Which hops do you dislike the most and why?

[brewstergalVT]

Yes, I'm copying this from alexnova...same idea but just about hops.

Which hop variety do you dislike that everyone else seems to love and WHY do you dislike it? When everyone else gets citrus, pine, spice and everything nice, what evil, nasty and putrid smell or taste do you get from that same hop?

You can argue but the only rule is to keep the discussion or argument about hops and really what you taste/smell with a particular variety.

Yes, I'll start. Centennial never smells like grapefruit/citrus to me, it always smells like dirt or earth.

 

[dmtaylor]

Simcoe and Mosaic stink like cat piss and sweaty socks.

 

[Singletrack]

Saaz


Maybe I used too much once? Now, I am due to brew a Czech Pilsner (Pilsener?) and don't know what to use.

 

[Quaker]

Citra

It smells somewhere between a warm, rainy summer night when the nightcrawlers surface or an icebox used to hold fish. Mr friends know not to bother sharing Zombie Dust or Pseudo Sue with me. A touch of it works well to punch up a blend, but I dislike it when clearly evident.

 

[foam_top]

I brewed the "Dead Ringer IPA" from Northern Brewer last June which is hopped with only Centennial. I was not a fan. Like the OP, I just thought it was earthy tasting like potting soil. It's always possible my process didn't bring out the best in the hops but I'm not willing to use Centennial again any time soon.

I'm not sure what hop variety to blame but I also didn't care for the earthy notes in BridgePort's Hop Czar.

One interesting thing to take into consideration with this thread is how you use hops (bittering, aroma, dry hop, or hybrid).

 

[mrdauber64]

Chinook - Too harsh with maybe a minty flavor.

Centennial - dirty flavor with a hint of perfume.

 

[brewstergalVT]

Saaz


Maybe I used too much once? Now, I am due to brew a Czech Pilsner (Pilsener?) and don't know what to use.

What is it about Saaz that you don't like? Brutal honesty is OK.

 

[arcorey]

Chinook and mosaic

 

[edroberts]

Simcoe used for any other purpose besides aroma. I'm not a fan of drinking a pine tree.

 

[brewstergalVT]

Chinook and mosaic

Why? What they taste like to you?

 

[Alain2]

Amarillo, taste like a flower bed would taste!

 

[Alain2]

Chinook - Too harsh with maybe a minty flavor.

Centennial - dirty flavor with a hint of perfume.

I love the harshness of Chinook.

I agree about the Centennial, the official taste of an expired IPA.

 

[arcorey]

Why? What they taste like to you?

I can't do piney or grassy well at all. I am more into tropical, fruity, citrus, earthy, spicy.

 

[jschein]

Saaz


Maybe I used too much once? Now, I am due to brew a Czech Pilsner (Pilsener?) and don't know what to use.

Saaz is perfect

 

[kh54s10]

I have had beers that I didn't like as much, but I could not say it was the hops. And most of the ones mentioned so far are my favorites!

I guess my least favorite was Nugget, but that was a SMaSH. I can't describe the flavor, it was interesting!! I did like the beer but know I would not do all Nugget again.

 

[McGarnigle]

They're all good to me, it's comes down to usage.

 

[Patrick87]

Equinox: Tastes/smells like fresh cut green pepper. I don't like beer that tastes like bell pepper.

Sorachi Ace: Tastes/smells like earthy tea. I don't like tea or beer that tastes like tea.

 

[filthyastronaut]

Never met a hop I didn't like.

 

[pepindavid]

Funny about Centennial: I did a Maris Otter/Centennial SMaSH a few months ago, and while it was OK, it had a weird taste I couldn't describe very well. Kind of minerally/earthy, that I wasn't expecting. It got better as it mellowed down, and I think I overhopped a little, but I now hesitate to use Centennial.

 

[VagueSkunk]

Had some of Stone's new "Megawheat" last weekend and according to them it uses "Motueka, Mosaic, and Mandarina Bavaria" hops.
Not exactly sure which of these 3 it was but one of 'em tasted like burnt tires smell.

 

[kh54s10]

Of the ones listed so far..

Centennial
Amarillo
Chinook
Saaz
Citra
Mosaic
Simcoe

I like all of these. Listed in order of how much I like them. I have had a couple of them only in commercial beers.

 

[DrKnow]

Mosaic is the worst. Everyone around me loves it. "It's so tropical. Mango! Passionfruit! Pineapple!" I despise it. Let's be honest here, it smells and tastes like yard onions. Nothing remotely tropical/juicy/fruity or pleasant about it. I wish people would get over this hop and move onto the next new "it" hop.

Nugget is another one. It's so abrasive. I feel like I need to scrape that flavor off my tongue after I take a sip. I'd be totally cool if every nugget vine burned to the ground, never to return.

Chinook is another one I hate. No redeeming qualities. I mean even the name makes it sound gross.

Summit is dreadful too. Garlic and onion again. I like to call this one O.G. mosaic.

 

[TexasDroughtBrewery]

I don't know what type of hops it is to be fair, but I've been served an IPA that I swear taste like dirty dish water.

 

[pshankstar]

Sorachi Ace is my least favorite as of now. I used it in a brew with Warrior as the bittering hop and even though the beer turned out fine, I did not like it myself. I can't recall what it was that I didn't like but I just remember being very disappointed about it.

Now, I'm trying to figure out what to do with the last 10 oz I have of it. I picked up Brooklyn's Sorachi Ace Sasion, so I'll see if I like that and maybe try to clone it just to use up these hops.

 

[radwizard]

I have hops i like more then others, but dont really dislike any. It is funny how most of the hops listed are kind of staple american ale hops. I really like most of those. Granted they all have there place and over doing the amounts can make some taste pretty bad

 

[chickypad]

I like just about all the ones mentioned, except maybe Sorachi Ace which seems to come through a little weird in my hands (coconut maybe? but not in a good way). The one I dislike consistently is Fuggles, they remind me of dirty socks.

 

[Sbe2]

Galaxy. I don't get it, I have tried, but I can't seem to dig it.

 

[PADave]

Never met a hop I didn't like.

Exactly what I was going to say.

 

[Upthewazzu]

Mosaic & Calypso

Maybe it's the "stonefruit" that I'm not liking in my beer. Not sure.

 

[kh54s10]

Just a though since some of my favorites have been listed as bad.... Maybe you people are just brewing bad beers with them........