Are there any hops you actually dislike?

[beerbeerbeer123]

all hops are good but chinook is my least favorite

 

[gbx]

I don't think anyone hates Amarillo. Give it time and you'll probably find haters for the rest though.

I said back on page 1 "Most of the popular IPA hops either taste like pinesol, bong water or cat piss to me but I think thats because they always end up in the crazy over hoppy beers and I'd probably like them in moderation." I put simcoe, amarillo, centennial, chinook, CTZ in that list. I don't hate cascade or citra (unless it is the cat pee citra)

 

[BridgeBrew]

LOL and thats why there are a ton of new craftbrews out there!! I think its interesting how each persons palate can be so different. Makes it so much fun to try to brew beer that our friends and families enjoy along with us!!

 

[LoloMT7]

Whenever I use Citra & Simcoe the beers always seem to taste funny to me but I love some of the micro breweries beers that use them so i must be doing it wrong! A local place does a red with Columbus & Citra and it is to die for.

 

[lou2row]

Cluster. It's half of a word.

Between that and the fuggles haters, now I want to make a Fuggles and Cluster IPA.


ClusterFug. :rockin:

 

[Pilgarlic]

Between that and the fuggles haters, now I want to make a Fuggles and Cluster IPA.


ClusterFug. :rockin:

Love it. Hurry or I'll beat you to it.

 

[abrix]

Gotta put another vote in for Summit. I can smell the stale garlic powder from across the room. On a related note, can anyone confirm that this year's Hopslam used Summit?

BTW, I love fuggles in english brown ales, porters.

 

[TimBrewz]

I have made at least 15 SMaSH beers(all with pale ale or Maris Otter) over the last 5 years. I think the only ones I was not stoked about were
Fuggles- orange dirt
Willamette - earthy boredom
Nugget - wow, just not good on its own
Belma- odd funky berries
These are hops that need to be blended or hidden in a big dark ale. Liberty is a hop that I cannot stand when blended with other hops, but does OK on its own.

By the way, Double Mountain Brewery in Hood River OR did make a 100% Cluster IPA called Clusterf*ck that was actually good.

 

[scottyg354]

Duckrabbit Schwarzbier. I don't know what combo of hops they use all I know is it is a combo of Noble. Beer tastes like sour milk blended with coffee. Absolutely hate it, I enjoy the Schwarzbier's from Germany tho.

 

[jaynik]

Summit.

 

[two_hearted]

Never met a hop that I didn't like. I've never once experienced this cat piss phenomenon that everyone loves to hate. Simcoe is probably my #1 stick-my-nose-in-the-bag-and-inhale hop. Are you guys all using old oxidized bargain hops?

 

[highgravitybacon]

Never met a hop that I didn't like. I've never once experienced this cat piss phenomenon that everyone loves to hate. Simcoe is probably my #1 stick-my-nose-in-the-bag-and-inhale hop. Are you guys all using old oxidized bargain hops?

My wife is a hop hater. Fresh, plug, pellet, dried cone, bittering, aroma, flavor. Vehement hater. She especially hated amarillo. I opened a pack in the kitchen today and she got up and left. She was 15' away. Like a drug dog nose.

She has a powerful aversion to cilantro. I think there's some relationship to the hop hate and her dislike of that. Seriously. It's that grassy, pungent thing or something.

 

[Whut]

Yes.

 

[Big_Blue]

My wife is a hop hater. Fresh, plug, pellet, dried cone, bittering, aroma, flavor. Vehement hater. She especially hated amarillo. I opened a pack in the kitchen today and she got up and left. She was 15' away. Like a drug dog nose.

She has a powerful aversion to cilantro. I think there's some relationship to the hop hate and her dislike of that. Seriously. It's that grassy, pungent thing or something.

This.

I cannot handle cilantro. Just one lousy leaf in a dish and I will not be able to eat it.

 

[JuanMoore]

I am finding that Nelson is somewhat fickle as to what it can be paired with. I have brewed the Alpine clone (Duet? can't recall the name) that pairs Nelson with Southern Cross and loved how that turned out.

Duet uses Amarillo and Simcoe exclusively. The only Alpine beer I'm aware of that uses Nelson is called "Nelson" (and it's fantastic).

 

[pelipen]

So much fuggle hate. I like to pair fuggle and ekg. I'm growing fuggle, and centennial.

willamette doesn't do much for me, but I haven't come across anything I really hate.

 

[LoloMT7]

This.

I cannot handle cilantro. Just one lousy leaf in a dish and I will not be able to eat it.

Cilantro is my favorite!!

 

[JuanMoore]

She has a powerful aversion to cilantro. I think there's some relationship to the hop hate and her dislike of that. Seriously. It's that grassy, pungent thing or something.

My wife also has a very strong aversion to cilantro, but is a huge hop-head. She loves super hoppy IPA's and the smell of hops when I'm measuring them out.

 

[Minky]

Add me to the list of those who don't care for Cascade. I wouldn't say I hate them, but they should NEVER be used as a bittering hop IMHO. I think Great Lakes ruined their Dortmunder Gold by bittering with Cascade.

 

[Erlendso]

I dislike Sorachi Ace strongly. It tastes like coconuts with a splash of Tide detergent.

 

[weirdboy]

I'm not the hugest fan of Northern Brewer, although I don't think I'd go so far as to say I hate it. I will still drink Anchor Steam from time to time.

 

[stratslinger]

All by its lonesome, I really don't like Centennial. It leaves me with this weird, soapy aftertaste. Used in conjunction with something else (say Amarillo for instance), it works nicely. But when it stands alone as a flavor/aroma hop like in Founder's Centennial Pale, or Stone Ruination... I'll pass, thanks.

And I don't get the Fuggle hate either. I just brewed up an oatmeal stout this weekend with Fuggles - my garage smelled amazing after the hop additions! To each his (or her!) own, I guess.

 

[IanJ]

Experimented with Calypso when I first found out about it, won't do that again. While I normally love high AA smell, not these, it was just plain unsettling.

 

[nutty_gnome]

I choose to avoid noble hops varieties and have a strong aversion to ZYTHOS and DELTA.

 

[Sankedoc]

I really don't like magnum. Every beer I've ever had that has a significant Magnum addition tends to give me heartburn. All I know is lot's of magnum = heartburn for me.

 

[bobbrews]

I really don't like magnum. Every beer I've ever had that has a significant Magnum addition tends to give me heartburn. I suppose it's due to the relatively high levels of co-humulone. All I know is lot's of magnum = heartburn for me.

First post ever on HBT and yet you joined in Feb 2009???? Something is awry there.

Magnum has some of the lowest cohumulone levels around btw. It's one of the reasons people choose it as a smooth bittering hop.

 

[14thstreet]

All by its lonesome, I really don't like Centennial. It leaves me with this weird, soapy aftertaste.

I'm having this dilemma right now. All Centennial IPA and get this weird soapy aftertaste. I am hoping that it is my mash chemistry (pH, bicarbonates) because I have no qualms about aroma. Of course if its not that, my lot is nearly 4 years old so it's either 1) old hops or 2) bad year (2008-9) for Centennial. I assume this taste goes away with the Amarillo? Strange. I sometimes think we as homebrewers don't get the select choice of varieties and its not so much the hop, but other factors.

 

[MrEButh]

I don't think anyone hates Amarillo. Give it time and you'll probably find haters for the rest though.

Amarillo hater here...go ahead start the belittling, but to me, Amarillo hops just taste metallic, I use them as sparingly as possible.

First post ever on HBT and yet you joined in Feb 2009???? Something is awry there.

Magnum has some of the lowest cohumulone levels around btw. It's one of the reasons people choose it as a smooth bittering hop.

Magnum is my all time favorite.

 

[Komodo]

Sad to see Santiam hate. I liked it so much I planted a few. Tettnang is my love though.

 

[planetscott]

Not a fan of northern brewer hops. To me, they have a metallic taste.

Others that I have to be careful with are Sorachi Ace. In small doses it's good. Larger doses undrinkable. Same with Nelson Sauvon. I just used Citra for the first time and while it is still in the fermenter, I do detect a mango flavor and aroma which I am concerned about.

I do like Fuggles and I can never get enough of Amarillo.