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Bullion Brewer's Gold, Pacific Gem Poor aroma, sharp bittering and black currant flavor and aroma when used in the boil.
Cascade Centennial Strong spicy, floral, citrus (especially grapefruit) aroma.
Centennial Cascade Spicy, floral, citrus aroma, clean bittering hop.
Challenger Perle, Northern Brewer Spicy aroma, fruity flavor.
Chinook Galena, Eroica, Nugget, Bullion Heavy spicy aroma, strong versatile bittering hop.
Cluster Galena Poor, sharp aroma, sharp bittering hop.
Crystal Hallertauer Mittelfrueh, Hallertauer Hersbrucker, Mount Hood, Liberty Mild, pleasant, slightly spicy.
Kent Golding Goldings, Target Spicy, floral, earthy, rounded, very mild aroma; spicy flavor.
Eroica Northern Brewer, Galena Clean bittering hop.
Fuggle East Kent Goldings, Willamette Mild, soft, grassy, floral aroma.
Galena Northern Brewer, Eroica, Cluster Strong, clean bittering hop.
Hallertauer Hersbrucker Hallertauer Mittelfrueh, Mt. Hood, Liberty, Crystal, NZ Hallertau Aroma Pleasant, spicy, mild, noble, earthy aroma.
Hallertauer Mittlefruh Hallertauer Hersbrucker, Mt. Hood, Liberty, Crystal, NZ Hallertau Aroma Pleasant, spicy, mild herbal aroma. Noble hop.
Liberty Hallertauer Mittelfrueh, Hallertauer Hersbrucker, Mt. Hood, Crystal Fine, very mild aroma.
Lublin Saaz, Hallertauer Mittelfrueh, Hallertauer Hersbrucker, Tettnang, Mount Hood, Liberty, Crystal. Reported to be a substitute for noble varieties.
Mount Hood Hallertauer Mittelfrueh, Hallertauer Hersbrucker, Liberty, Tettnang Mild, clean aroma.
Northdown Target, Northern Brewer Good flavor and aroma, blends well with other United Kingdom types.
Northern Brewer Hallertauer Mittelfrueh, Hallertauer Hersbrucker Fine, fragrant aroma, dry, clean bittering hop.
Nugget Chinook Heavy, spicy, herbal aroma, strong bittering hop.
New Zealand Hallertau Aroma Hallertauer Mittelfrueh, Hallertauer Hersbrucker, Tettnang, Crystal Said to be a replica of German Hallertauer Mittelfrueh.
Perle Hallertauer Mittelfrueh, NZ Hallertau Aroma Pleasant aroma, slightly spicy, almost minty bittering hop.
Pride of Ringwood Citric aroma, clean bittering hop.
Progress Fuggles Similar to Fuggles, slightly sweeter.
Saaz Tettnang Delicate, mild, floral aroma. Czech varietey is considered a noble hop.
Southern Cross
Spalt Saaz, Tettnang Mild, pleasant, slightly spicy.
Sticklebract Northern Brewer Said to be comparable to European Northern Brewer.
Strisselspalt Hersbrucker, German Spalt Medium intensity, pleasant, similar to Hersbrucker.
Styrian Golding Fuggles, Willamette Similar to Fuggles.
Target Northdown, Progress Accounts for 40% of United Kingdom hop production.
Tettnanger Saaz, Spalt Fine, spicy aroma.
Ultra Hallertauer Mittelfrueh Fine aroma hop.
Willamette Fuggle Mild, spicy, grassy, floral aroma.
Amarillo Cascade, Centennial, Chinook, Ahtanum. Floral, citrus aroma.
Admiral A good replacement for both high alpha and dual-purpose hops when used as a kettle hop.
Brewers Gold Comet, Chinook, Eroica, Galena, Bullion Blackcurrant, fruity, spicy aroma.
Golding Kent Goldings Version of Kent Goldings grown in the United States.
Comet Galena Especially bitter.
Magnum Columbus, Nugget Clean bittering hop. Bred at the Hop Research Institute in Hull, Germany.
Select Saaz, Tettnang, Spalt, Hersbrucker Bred from Hallertauer Mittlefruh and Spalt as a disease resistant Spalt type.
Columbus Nugget, Chinook, Wye Target, Northern Brewer, Centennial Pungent aroma.
Millenium Nugget, Columbus Mild, herbal aroma.
Ahtanum Cascade, Amarillo Floral, citrus, sharp, and piney.
Glacier Willamette, US Fuggle, US Tettnang, Styrian Golding Balanced bitterness and pleasant aroma. New variety.
Horizon Magnum Spicy, floral aroma.
Newport Galena, Nugget, Fuggle, Magnum, Brewer?s Gold Mild aroma, high bittering alpha hop.
Santiam Tettnang, Spalt, Spalter Slightly spicy and floral aroma. Noble hop characteristics.
Simcoe Pine-like aroma. Mainly a bittering hop with good aroma characteristics
Sterling Saaz Herbal and spicy aroma with a hint of floral and citrus.
Vanguard Hallertau, Hersbrucker, Mt Hood, Liberty Similar to Hallertau (U.S.). Aroma similar to continental European types.
Warrior Nugget, Columbus Mild aroma, high alpha bittering hop.
Tradition Liberty, Hallertau Fine, subtle aroma similar to Hallertau.
First Gold UK Kent Golding, Crystal A dwarf hop, predicted by many in the British industry for future success.
Pacific Gem Woody, berry aroma. Frequenlty grown organic.
Zeus Columbus Pungent, flowery aroma; "chunky" bitterness.
Yeoman Northdown Pleasant bitterness.
Green Bullet Citrus and floral aroma.
Aquila Not widely used.
Bramling Cross Progress, Kent Golding Toasty, buttery, slighly resiny aroma with some woody notes. Quite mild, fruity currant aroma.
Herald High alpha-acid dwarf hop.
Huller Bitterer
Marynka Contains both high aroma values and high content of bitter substances.
Nelson Sauvin Imparts grape-like flavor.
Omega Increasingly rare.
Orion
Phoenix Northdown, Kent Golding, Challenger Similar to Challenger.
Pioneer Clean bitterness; mild "English" aroma. Dwarf variety.
Record
Talisman Derived from Cluster.
Wye Target Northern Brewer and Golding heritage.
Yakima Magnum
Hallertauer Gold Crystal, Mount Hood Known for its aromatic properties similar to Hallertauer.
Northwest Golding Strong aroma.
Olympic Chinook Mild to medium, citrusy aroma, spicy.
Satus Nugget, Pride of Ringwood, Chinook Medium but pleasant hoppiness, citrusy.
Spalt Select Saaz, Tettnanger, German Spalt Very fine Spalter-type aroma. U.S. variety has "wild American" tones.
Tomahwak Columbus Bittering hop.
WGV (Whitbread Golding Variety) Kent Golding, Progress Quite pleasant and hoppy, moderately intense. Traditional English hop with a sweet and fruity aroma.
Yakima Cluster Pleasant, aromatic hop.
Citra None known at this time. Very unique. Originated in 2008. Cross between U.S. Tettnager, Hallertauer Mittelfruh, Brewer's Gold, and East Kent Goldings. As the name suggests, imparts citrus and fruity flavors/aromas to beer (grapefruit, lime, melon, gooseberry, lychee fruit).
Apollo Citrus notes, emphasis on orange, resiny, spicey
Bravo Nugget Bravo is a somewhat recent US cultivar with a parentage from the Zeus hop variety. With its relatively high alpha acid content (14 - 17%AA) Bravo is a good choice of a bittering base. Aromatic qualities of Bravo range from being described as Earthy and Herbal to somewhat Floral as well as spicy. Bravo has gained some popularity when hops have been in short supply and have been featured in a series of US West Coast IPAs.
Saphire Hallertau This hop has a low alpha acid content and is very well suited as an aroma hop for the finest European style lagers.A true jewel of the noble hop family with a refined aroma & a mild flavor. Sweet & clean citrus aroma that has a hint of tangerine.
Calypso Dual Purpose pleasantly complex, fruity aroma, with hints of pear and apple, with notes ofearthy tea too. Dual Purpose pleasantly complex, fruity aroma, with hints of pear and apple, with notes of earthy tea too.
Australian Summer Summer is a unique seedless aroma hop developed and grown in Australia. Summer provides distinctive light apricot and melon fruit notes nicely balanced by a background hop character which can be used to great effect in many beer styles. Being low in alpha acid, brewers can be very flexible with their dosing when using this hop for flavour and aroma.
Delta Fuggle, Willamette Delta (Hopsteiner 04188) is a new aroma variety that was  developed by the Hopsteiner Breeding Program and released  in 2009.  It is a cross between Fuggle and a male variety  derived from Cascade.  It shows good tolerance to downy  mildew and is resistant to strains of powdery mildew.  Delta  has a mild and pleasant aroma that is slightly spicy with a  hint of citrus Delta (Hopsteiner 04188) is a new aroma variety that was developed by the Hopsteiner Breeding Program and released in 2009.  It is a cross between Fuggle and a male variety derived from Cascade.  It shows good tolerance to downy mildew and is resistant to strains of powdery mildew.  Delta has a mild and pleasant aroma that is slightly spicy with a hint of citrus.
Extra Styrian Dana Dual purpose hop brewd from German Magnum and a Slovenian genetic hop bred at the Slovenian Institute of Hop Research in Zalec. Beta Acids: 4.8-6.0%Cohumolone: 28-31% of alpha acidsAlpha/Beta Ratio: 2.7-3.1
Zythos A proprietary hop blend (Centennial/Cascade) "created to embody the powerful tradition and aroma you expect for your finest ales and IPA brews." Targeted brewing values of 11.9% alpha and 5.0% beta.
Mosaic Simcoe, Citra   Mosaic™ (HBC 369) is an aroma hop variety developed byHop Breeding Company, LLC that was released in 2012. Itoffers a unique and complex blend of floral, tropical, fruity,and earthy characteristics that translate very favorably intoseveral styles of beer. Mosaic™ is the daughter of Simcoe®(YCR 14) and a Nugget derived male.Mosaic™ (HBC 369) is an aroma hop variety developed by Hop Breeding Company, LLC that was released in 2012. It offers a unique and complex blend of floral, tropical, fruity, and earthy characteristics that translate very favorably into several styles of beer. Mosaic™ is the daughter of Simcoe® (YCR 14) and a Nugget derived male. Mosaic™ (HBC 369) is an aroma hop variety developed byHop Breeding Company, LLC that was released in 2012. It offers a unique and complex blend of floral, tropical, fruity,and earthy characteristics that translate very favorably into several styles of beer. Mosaic™ is the daughter of Simcoe®(YCR 14) and a Nugget derived male.  
Legacy Cluster, Galena, or Northern Brewer Dual Purpose hop with a clean grapefruit, floral, blackcurrant , and spicy aroma.
Aramis Willamette, Challenger, and Ahtanum Sweet spicy notes with hints of of citrus and herbs.
Summit Columbus, Millennium, Simcoe, Warrior Cross pollination of Lexus and an unspecified male; derived from numerous plants including Zeus, Nugget and male USDA varieties. Distinct spice, earthy, onion, garlic and citrus (pink grapefruit, orange and tangerine) tones.
Falconer’s Flight A pellet blend containing a variety of the Pacific Northwest's most intriguing aroma hop varieties and additional experimental hops. Distinct tropical, floral, lemon and grapefruit characteristics. An excellent complement to many IPA and Pale Ale oriented hop varieties
El Dorado El Dorado® is a special dual purpose variety with exceptional  aroma qualities and high alpha acids. It was developed by  CLS Farms, LLC in 2008 and released in 2010. El Dorado®  consistently elicits responses of fruity notes, specifically  tropical fruit flavors. Other fruit notes offered have been  pear, watermelon and stone fruit El Dorado® is a special dual purpose variety with exceptional aroma qualities and high alpha acids. It was developed by CLS Farms, LLC in 2008 and released in 2010. El Dorado® consistently elicits responses of fruity notes, specifically tropical fruit flavors. Other fruit notes offered have been pear, watermelon and stone fruit
Belma Notes of orange, melon, strawberry, pineapple with a hint of grapefruit
Super Golding
Hallertauer Mittelfrueh
Williamette
Tettnang
Azacca Notes: Dual purpose hop. Good for dry hopping Aroma: Citrus, tropical, floral Pair with Citra, Centennial, or Simcoe Dual purpose hop. Good for dry hopping. Citrus, tropical, floral aroma. Pair with Citra, Centennial, or Simcoe.
Mosaic (HBC 369)
Eukanot Formerly known as Equinox (HBC 366). Developed by Hop Breeding Company and released in 2014, Ekuanot™ Brand HBC 366 features pronounced aroma characteristics and extremely high oil content. This variety bursts out of the spring soil in vibrant yellow and gradually matures to a deep green color by fall harvest.
Tettnang (Tettnang Tettnager)
Goldings, East Kent
East Kent Goldings (EKG)
Willamette (Debittered)
Equinox (HBC 366)
Loral Released in 2016, Loral HBC 291 has a noble heritage and crosses old world and new world aromatics.  Pleasant aroma including floral, pepper, lemon citrus and dark fruit notes.  Suitable for many beer styles.
Loral Released in 2016, Loral HBC 291 has a noble heritage and crosses old world and new world aromatics.  Pleasant aroma including floral, pepper, lemon citrus and dark fruit notes.  Suitable for many beer styles.
Cryo Hop - Loral Loral is a floral, citrus, fruity, herbal hops used for its aromatic qualities. Versatile. Lupulin powder - typically used during the whirlpool/steep or dry hop phases at about half the weight of pellet hops to mazimize aroma/flavor. Concentrated to enhance hop oils. Store near freezing.
Vic Secret Pineapple, pine, passionfruit. The flavors are lighter than the ones you will find in Galaxy hops. This variety is definitely a flavor hop. The notable fruit flavors really come out in the finished beer when Vic Secret are added as a whirlpool addition or when dry hopping.
Sorachi Ace