| Hop Name |
Hop Alpha Acid % |
Common Beer Styles |
Possible Hop Substitutions |
Hop Characteristics |
| rgaedrgqaergeqrgerg |
13.5% to 16% |
Ale |
U.K. Target, U.K. Northdown, U.K. Challenger |
Known for its bittering potential. |
| Ahtanum |
4% to 6.3% |
- |
- |
Floral, citrus, sharp, and piney. |
| Amarillo |
8% to 9% |
Ale, IPA |
Cascade, Centennial |
Citrusy, flowery. |
| Bramling Cross (U.K.) |
5% to 7% |
ESB, bitter, pale ale |
U.K. Kent Golding, U.K. Progress, Whitbread Golding Variety |
Quite mild, fruity currant aroma. |
| Brewer's Gold |
7% to 8.5% |
English ale |
Bullion |
Bittering hop with neutral aroma character. |
| Brewer's Gold (German) |
6% to 7% |
Ale, heavier German-style lagers |
Northdown, Northern Brewer, Galena, Bullion |
Black currant, fruity, spicy. |
| Bullion |
6.5% to 9% |
IPA, ESB, stout |
Columbus, Northern Brewer, German Brewer's Gold |
A rich hop primarily used for bittering. Intense blackcurrant aroma. |
| Cascade |
4.5% to 7% |
Pale ale, IPA, porter, barleywine |
Centennial, Amarillo, possibly Columbus |
Pleasant, flowery, spicy, and citrusy. Can have a grapefruit flavor. |
| Centennial |
8% to 11.5% |
All ale styles, has been used with wheat beer |
Cascade, possibly Columbus |
Medium with floral and citrus tones. |
| Challenger (U.K.) |
6.5% to 8.5% |
English-style ales, porter, stout, ESB, bitter |
U.S. or German Perle, Northern Brewer |
Mild to moderate, quite spicy. |
| Chinook |
10% to 14% |
Pale ale, IPA, stout, porter, lager |
Nugget, Columbus, Northern Brewer, U.K. Target |
Mild to medium-heavy, spicy, piney, and grapefruity. |
| Cluster |
5.5% to 8.5% |
Ale and lager (good aroma for ale, good bittering for lager) |
Galena |
Medium and quite spicy. |
| Columbus |
11% to 16% |
IPA, pale ale, stout |
Nugget, Chinook, U.K. Target, Northern Brewer |
Pleasant, with pungent aroma. |
| Crystal |
2% to 4.5% |
Lager, pilsner, ESB |
Mt. Hood, Hersbrucker, French Strisslespalt, Liberty, Hallertauer |
Mild and pleasant, spicy and flowery. |
| Eroica |
9% to 12% |
Wheat |
Galena, Nugget, Chinook |
Strong but pleasant aroma. |
| First Gold (U.K.) |
6.5% to 8.5% |
Ale, ESB |
U.K. Kent Golding, maybe Crystal |
A little like Golding family; spicy. |
| Fuggle (U.S.) |
4% to 5.5% |
Any English-style beer or American ale |
U.K. Fuggle, Willamette, Styrian Golding, U.S. Tettnanger |
Mild and pleasant, earthy and fruity. |
| Fuggle (U.K.) |
4% to 5.5% |
All English-style ales, ESB, bitter, lager |
U.S. Fuggle, Willamette, Styrian Golding |
Mild, pleasant, hoppy, and robust. |
| Galena |
10% to 14% |
Ale, porter, stout, ESB, bitter |
Nugget, Pride of Ringwood, Chinook |
Medium but pleasant hoppiness, citrusy. |
| Golding (U.S.) |
4% to 6% |
Pale ale, ESB, all English-style beer |
U.K. Golding, Whitbread Golding Variety, U.K. Progress, and possibly the Fuggle family |
Mild, extremely pleasant, and gently hoppy. |
| Hallertauer (U.S.) |
3.5% to 5.5% |
Lager, pilsner, bock, wheat |
Liberty, Ultra, Hallertauer Tradition |
Very mild, pleasant, and slightly flowery, some spicy. |
| Hallertauer Gold |
6% to 6.5% |
- |
Crystal, Mt. Hood |
Known for its aromatic properties similar to Hallertauer. |
| Hallertauer Mittelfrüh |
3% to 5.5% |
Lager, bock, wheat, maybe pilsner |
Liberty, German Tradition, Ultra |
Mild and pleasant. |
| Hallertauer Tradition (Ger.) |
3.5% to 5.5% |
Mild-flavored beers |
Crystal, Liberty |
Known for its aromatic properties. A replacement for Hallertauer Mittelfrüh. |
| Hallertau Hersbrucker (German) |
3% to 5.5% |
Lager, pilsner, bock, wheat |
Mt. Hood, French Strisslespalt |
Mild to semi-strong, pleasant, hoppy. |
| Horizon |
11% to 14% |
Ale, lager |
Magnum or a high-alpha hop |
Pleasantly hoppy. |
| Kent Golding (U.K.) |
4% to 5.5% |
All English-style ales, ESB, bitter |
U.S. Golding, Whitbread Golding Variety, U.K. Progress |
Gentle, fragrant, and pleasant. |
| Liberty |
3% to 6% |
Lager, pilsner, bock, wheat |
Hallertauer Tradition, Hallertauer, Mt. Hood |
Mild and clean aroma, slightly spicy character. |
| Magnum |
13% to 15% |
All beers, particularly lager, pilsner, stout |
Northern Brewer |
Known for bittering value and quality. |
| Mt. Hood |
3% to 8% |
Lager, pilsner, bock, wheat |
Crystal, French Strisslespalt, Hersbrucker |
Mild, pleasant, and clean, somewhat pungent and resiny. |
| Northdown (U.K.) |
7.5% to 9.5% |
All ales, porter |
- |
Fruity with some spiciness. |
| Northern Brewer (U.S.) |
6% to 10% |
ESB, bitter, English pale ale, porter, California (steam) beer |
Nugget, Chinook |
Medium-strong with some wild tones. |
| Northern Brewer (German) |
7% to 10% |
ESB, bitter, English pale ale, porter |
Chinook, U.S. Northern Brewer |
Medium-strong with some wild tones. |
| Northwest Golding |
4% to 5% |
Ale, porter, stout, ESB, bitter |
- |
Known for aromatic properties. |
| Nugget |
11% to 14.5% |
Light lager |
Columbus, Chinook, U.K. Target, Galena |
Quite heavy and herbal. |
| Olympic |
11% to 13% |
- |
Chinook |
Mild to medium, citrusy aroma, spicy. |
| Perle (U.S.) |
6% to 9.5% |
Pale ale, porter, German styles |
Northern Brewer, Cluster, Galena, Chinook |
Known for its aromatic and bittering properties, pleasant and slightly spicy. |
| Perle (German) |
6% to 8.5% |
Pale ale, porter, lager |
U.S. Perle, Northern Brewer |
Moderately intense, good and hoppy, fruity and a little spicy. |
| Phoenix (U.K.) |
4.2% to 5.5% |
All ales |
U.K. Northdown, U.K. Kent Golding, U.K. Challenger |
Similar to U.K. Challenger. |
| Pioneer (U.K.) |
8% to 10% |
Ale, ESB |
U.K. Kent Golding |
A mild, typical English aroma. |
| Polish Lublin |
3% to 4.5% |
Pilsner |
U.S. Saaz, Czech Saaz, U.S. Tettnanger |
Mild and typical of noble aroma types, spicy, herbal. |
| Pride of Ringwood (Australia) |
7% to 10% |
Australian lager |
Galena, Cluster |
Quite pronounced, woody, earthy, herbal. |
| Progress (U.K.) |
5% to 7.5% |
Ale, bitter, ESB, porter |
U.K. Kent Golding, Fuggle |
Moderately strong, good aroma. |
| Saaz (Czech) |
3% to 4.5% |
Pilsner |
U.S. Saaz, Polish Lublin |
Very mild with pleasant hoppy notes, earthy, spicy, and herbal. |
| Saaz (U.S.) |
3% to 5% |
Pilsner, lager, wheat |
Czech Saaz, Polish Lublin |
Mild and pleasant, earthy and spicy. |
| Santiam |
5% to 7.9% |
Lager, American ale, pilsner |
German Tettnanger, German Spalt, German Spalt Select |
Noble characteristics. |
| Satus |
12.5% to 14% |
- |
Galena |
Known for its bittering and aromatic properties. |
| Simcoe |
12% to 14% |
- |
- |
A bittering and aromatic hop. |
| Spalt (German) |
4% to 5.5% |
Lager |
U.S. Saaz, U.S. Tettnanger, German Spalt Select |
Mild and pleasant, slightly spicy. |
| Spalt Select (German) |
4% to 6% |
Lager, and any beer where noble aroma is wanted |
U.S. Saaz, U.S. Tettnanger, German Spalt |
Very fine Spalter-type aroma. |
| Spalt Select (U.S.) |
3% to 5% |
German lagers |
Tettnanger, Saaz |
Medium intensity and pleasant hoppy qualities. Medium-strong aroma with wild American tones. |
| Sterling |
6% to 9% |
Lager, ale, pilsner |
Saaz, Polish Lublin |
Herbal, spicy, pleasant aroma, hint of floral and citrus. |
| Strisslespalt (France) |
3% to 5% |
Pilsner, lager, wheat |
Mt. Hood, Crystal, Hersbrucker |
Medium intensity, pleasant, hoppy. |
| Styrian Golding (Slovenia) |
4.5% to 6% |
All English-style ales, ESB, bitter, lager |
U.S. Fuggle, U.K. Fuggle, Willamette |
Delicate, slightly spicy. |
| Summit |
17.5% to 19.5% |
IPAs, Imperial IPAs |
Simcoe |
Orange, tangerine, citrus notes. |
| Target (U.K.) |
9.5% to 12.5% |
All ale and lager |
Fuggle, Willamette |
Pleasant English hop aroma, quite intense. |
| Tettnanger (U.S.) |
3.4% to 5.2% |
German ales and lagers, American lagers, wheat |
German Spalt, Czech Saaz Santiam |
An aromatic hop, mild and slightly spicy. |
| Tettnanger (German) |
3.5% to 5.5% |
Lager, ale |
German Spalt, German Spalt Select, U.S. Tettnanger, Saaz |
Mild and pleasant, slightly spicy, herbal. |
| Tomahawk |
15% to 17% |
Ale |
Columbus |
Primarily a bittering hop. |
| Tradition (German) |
5% to 7% |
Lager, pilsner |
Hersbrucker, Hallertauer Mittelfrüh |
Very fine and similar to Hallertauer Mittelfrüh. |
| Ultra |
2% to 4.1% |
Lager, pilsner, wheat, finish hop in ales |
Liberty, Hallertauer Tradition, Saaz |
Very good to outstanding, some Saaz-like qualities. Aromatic properties similar to Hallertauer. |
| Vanguard |
4% to 5.67% |
- |
Saaz, Hallertauer Mittelfrüh |
Aroma similar to continental European types. |
| Warrior |
15% to 17% |
Ale, stout |
Nugget |
A bittering and aromatic hop. |
| WGV (Whitbread Golding Variety) (U.K.) |
5% to 7% |
Ale |
U.K. Kent Golding, U.K. Progress |
Quite pleasant and hoppy, moderately intense. |
| Willamette |
3.5% to 6% |
Pale ale, ESB, bitter, English-style ale, porter, stout |
U.S. Fuggle, U.S. Tettnanger, Styrian Golding |
Mild and pleasant, slightly spicy, fruity, floral, a little earthy. |
| Yakima Cluster |
6% to 8.5% |
- |
- |
Used as a kettle hop for bittering. |
| Zeus |
13% to 17% |
- |
Columbus |
Aromatic and pleasant. |
