Hop Chart A - C

Hop Chart: Listing of hop descriptions, origin, use and purpose (type), the average alpha acid percentage (AA%), the beer they go best with,  and various suggestions for substitutions.

Hop Varieties Origin
Type
Avg AA%
Beer Style
Substitutions
Description
Admiral UK Bittering 14.75 Ale UK Target, UK Northdown, UK Challenger Known for bittering potential
Ahtanum US Aroma 5.15 Lager, American Ales
U.K. Kent Golding, U.K. Progress, Whitbread Golding Variety
Floral, citrus, sharp, and piny

Amarillo

 US Dual 8.5 Ale, IPA Cascade, Centennial Citrus, flowery
BOR CZECH Dual
8 Pilsner
 - New Czech type, Northern Brewer/Saaz ancestry with decent aroma
Bramling Cross UK Dual 6 ESB, Bitter, Pale Ale
UK Kent Golding, UK Progress, Whitbread Wild Mantoba/Golding cross with black currant, lemony aroma
Brewer's Gold GERMANY Dual 6.5 Ale, Heavy German Style Lagers Northdown, Northern Brewer, Galena, Bullion Black currant, fruity, spicy
Brewer's Gold
UK Dual 7.75 English Ale Buillion (UK) English/wild Canadian cross with pungent English character
Bullion US Bittering
7.75 IPA, ESB, Stout Columbus, Northern Brewer, German Brewers Gold Rich hop primarily used for bittering with intense black currant aroma
Bullion UK Dual 7.75 Pale Ale, Bitter, Mild, Barleywine Brewer's Gold Rich hop primarily used for bittering with intense black currant aroma
Cascade US Dual 5.75 Pale Ale, IPA Porter, Barleywine Centennial, Amarillo, Columbus Pleasant, flowery, spicy, and citrus with a grapefruit flavor
Centennial US Dual 9.75 All Ale Styles, Wheat Beer Cascade, Columbus Medium with floral and citrus tones
Challenger UK Dual 7.5 English Ale, Porter, Stout, ESB, Bitter US or German Perle, Northern Brewer Mild to moderate, quite spicy
Chinook
US Dual 12 Pale Ale, IPA, Porter, Stout, Lager Nugget, Columbus, Northern Brewer, UK Target Mild to medium heavy, spicy, piny and grapefruit
Cluster US Dual 7 Ale (aroma), Lager (bittering) Galena Medium and quite spicy
Columbus US Bittering
13.5 IPA, Pale Ale, Stout Nugget, Chinook, UK Target, Northern Brewer Pleasant with pungent aroma
Crystal US Aroma 3.25 Lager, Pilsner, ESB Mt. Hood, Hersbrucker, Strisslespalt, Liberty, Hallertauer Mild and pleasant, spicy and flowery