I am trying to buy some in bulk and so far have ordered Cascade and Willamette. Would order Citra, Amarillo, or Simcoe but its all gone. thinking I might order one more domestic and a European Hop. Found a good deal on Calypso and Hersbrucker and Hallertau. Trying to decide between Hersbrucker and Hallertau
Amarillo - Probably my all time favorite hop
Simcoe - Essential in most of my IPAs
Chinook - Versatile for me. Strong Ales, IPAs (obviously), I even use this stuff in my stouts!
Cascade - Even more versatile. The first hop I ever fell in love with. Another must in my IPAs. Cant often pull this out over the others, but it wouldnt be the same without it.
High alpha new Zealand hops are clean bittering and not at all harsh. The Riwaka hop is the best darn dual purpose noble hop ever. I can't get enough of them...probably because I can't find them all the time.
Willamette - My go to for American styles
Styrian Golding - My go to for German/Bavarian styles
Fuggle - My go to for English styles
Amarillo - My go to for IPAs and other higher hopped styles
Fuggles, use it in my English/Irish ales
Kent Golding, love it for my stouts
Hallertauer, I brew a lot of German styles
Citra, haven't used it yet, but have plans too
Man this is tough, I have only been brewing for a year so there are many types I am yet to work with. Still only four would be tough.
If I had to choose today.
1. Centennial - This one was easy.
2. Amarillo- I am in love with this hop
3. Columbus - Love it.
4. Saaz - Have to have a Noble hop and this is the one I think I like the best.
Citra - for my Pale Ale.
Cascade - I use them in 60% of my recipes for bittering and flavor.
Nugget - They make my Irish Stout the epic beer my friends claim it is.
Fuggles - They're that awesome shot of spice that makes my English ales interesting.
To be honest I can't think of a variety I'd wanna do without!