Mmmmm...Hops

What's your favorite hop?
Mine has to be Cascade. I think it's one of the most popular US hop varieties. I have a thing for American ales. It's all I make and every one of my recipe calls for a good couple ounces of cascade. `

That like saying: "Which is your favorite child" ...I haven't used that many but I feel that they all serve a purpose to their beer styles. Cascade is pretty nice though, especially homegrown cascade.

While I liked Cascade at first, I think it is overused. Take a look at US craft beers - I'll bet 75%-85% of them have cascade, especially APA's. I think it's taken the US craft beer industry and turned a lot of beers into hoppy cascade beers. It's just way overused. If you've had one APA, you've had them all. .

Me, I love some nice earthy English hops. EKG & Fuggles ftw!

Although I do love them, I'll second the "overused" comment. I do love me some magnum and amarillo as well. But really, everything has it's place.

I have been very frustrated by my inability to get Amarillo this summer. It's tough to say what a favorite hop is, in certain respects. For example (following the discussion above), an APA without Cascade is some other beer altogether - it's not APA. So in that brew it's essential...but not necessarily my favorite. My favorite is Amarillo - I love the flavor and aroma it brings. It makes every good beer just a little bit better (to my taste). Until this hop shortage, I had not brewed a batch without it in a couple of years and I miss it. Luckily, I think I found a source on line and will (hopefully) be back in the Amarillo business in my next batch.

FishinDave07 said:

That like saying: "Which is your favorite child" ...

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I don't like kids. That's why I don't have any.

I do like Centenial, Cascade, Columbus, Amarillo & Simcoe.

s3n8 said:

I don't like kids. That's why I don't have any.

I do like Centenial, Cascade, Columbus, Amarillo & Simcoe.

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Touche s3n8!

SteveM said:

I have been very frustrated by my inability to get Amarillo this summer.

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Northern Brewer has em (all be it at $5/oz!), as does AHS at the slightly better $4.49/oz. I hasn't been purdy out there lately.

I have to say my favorite is Sorachi Ace. I discovered it after the guy at my LHBS recommended it for a Wit I was doing. One of the best Wits I've ever had.

Also, definitely not overused.

Fresh hops has amarillo for 2 an ounce.

While cascade is a fave, I've been developing an affection for fuggles and willamette.

All purpous: Northdown
American PA/IPA Bittering: Chinook
American PA/IPA Aroma: Simcoe
English PA/IPA Bittering: Challenger
English PA/IPA Aroma: EK Gold

Chinook, Willamette, warrior, centennial are among my fav's for American IPA's, stouts, etc.

Can't beat Fuggles and EKG for English beers (my first love, err... second, SWMBO is first)

Eric

Hallertauer Mittelfrueh. Cascade and Amarillo are tied for a close second.

no one likes Goldings?
(oh, wait... teletwanger does)

Cascade is my utility, go to, bad ass, show stopper, panty dropper, tongue mopper, over the topper... hop... er...?