Hop varieties
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Considered to be Britain's finest hop, with a fine aroma and flavor. Because of its high price and low bitterness, commercial brewers rarely use it alone. Dates from 1790 and used in most styles of English beer.
One of Britain's most-popular hops, Challenger is mild, with good aroma and a typical English hop taste. It is fairly bitter for a hop from Britain. As well as bittering and aroma in English ales, porter, stout, bitter and extra special bitter, it is used ...
Quite bitter with negligible aroma. Used in ales. Also grown in Germany.
Similar to Target, but it is more mellow, making it more suitable for use in lagers.
Whitbread Goldings Variety is something of a misnoma for this hybrid hop, as it is actually classed as a Fuggles replacement. It is a traditional English hop with a pleasant, sweet, fruity aroma.
Used almost exclusively for bittering, Target accounts for a large proportion of Britain's hop production. It is used in ales and lagers, and has a pleasant English hop aroma but is quite intense.
Released to meet the demand for a higher alpha-acid hop. No longer grown.
Used in British ales, bitter, extra special bitter and porter. The rarest of British hops, Progress is likely to become extinct. It was introduced in the mid-1960s as a wilt-free Fuggles replacement. Has a pungent, fruity aroma and is slightly sweeter tha ...
Omega was released in the mid-1980s and was taken up early by the now-defunct Courage Brewery.
Used in bitter, extra special bitter, English pale ale and porter. Norther Brewer has a fine, fragrant aroma. One of the original hybrid hops, but it is becoming rarer as it is replaced by modern varieties. Called Hallertauer NB in Germany, where it is al ...
A popular hop in Britain, it is replacing its parent, Northern Brewer, which does not have as good aroma or flavor. It is fruity with some spiciness. Released in 1971 and can be used in all ales.
Introduced in 1875, Fuggles is one of Britain's most widely used hops. It is used mainly in dark ales, milds and stout. This variety has a fantastic aroma, but is susceptible to wilt, as is Goldings, and its production is declining yearly.
It is a Whitbread Golding cross and has a nice Goldings character, although it is not as mild as East Kent Goldings. Spicy.
Closely represents other types of English Goldings. First grown before 1889.
EKG, as it is often called, is used in all types of English ales. It has a pleasant, mild spicy, floral, earthy, rounded aroma and a spicy flavor.
Bullion was first grown in 1919 and never took off even though it was one of the original high-alpha hops. Its popularity is declining. It is from Goldings stock, but does not have the flavor or aroma of Goldings. It is rich with an intense blackcurrant a ...
Developed as a wilt-resistant Goldings replacement by crossing Bramling with Manitoba. Released in 1927. It has mild blackcurrant, lemony characteristics. Used in bitters, extra special bitters and pale ales.
A high alpha hop and a replacement for Target. Similar to Northdown and Challenger.