Pine Flavored Hops

[Upthewazzu]

I just made a beer a week ago with Southern Cross, Chinook, and Northern Brewer. It should be almost pure pine, with a hint of citrus and lemon (going by the hops descriptions).

Once it's kegged, I'll report back.

So....not really all that piney. It's a very good beer, but not really the pine notes I was looking for. I'm thinking that "pine" as a descriptor is not really pine at all, just a way of describing something that's earthy and possibly woody (heh).

If you want true pine, add spruce tips.

 

[mattdee1]

Last year I wanted to make a simple APA with a nice pine aroma so I took to the internets for recommended hops and saw all the Chinook talk.

I dry-hopped with 1oz of Chinook into 5gal and the result was not even remotely close to what I was after. No pine at all.. the most notable contribution of those hops was a kind of sharp hop flavor that, frankly, I didn't enjoy very much. I know the base batch of beer was good because I did a split 10gal batch and the bucket with no dry hops was fine; a bit citrusy, even. Kettle hops were Cascade.

I don't know if I just got a bunk sample of Chinook or if you're supposed to use some other technique to coax out the pine (whirlpool additions, etc.) but it absolutely did not work for me.

 

[TomRep]

My brew hit the keg Saturday night and is force carbing now. I sampled it last night. There is a lot of hop flavor, but not exactly the pine I was looking for. Weird thing is, the after flavor, or flavor when you burp is pure pine. The flavor when drinking it is more dank/earthy. I'm thinking of brewing this again and lowering the Chinook and upping the simcoe a bit. Probably going to adjust the grain bill a bit as well. However, keep in mind, this beer was a week old when I tasted it yesterday.

 

[kencarman]

So....not really all that piney. It's a very good beer, but not really the pine notes I was looking for. I'm thinking that "pine" as a descriptor is not really pine at all, just a way of describing something that's earthy and possibly woody (heh).

If you want true pine, add spruce tips.

Yes, absolutely.

I judged a lot this weekend and had at least 2 IPAs I am guessing have at least Chinook in them. OK, I can SEE why people call it that. To me it's more grapefruit, maybe a hint of earthy/woody (WE HAVE WOOD!!!)
And to get serious for a moment, maybe a tad grapefruit zest-like? (No, I'm not just... z(j)esting.)

 

[Queequeg]

Eureka: super piney, super aromatic

 

[Honugirl]

I am drinking Ninkasi brewing pacific rain northwest pale ale. I get a lot of pine from it, but I am not a judge. The hops are Simcoe, mosaic, nugget and citra.

 

[day_trippr]

Makes sense, the pine would be from the Simcoe and Mosaic...

Cheers!