What Hops Do You Like?

[GuingesRock]

What Hops do people really like using? Anyone tried anything unusual and liked it?

[GAM]

I tend to be very traditional. Goldings, EKG, Fuggles etc.

I just have gotten other hops and I will be experamenting.

Sandy

[jeffsmith]

I'm a big fan of Cascade, Columbus, and Centennial. Mosaic has also become one of my favourites, but it's not quite as easy to come by.

[McGruff]

EKG, Challenger and Target + German Tettnang, Hallertauer and Spalt.

[Keith]

I've tried Belma and Calypso. I enjoyed both, but Belma would be better paired with Citra. As for the Calypso, I think it's best used in a lighter style beer. I really enjoyed it in the cream ale I brewed.

[adams81]

Recently I've discovered saaz and now I'm learning to love low AA hops.

[gm-]

Cascade, Amarillo, Simcoe, Centennial, Columbus, and Citra are my go to IPA and IIPA hops. Recently I have also used Summit quite a bit for IPAs, Black IPAs and stouts with good results, nice hop, super high AA%.

I've also experimented a bit with Legacy, new hop from the NW, really nice blackcurrant flavours and aroma, but some people think it smells like cat pee

For British style beers, I like bramling cross, challenger, and goldings.

For German and Belgian beers I usually use german tettnanger, styrian goldings or saaz, not a big fan of hallertau.

Some other hops that I have tried and didn't really like: Pacific Jade, Ultra, Brewers Gold.

[GuingesRock]

I haven't brewed a beer with just cascade in it for over a year. I think it's time to make one again. Does anyone even do that any more. Cascade smashes and the like?

[LeafMan66_67]

I haven't brewed a beer with just cascade in it for over a year. I think it's time to make one again. Does anyone even do that any more. Cascade smashes and the like?

I used cascade a lot but haven't in a while, more or less because I have a shit ton of other hops to use up first. I will go back to them - maybe near the end of the summer

[GuingesRock]

I used to use it a lot as well, I think it might have gone out of style a bit. I think cascade and centennial would be nice, maybe aim for a hazy, dry hopped, yellow coloured beer, like one I made in the summer. I think I'll go for it.

[Keith]

Have you considered adding crystal malt? Lol

[GuingesRock]

Have you considered adding crystal malt? Lol

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[jacinthebox]

I like all of the American C hops...but simcoe seems to be my favorite. ..
mandarina was my least favorite. ..but that was my fault. ..too much of it...im brewing a simple smash with it tomorrow morning. ..gotta redeem the hop...or myself lol.

I use nugget and chinook in my dos amigo. ..and ekg in my bitters.

Mosaic is nice in a apa as well.

El dorado in my saison tasted awesome.

Lable wise...im putting "cold brewed" on it lol..on account of winter brewing

[amartin]

I still use cascade. I have a plant in the back, so it's usually been the main hop in my blonde ale, APA and IPA, although I've been trying some others lately.

For American hoppy beers, I like C hops, along with Amarillo and Simcoe. My last IPA had a lot of Summit and Pacific Jade in it, and it had a strong orange flavour I'm not sure I'm happy with. Serves me right for trying something new. Next IPA will be C hops again, they're a classic for a reason.

In bitter I've had good experience with EKG, Bramling Cross, Challenger and First Gold.

For German type beers I like Hallertau and Spalt.

I like Fuggles, Willamette, and Northern Brewer in my porters and stouts.

[BrooklandBrewer]

I tend to gravitate toward Amarillo, Citra, Warrior, and Cascade. I've had the good fortune to recently get some Falconer's Flight hops which have been been very intriguing.