Warrior hops - clean for bittering, awful for flavor/aroma additions?

[Jim311]

I bought some closeout hops - 5 bucks per pound of Warrior. I bought two pounds and figured if nothing else I'd use it for my bittering addition for my next 32 beers. But is it worth a damn for dry hopping? After reading some reviews about it being astringent and gross for late boil flavor additions I'm pretty sure I don't want to attempt that. But I like the smell of it, and I wonder how the aroma/flavor of the final beer would be if I dry hopped with it? Anyone attempted this?

 

[JonM]

Get some Amstel Light or other light, neutral beer with a pry off cap. Shove a few cones or pellets into a couple bottles, re-cap, store them in the fridge for a couple days and give em a taste.

 

[HausBrauerei_Harvey]

i have a pound of warrior from a similar sale situation, and was wondering the same thing. Please report back on the great suggestion above if you try it.

 

[pshankstar]

I did a brew last year (twice) with Bravo as the bittering hop, Warrior as the late addition and Citra for the dry hop. I really enjoyed those beers.

The first batch:
Bravo - 60 min
Warrior - 5 mins
Citra - Dry Hop

The second batch:
Bravo - 60 min
Warrior - 20 & 5 mins
Citra - Dry Hop

I also did a Warrior and Sorachi Ace beer. That one was ok but not my favorite.

Batch:
Warrior - FWH, 30 & 15 mins
Sorachi Ace - 10 min, Whirlpool & Dry Hop

I hope this helps.

 

[Jim311]

I feel like maybe the amount you add in late additions may be what's crucial here. Since it's a strong 17 AAU hop I feel like you could massively overdo it pretty easily. Another thing I might also do is wait until I've got like a gallon of an IPA left in the keg, and then throw a few ounces into the keg and see how it changes the flavor profile of it. Or brew a lager or pilsner and see how it goes with that.

 

[catdaddy66]

My house pale ale is named 'Green Warrior' due to the hops used. Green Bullet is the main aroma and flavor hop but, in addition to bittering, I use a couple of ounces of Warrior late and dry hop with a mix of the two. It has subtle character but quite pleasant. Not as overt as other varieties but Warrior is very versatile.

 

[mesooohoppy]

Another thing I might also do is wait until I've got like a gallon of an IPA left in the keg, and then throw a few ounces into the keg and see how it changes the flavor profile of it. Or brew a lager or pilsner and see how it goes with that.

I was going to suggest something very similar. Brew an IPA, say 6 gallons. let primary ferm do its thing and then take 1 gallon and secondary/dry hop with the warrior. dry hop/keg as usual with the other 5 gallons. bottle the 1 gallon after dry hop is done.

I brewed a brett pale ale once. I let it rock in primary, then I split it up 4 ways and dry hopped with 4 different hops and I truly learned how much dry hopping can change the aroma and taste characteristic.

IMO the only way to know if you like it or not is to brew with it! I do like JonM's suggestion though; seems like it could at least give you some sort of rough estimate of what to expect.

 

[Jim311]

My house pale ale is named 'Green Warrior' due to the hops used. Green Bullet is the main aroma and flavor hop but, in addition to bittering, I use a couple of ounces of Warrior late and dry hop with a mix of the two. It has subtle character but quite pleasant. Not as overt as other varieties but Warrior is very versatile.

Well that's encouraging. If a couple of ounces late in the boil and in the dry hop works out pretty well there then it makes me think that maybe it's worth investigating. I have so much of it that I might as well!

 

[catdaddy66]

Well that's encouraging. If a couple of ounces late in the boil and in the dry hop works out pretty well there then it makes me think that maybe it's worth investigating. I have so much of it that I might as well!

I think you will be pleased with it, but do use another variety as Warrior has trouble on its own. My pantry will always have some!