Our Varieties
Straight from the quality hop yards of Nebraska, we offer the following hops:
Brewer’s Gold
- Dual Purpose Hop: Known for its wonderful bittering capabilities, with spice and dark fruit aromas
- History/Origin: Ancestor of most major high-alpha hops grown around the world today believed to be a genuine wild North American hop
- Substitutes: Newport, Northern Brewer, Magnum, Galena, Chinook, Nugget
Cascade
- Aroma Hop: Known for its moderate citrus/grapefruit characteristics
- History/Origin: Developed by USDA in 1972 through the open pollination of a Fuggle seedling with a Russian Serebrianka
- Substitutes: Centennial, Amarillo, Lemondrop, Ahtanum, Columbus
Cashmere
- Dual Purpose Hop: Smooth bitterness, herbal aroma, flavors of lemon, lime and melon
- History/Origin: Released in 2014 by Washington State University
- Substitutes:
Centennial
- Dual Purpose Hop: Known for its lemon, vanilla and pine aroma (referred to as a Super Cascade)
- History/Origin: Released by the USDA in 1990 and created by crossing a Brewer’s Gold and Fuggle seedling.
- Substitutes: Cascade, Chinook, Amarillo, Columbus
Chinook
- Dual Purpose Hop: Known for its herbal, apricot, pear and resinous characteristics
- History/Origin: Released in 1985 and reported to be a cross between a Petham Golding and Brewer’s Gold
- Substitutes: Nugget, CTZ, Galena
Cluster
- Dual Purpose Hop: Aroma descriptors include floral, earthy and sweet fruit
- History/Origin: Unknown – suggested that it arose from hybridization of imported varieties and indigenous male hops
- Substitutes: Galena, Chinook, Eroica, Nugget
CTZ (Columbus, Tomahawk, Zeus)
- Dual Purpose Hop: Known for its super high alpha content with herbal aromas that include black pepper and hints of citrus and licorice
- History/Origin: A descendant of Nugget and commonly classified with Tomahawk and Zeus Hops
- Substitutes: Chinook, Galena, Nugget, Millennium, Zeus
Crystal
- Aroma Hop: Known for its slight citrus grassy notes with hints of pine
- History/Origin: Breed by the USDA through genetics from Hallertau Mittlefrueh, Cascade and Northern Brewer
- Substitutes: Hallertau, Liberty, Mount Hood, French Strisselspalt, German Hersbruker
Galena
- Bittering Hop: Known for its high alpha acid content with hints of lemon, earth and onion characteristics
- History/Origin: Developed by Idaho State Breeding Program in 1978 and released in 2000 from Washington State University
- Substitutes: Brewer’s Gold, Columbus, Nugget
Magnum
- Bittering Hop: Known for its minimal aroma characteristics
- History/Origin: Released in 1980 by the Hop Research Institute in Huell, Germany, through a cross between a Galena and a German male 75/5/3
- Substitutes: Horizon, Columbus, Nugget, German Magnum
Mount Hood
- Aroma Hop: Known for its floral, herbal, tarragon and honey aroma
- History/Origin: Released in 1983 by the USDA in Oregon
- Substitutes: Crystal, German Hallertau Mittlefrueh, German Hersbruker, French Strisslespalt
Newport
- Bittering Hop: Known for its very mild aroma
- History/Origin: A Magnum descendent that was developed by Oregon State University and released in 2002
- Substitutes: Galena, Nugget, Magnum, Brewer’s Gold, Fuggle
Nugget
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Bittering Hop: Known for its high alpha content with hints of green apple, cherry, cedar and mint
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History/Origin: released in 1983 out of Corvallis, Oregon, its descendants include Brewer’s Gold, Canterbury Golding and Early Green
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Substitutes: Columbus, Galena, Magnum, Chinook
Saaz
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Aroma Hop: Known to have hints of pine, grass and lemon
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History/Origin: Believed to be related to Hersbruker and Spalter with ties to Czechoslovakia
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Substitute: Sterling
Sorachi Ace
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Dual Purpose Hop: Known for its high alpha content with unique lemon and dill characteristics
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History/Origin: Developed in 1984 for Sapporo Brewers Ltd. in Japan and is a cross between a Brewer’s Gold, Saaz and Beikei 2 Male
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Substitutes: None
Tahoma
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Aroma Hop: Known for its lemony citrus notes with pine, pepper, cedar and melon characteristics
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History/Origin: Released in 2013 by Washington State University and is the daughter of a glacier hop
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Substitutes: None
Triple Pearl
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Aroma Hop: Known for its melon, resin, spice, pepper and melon characteristics
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History/Origin: Released in 2013 by the USDA and was created through the open pollination between a Perle female and an unknown male
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Substitutes: Perle
Yakima Gold
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Dual Purpose Hop: Known for its mild sweet floral characteristics
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History/Origin: Released in 2013 by Washington State University through a cross between cluster and a native Slovenian male
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Substitutes: East Kent Golding