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By Andrew Whalley, International Sales Manager
It seems that most new beer brands that are now on offer in the market tend to follow the same hops variety profile, and although these are great hops, it’s getting a tad repetitive.
Should you try a different variety for the now popular beer styles?
Would you dare to try something different to the usual suspects?
Here at Charles Faram, we have put our creative juices to work and have come up with a list of alternatives to some of the more well used varieties. There’s a wide range of varieties that will work extremely well in ‘that’ NEIPA, IPA, DIPA, or Milkshake, and the world is your oyster. With the 150, or so, varieties on offer, we believe that brewers may want to produce a beer with a point of difference, so we have the following lists of hop suggestions.
| UK VARIETIES | |
| Bramling Cross | Spicy, blackcurrant |
| Bullion | Spicy, blackcurrant |
| Cascade UK | Lychees, floral, grapefruit |
| Chinook UK | Grapefruit, citrus, pine |
| Ernest | Citrus, pineapple |
| Harlequin™ | Peach, pineapple, passion fruit |
| Jester® | Grapefruit, lychees, blackcurrant |
| Keyworths Early | Lemon, grapefruit |
| Keyworths Mid-Season | Citrus, blackcurrant |
| Mystic™ | Citrus, blackcurrant, passionfruit |
| Olicana® | Mango, grapefruit, passionfruit |
| NEW ZEALAND VARIETIES | |
| Pacifica™ | Herbal, orange, citrus |
| Rakau™ | Tropical fruit, passionfruit, pine needles |
| Waimea™ | Tangerine, citrus, pine needles |
| AMERICAN VARIETIES | |
| Amarillo® | Floral, citrus, orange |
| Cascade | Lychees, floral, grapefruit |
| Centennial | Lemon, herbal, resinous |
| Comet | Grapefruit, spicy |
| Mount Hood | Herbal, grapefruit |
| Summit™ | Pink grapefruit, orange |
| UK VARIETIES | |
| Bramling Cross | Spicy, blackcurrant |
| Ernest | Citrus, pineapple |
| Harlequin™ | Peach, pineapple, passion fruit |
| Jester® | Grapefruit, lychees, blackcurrant |
| Mystic™ | Citrus, blackcurrant, passionfruit |
| Olicana® | Mango, grapefruit, passionfruit |
| NEW ZEALAND VARIETIES | |
| Dr Rudi | Lemongrass, Pine, Grassy |
| Green Bullet | Pine, plum, black pepper |
| Taiheke | Floral, lemon, grapeffruit |
| Pacifica™ | Herbal, orange, citrus |
| Rakau™ | Tropical fruit, passionfruit, pine needles |
| Waimea™ | Tangerine, citrus, pine needles |
| AMERICAN VARIETIES | |
| Amarillo® | Floral, citrus, orange |
| Cascade | Lychees, floral, grapefruit |
| Centennial | Lemon, herbal, resinous |
| Comet | Grapefruit, spicy |
| Mount Hood | Herbal, grapefruit |
| Summit™ | Pink grapefruit, orange |
| UK VARIETIES | |
| Admiral | Resinous, orangey, citrus |
| Archer™ | Lime, apricot, peach, floral |
| Endeavour | Blackcurrant, spicy, grapefruit |
| Ernest | Citrus, pineapple |
| First Gold | Orange, marmalade, spicy |
| Godiva™ | Tangerine, white grape, spicy |
| Minstrel™ | Spiced berries, orange, herbal |
| Mystic™ | Citrus, blackcurrant, passionfruit |
| Olicana® | Mango, grapefruit, passionfruit |
| NEW ZEALAND VARIETIES | |
| Nelson Sauvin™ | Gooseberry, grapefruit |
| Pacific Gem™ | Blackberry, oak, pine |
| Rakau™ | Tropical fruit, passionfruit, pine needles |
| Wai-iti™ | Mandarin, lemon, lime zest |
So, break away from the crowd, and give something from above a go. Who knows, it may become your best selling beer!
We carry hops from all over the world and aim to provide an artist’s palette of flavors to create every type and style of beer. Our main office is conveniently located in the brewer’s paradise that is Portland OR, while our cold store warehouse is in the US hop capital, Yakima WA.
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