Beer Brewing

Sorachi Ace and Lemondrop are two of the most explicitly lemon-flavored hops in the American hop catalog — both breed genuine lemon character rather than the grapefruit-citrus of Cascade or the tropical citrus of Citra.

El Dorado and Azacca are two of the newer American hop varieties that pushed tropical fruit character in a different direction from Citra and Mosaic — both produce intense tropical stone fruit notes that are distinct from the citrus-tropical of …

Chinook and Columbus are the two dankest American hop varieties — both high-alpha, both resinous-piney, and both associated with the aggressive West Coast IPA character that defined American craft brewing in the 1990s and 2000s.

Hallertau Mittelfrüh and Hersbrucker are the two most important German lager hops — both grown in the Hallertau region of Bavaria, both essential to the Noble hop tradition, and both used in the great German lager styles that homebrewers work …

Fuggles and East Kent Goldings are the two pillars of English hop brewing — both Low-alpha, both producing the earthy-woody-floral character that defines British ales, and both used in virtually every traditional British beer style from bitter to por

Galaxy and Vic Secret are Australia’s two most influential export hop varieties — both bred at the Hop Products Australia breeding program, both expressing intense tropical fruit character, and both now used by craft breweries worldwide.

Magnum and Warrior are the two high-alpha bittering hops I reach for when I want clean, neutral bitterness without hop flavor interference — both are workhorses that do their job without announcing themselves, which is exactly what a bittering additi

Amarillo and Simcoe are two of the most sought-after American hop varieties — both patented, both sometimes in short supply, and both producing distinctive aromatic profiles that have defined the modern American IPA.

Cascade and Centennial are the two C hops that defined American craft brewing — Cascade launched Sierra Nevada Pale Ale in 1980, Centennial powered Bell’s Two Hearted Ale and countless IPAs through the 1990s and 2000s.

Saaz and Tettnang are the two most closely related Noble hops — both Central European, both built around soft, spicy, herbal character, and both essential to lager and pilsner brewing.