| Name |
Alpha Acid % |
Typical Beer Styles |
Possible Substitutions |
Flavor Description |
| Admiral (U.K.) |
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. |
| 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 |
