in 1989 from the USDA breeding program in Oregon. More vigorous and disease resistant than its German counterparts with low alpha acids, beta acids and cohumulone but high humulene content.

A plucky American filly found herself an affable English suitor and the happy union was this well-adapted hop with its neutral, clean aroma and slightly higher-than-average bittering value. Dual purpose.

Nugget was introduced in 1970 via the USDA.  It has a strong herbal/slight spice aroma and high bittering value.

Saaz is the Old World steadfast standby made famous by Pilsner Urquell. It possesses the aromatic blend of earth and spice notable in European pilsners.

A low-yield, low-vigor, noble variety renowned for its high quality aroma that originates from the Czech Republic. Recent hybridization attempts to improve its disease resistance prompted fears that this might affect its signature aroma quality but there appears to be no adverse effect in this regard.

Simcoe is a patented variety that is quickly finding its way into the hearts of bitter-loving craft brewers. Intense pine aroma adds to the fresh, youthful vigor.

A moderate-yielding, moderate vigor aroma type grown in Germany in the Hallertau and Spalt regions and in the US in Washington State. Late maturing and tolerant to Verticillium Wilt, Downy Mildew and Peronspora.

A Saaz hybrid released in 1998 that displays similar noble aroma and oil composition to the Czech variety, good yield and moderately resistant to Downy Mildew, generally considered a favorable Saaz replacement. Mid-season maturity.

Saaz hybrid characterized by golden yellow leaves; developed in 1990 at the USDA breeding program in Oregon; vigorous with early maturity and good yield; moderate resistance to Downy Mildew and Verticillium Wilt. Despite its name, prefers filtered sun; excellent ornamental choice.

An aroma variety with good to moderate vigor and good resistance to Verticillium Wilt.

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A triploid seedling of the Hallertauer variety with good mid-season yield, good vigor that tends to produce a top-crop, moderately resistant to Downy Mildew and no major reactions to virus infection.

An English Svalof cross selection related to Saxon bred at Wye college. (Usually just referred to as Viking)  It has an unusually higher alpha acids profile than most aroma types.  Moderate yield.