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CLUSTER is one of the oldest varieties grown in the united states. Until the late 1970's, cluster was one of only a few varieties grown in the U.S. and dominated the growing acreage. Alpha acids are medium, aroma is strong and storage stability is among the best in the world.

AMARILLO®VGXP01c.v. is a branded Hop of recent origin introduced by Virgil Gamache Farms INC.In Washington state. This brand is characterized by mid to high alpha and low cohumulone content.It's aroma is reported to be similar to cascade.

LIBERTY is a triploid variety bred as a cross between a female Hallertau mittlefruh and a downy mildew resistant male German hop. The variety was developed in 1983 from the USDA program at Oregon state university and released in the U.S. In 1991. Of the four triploid Hallertau mittlefruh varieties released, liberty most closely resembles Hallertau mittlefruh.

CASCADE was developed in the u.s. breeding program at oregon state university and released as a U.S. aroma variety in 1972. it is characterized by its dark green, elongated cone with an aroma that is described as a distinctive floral, grapefruit-like character. cascade is the definitive hop for American craft beers.

STERLING is an aroma cultivar derived from a diploid seedling from a cross of Saaz and a number of other varieties including cascade, brewer’s gold, early green and German open-pollination. Released in 1998, sterling is moderately resistant to downy and powdery mildews.

EL DORADO® Hop brand was released by CLS Farms, LLC in Moxee, WA in 2010. Little information is available about it's pedigree but it is believed to be derived from a neomexicanus subspecies of humulus lupulus. Its primary flavor is fruity, showing a blend of tropical fruit, watermelon and stone fruit.

CRYSTAL is a triploid variety derived from the German aroma hop variety Hallertau Mittler with primary contributions from Cascade, brewer's gold, and early green. Released in 1993 from the USDA hop breeding program, crystal has become popular in U.S. Craft brewing as a triploid Hallertau.

AZACCA™ was developed through the American Dwarf Hop Association in Yakima and formerly known as Adha 483. Azacca™ is a high Alpha Hop brand which exhibits a complex range of aromas including mango, papaya, orange, grapefruit, lemon, pine, spice, pineapple and grassy.

LORAL™ is a hop brand developed by the Hop Breeding Company and released in 2016, previously known as HBC 291. It provides pleasant floral and herbal notes reminiscent of a noble aroma of hop. Loral’s mother is U.S. Glacier and her grandmother the long-established french noble variety known as Tardif de Bourgogne.

SUMMIT™ is a dwarf high alpha hop brand bred by the American Dwarf Hops Association in the United States. Released in 2003, it has unusually high alpha acids content excellent storage ability and powdery mildew resistance. SUMMIT™ has a strong aroma profile which includes citrus and grapefruit notes.

MOUNT HOOD is an aroma variety released in 1989 from the USDA Breeding Program in Oregon. The variety is a triploid daughter of Hallertau mittlefruh and a sister to liberty, with analytical data similar to both. It has low alpha and beta acids content, low cohumulone and high humulene in the essential oil. Mount hood exhibits a pleasant, mild aroma.

WARRIOR® is a high alpha Hop brand developed by Yakima chief ranches. It has high agronomic yields and exhibits a moderate tolerance to powdery mildew. Warrior® is characterized by a low cohumulone content and very good storage stability.

COMET is a variety with relatively high alpha acids content and provides a "Wild American" aroma. It was released as a high alpha hop from the USDA hop breeding program in 1975 primarily for production in Washington and Idaho. The variety is susceptible to downy mildew but resistant to verticillium wilt.

MOSAIC® is a brand created by Hop Breeding Company LLC and released in 2012. MOSAIC® 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 YCR 14 simcoe® and a Nugget derived male.

SABRO™ brand HBC 438 was developed by the Hop Breeding Company and released in 2018. SABRO™ is an aroma hop notable for its complexity of fruity and citrus flavors. It imparts distinct tangerine, tropical fruit, and stone fruit aromas with hints of cedar, mint, and cream. SABRO™ is the result of a unique cross pollination of a female neomexicanus.

TALUS™ delivers big aromas of grapefruit, citrus rinds, dried roses, pine resin, tropical fruits, and sage. These unique and impactful aromas remain throughout the brewing process.

GOLDING is developed from the wild canterbury whitebine variety in the late 1700's and brought to the market in 1790. The aroma has been described as gentle, fragrant and pleasant and is recognized as having a typical english character. Goldings are also found to be useful for late hopping lagers, when a delicate aroma is required.

CENTENNIAL is named after the Washington state centennial anniversary in 1989, centennial is an aroma-type cultivar developed from the USDA Hop breeding program at Washington state university in 1974 and released in 1990. Centennial is a well blended aroma Hop and is sometimes referred to as super cascade.

HBC 472 was bred and developed through the Hop breeding company in the Yakima valley, Washington and is the result of the open pollination of the wild American subspecies Neomexicanus. In beer, this hop delivers a surprising fruity note along with its distinctive “472 coconut-woody character",

COLUMBUS is the current super-high alpha varieties, which have the same female parent as nugget, making them at least half-sisters to nugget. Super-high alpha varieties are currently used extensively for beer bittering.

IDAHO GEM™ was named after its home state. IDAHO GEM™ was found by Gooding Farms in Parma. Rich levels of sweet, fruit-forward aromatic oils make IDAHO GEM™ optimal for late kettle additions or dry hopping in a wide variety of styles whether alone or in a blend. IDAHO GEM™ shines with stone fruit, red berry, citrus, mojito, mint and even powdered sugar aromas.

FUGGLE was named after the Kent Grower who introduced it in 1875 and revered ever since as the classic arome hop for British bitters and pale ales. This variety is often used in combination with goldings. Fuggle has a typical English aroma whose robust character contributes nicely to beer flavor. Sometimes it is used as a distinctive dry hop.

GLACIER s a cross between French Elsasser female and USDA experimental male, glacier is a dual-purpose hop with well-balanced bittering properties and a pleasant aroma profile. It was released from the Washington state university USDA breeding program in 2000 and selected for its low cohumulone content and good yield potential.

PAHTO™ is a U.S. high alpha hop, formerly known as HBC 682. This variety is named after the native word for mount Adams in Washington State. It is useful as a bittering hop, produces high yield rates and is resistant to disease.

NUGGET is a high alpha variety with high yield, originally developed through the USDA program at Oregon State University from a cross made in 1970 and registered much later in 1984. The variety is tolerant to a wide range of soil conditions and grows vigorously in all areas. Nugget is also grown in the German Hallertau but shows a bit lower-alpha content there.

CITRA® is an aroma hop brand released by the HOP Breeding Company (a joint venture between John I. Haas, INC. and Select Botanicals Group, LLC in the yakima valley) having unique and highly favored flavor characteristics. As the name suggests, its flavor descriptors include citrus including lime and grapefruit as well as various tropical fruity flavors.

BRU-1™ developed in the yakima valley exemplifies the bold flavor of new American aroma varieties. BRU-1™ has a pleasant fruity character that dominates the aroma described as pineapple, tropical fruit and spicy. This Hop has been shown to pair well with Citra, Chinook, HBC 438 and other U.S. Aroma varieties.

EKUANOT™ (formerly known as HBC 366) was commercially released in 2014 as "equinox" by the Hops Breeding Company in Yakima and subsequently renamed because of trademark issues. it has intense and unique fruity and citrus notes including melon, berry, citrus-lime, apple and papaya. this brand has high alpha and essential oil content.

MILLENIUM® is a high alpha hop brand developed through the John I. Haas, INC breeding program and released in 2000, the turn of the millenium. With nugget as the mother, this triploid brand exhibits the same powdery mildew resistance as nugget and its brewing profile is comparable to that of nugget and Columbus-type varieties.

GALENA is the ancient Roman term for the mineral galenite, which occurs in the soils of Oregon and gives its name to the hop variety grown there. Galena is a high alpha acids variety developed in the USDA breeding program in Idaho and released as a variety in 1978. It is characterized by high alpha acids and a relatively high content of beta acids.

CHINOOK was developed by the U.S. Breeding program in washington state and released in 1985 as a high alpha variety. This cultivar takes its name from the native American tribe indigenous to the region around washington state. The variety has a robust spicy, citrus aroma and grows vigorously in all areas.

CASHMERE is a cross between cascade and nothern brewer released by Washington state university in 2013, cashmere is a dual-purpose stunner evoking coconut, melon, tangerine and other tropical and spicy notes alongside smooth bitterness.

Wallamette, the triploid daughter of fuggle was released as a U.S. Aroma variety in 1976 from the USDA breeding program in Oregon. The variety is characterized by a low alpha acids content, mild aroma similar to fuggle, and average argonomic yields.

IDAHO 7™ is an experimental hop variety first released in 2015 from Jackson Hop Farm in wilder, Idaho. This variety is used mostly as an aroma hop and for dry hopping due to its strong flavor and aroma. Idaho™ also has fairly high alpha acids content for bitterness.