Beer BrewingLotus Hop Substitute: Orange Creamsicle Alternatives by John Brewster September 22, 2025 by John Brewster September 22, 2025 3 minutes readLotus is a hop variety that showed up on my radar through a recipe for a cream ale where the brewer described it as producing an “orange creamsicle” effect when combined with a clean lager yeast. Read more