Favorite Hops

im still trying to find a good way to describe the flavor of mosaic hops

 

1 - strisselspalt
2 - fuggles (uk)
3 - EKG (UK)
4 - summit
5 - serebrianka

 

It does have many things going on, I don't get the Blueberry that some do, but I like it.

 

somewhat off topic, but Im guessing you'll know

awhile back I was looking for online lhbs that sold new unnamed experimental hops, and I cannot recall the ones I found, at least one had 9-10 new unnamed varieties including the infamous chocolate hop, any pointers my googlefu is failing me.....

 

USA:

Simcoe
Centennial
Citra
Amariillo
Mosaic

Imported:

EKG
Nelson
Galaxy
Hallertau Mittelfruh
Fuggles

 

http://www.hopsshack.com/store/HP1471.html

 

Citra - The current king for single hop beers
Challenger - excellent all round
EKG - love the delicate yet complex aroma
Centennial- first american hop I ever used, I still remember opening up the packet and thinking WTF?? in a good way.

Not a fan of fuggles, every time I've bought them I've been dissapointed

 

thanks for that, I do remember that site now, but there was another one that had like 6-8 new unnamed varieties in addition to the chocolate/coconut and lemon drop hops, anyone know the site Im thinking of??

 

This one?
http://www.farmhousebrewingsupply.com/pellet-hops/?sort=featured&page=2

 

no it was something that isnt commonly mentioned around here, and they had a specific page for unnamed varieties

I'll have to hunt and if I find it, I'll post it

 

Two hops not mentioned here that I really like:
(1) First Gold for British bitters (in conjunction with EKG)
(2) German Hersbruker for continental style pilsners.

 

Another one?
http://www.yakimavalleyhops.com/category_s/1894.htm

 

Well since this is a quite old resurrected thread, I've since updated on the belma hops. Good for bittering anything pretty much, not particularly good as a late addition for IPAs or PAs or beers where you want crisp, bright hops flavors. Would be good in a stout or in combination with a hop where you wanted a subdued, earthy flavor. Does have some fruitiness and quite a bit of earthiness.

 

I'll cheat and put Falconer's Flight as #1
2) Chinook
3) EKG
4) Ahtanum
5) Czech saaz