Can you guys recommend five highly aromatic/flavourful US hops to do SMASH with?

[Elysium]

I have been thinking of experimenting with SMaSH brews (using either german pale ale malt or 100% munich malt I from weyermann). I don't know what hops to go for though.
These are the ones that come to my mind (to achieve nice flavour/aromas in a brew...and I have used these hops but mixing with other hops):
-centennial
-citra
-chinook (maybe even nugget.....)
-citra
-cascade

Any thoughts on this?
I really like Doggie Style and Punk IPA. Eventually I'd like to have enough knowledge of these hops to be able to mix them and get something similarly nice.

 

[sputnam]

mosaic is currently my favorite hop (subject to change without notice)
amarillo
i could see nelson sauvin (spelling prob wrong) going well with that malt bill
cascade
Falconer's flight 7 c's (not sure if you could call it a smash though)

 

[Ski12568]

Amarillo burps are the best IMO

 

[CastleHollow]

Two Hearted Ale is 100% Centennial

 

[rmyurick]

Simcoe's another good one.

 

[douglasbarbin]

+1 for Mosaic.

Also: Simcoe, Citra, Chinook, Amarillo, Centennial, CTZ

 

[douglasbarbin]

mosaic is currently my favorite hop (subject to change without notice)
amarillo
i could see nelson sauvin (spelling prob wrong) going well with that malt bill
cascade
Falconer's flight 7 c's (not sure if you could call it a smash though)

Nelson Sauvin isn't a US hop.

 

[inkman15]

Also +1 for Mosaic. I did a SMaSH of it and Marris Otter that ended up actually winning a competition. It's such a great hop.

 

[kh54s10]

Nugget is.. well.... Interesting.

Got one going with Amarillo.
Results TBD.

 

[Homercidal]

Centennial is used in a few big name IPAs, and as has been stated, Bell's Two-Hearted is 100% Centennial.

I am not a fan of Mosaic. I had Founder's Mosaic Promise, a SMaSH with Mosaic and Golden Promise malt, and I did not care much for it.

 

[Phil_Ozzy_Fer]

Columbus would probably work, but if you wanted to be daring you could try Ahtanum.

 

[sudbuddy]

El Dorado, Citra, Amarillo, Mosaic, Equinox. Hell, put them all in the same beer and it will be f'in awesome! Equinox will be available to your LHBS by the end of the month

 

[YeastMode]

I have used El Dorado with some success.

 

[loeks]

I am not a fan of Mosaic. I had Founder's Mosaic Promise, a SMaSH with Mosaic and Golden Promise malt, and I did not care much for it.

I didn't really like Mosaic Promise either.

 

[masonsjax]

Your list looks good as is. You're right to do citra twice, I love that hop. Centennial is my favorite on it's own, but with a little citra it's unstoppable!

 

[YeastFeast]

For BIG aroma, love Citra!

 

[smizak]

For BIG aroma, love Citra!

+1

Mosaic is gross. To me it's a glass of white grape juice with a urinal tablet dissolved in it with a tablespoon of peat moss mixed in for good measure.

 

[Homercidal]

Citra is great! I was gifted more than a pound of it from a guy who hated it. I'm starting to get tired of it, but that's because I've been drinking quite a lot of it lately!

Actually, I should make a SMaSH with it and see what it's like all by itself. I've been using it with other hops.

 

[sputnam]

Nelson Sauvin isn't a US hop.

ooops, didn't see he specified US

 

[GrainToGlass]

El Dorado with Maris Otter made a great SMaSH for me. Another vote for Amarillo and Simcoe. Falconer's Flight would be an interesting brew too.

 

[bragona71]

I started using magnum in the boil and was very happy with the results (along with my regulars)

although I did an APA with only simcoe and was pleasantly surprised

 

[smizak]

Falconer's Flight would be an interesting brew too.

Technically that's a blend of 7 or so hops so...knowy McKnowitall. :cross:

 

[TheMilkMan]

Nugget is.. well.... Interesting.

Got one going with Amarillo.
Results TBD.

Tell me about your experience with Nugget. That was going to be my next brew.

 

[TheMilkMan]

I've done a Simcoe and a Chinook Smash recently. Both were outstanding. I have an Equinox Smash kegged right now and if I were to use Equinox again it would be paired with 1-2 other hops.

 

[Elysium]

Tell me about your experience with Nugget. That was going to be my next brew.

Nugget is listed on some sites as a Chinook substitute. My experience is limited (due to the fact I always use it for bittering), but it has a really pleasant spicy smell. I really wanna try to brew SMaSH out of it.

I am also waiting for the poster to give us his opinion.

 

[Elysium]

I've done a Simcoe and a Chinook Smash recently. Both were outstanding. I have an Equinox Smash kegged right now and if I were to use Equinox again it would be paired with 1-2 other hops.

Why is that? Why do you wanna pair Equinox? Not good in a SMaSH?

 

[TheMilkMan]

Why is that? Why do you wanna pair Equinox? Not good in a SMaSH?

Equinox Smash was about 30% pineapple, 30% orange, and 40% green bell pepper, which can be mistaken for mint(according to my friends taste buds). It is definitely good and unique, but I would prefer those flavors overall to make up maybe 50% of the flavor.

I kind of feel like Equinox would be a good side-kick type hop, let something else be batman.

 

[PatrickLS83]

Another +1 for Mosaic, I use them a lot in my IPA. It's a derivative of Simcoe. Very clean, great aroma, good for dry hopping.

 

[Carusoat]

Chinook is my favorite right now, and I would definitely like to try Falconer's Flight and Simcoe as SMASH beers. Warrior is pretty nice too, surprised it hasn't come up yet.

 

[kh54s10]

Tell me about your experience with Nugget. That was going to be my next brew.

Hard to describe. It was definitely different. It was still good and I liked it, but would rank it as average of the brews I have done.

Nugget is described as herbal and spicy.

In the pale ales I have done though I have done a lot American Pale ales with a lot of citrus flavor from the hops I use, so I guess that is the difference in comparison.

 

[riderkb]

Hard to describe. It was definitely different. It was still good and I liked it, but would rank it as average of the brews I have done.

Nugget is described as herbal and spicy.

In the pale ales I have done though I have done a lot American Pale ales with a lot of citrus flavor from the hops I use, so I guess that is the difference in comparison.

I did a smash with Va grown nugget. They smelled woodsy or spicy in the bag, but we're very weak for flavor/aroma in the beer.

I'm going to put in a good word here for the floral-type hops. Mt Hood is a good one. Crystal is very subtle an unusually sweet. It can't stand up to Munich malt, but is good with pale or pilsner.

 

[brick_haus]

I've done Citra and cascade. I like Cascade better in a single hop beer. Both were IPA, and both had different water profiles, so I wasn't comparing apples to apples.
So never mind....

 

[Brewtah]

I have thought about Legacy. It is supposed to pair well with the C hops. It would be interesting to do a Maris SMaSH with it. Then, if desirable start adding hops. Starting with a dry hop. Devide Secondary between 2-3 fermentors. Legacy, chinook, CLZ for example.