Hops are the dried flowers of a twining vine (Humulus lupulus) which is part of the hemp family. Hops are mainly used to add bitterness to beers, as well as flavor and aroma in many styles. There are dozens of varieties of hops with significant variation in flavor, aroma, and amount of alpha acids, which are what determine the strength of the bitterness which they impart.
Hop Varieties. (Place holder, requires descriptions and info)
Admiral (UK) Ahtanum Amarillo Bramling Cross (UK) Brewer's Gold Brewer's Gold (German) Bullion Cascade Centennial Challenger (UK) Chinook Cluster Columbus Crystal Eroica First Gold (UK) Fuggle (US) Fuggle (UK) Galena Goldings (US) Hallertauer (US) Hallertauer Gold Hallertauer Mittelfrüh Hallertauer Tradition (German) Hersbrucker (German) Horizon Kent Goldings (UK) Liberty Magnum Mt. Hood Northdown (UK) Northern Brewer (US) Northern Brewer (German) Northwest Goldings Nugget Olympic Perle (US) Perle (German) Phoenix (UK) Pioneer (UK) Polish Lublin Pride of Ringwood (Australia) Progress (UK) Saaz (Czech) Saaz (US) Santiam Satus Simcoe Spalt (German) Sterling Strisslespalt (France) Styrian Goldings (Slovenia) Target (UK) Tettnanger (US) Tettnanger (German) Tomahawk Tradition (German) Ultra Vanguard Warrior WGV (Whitbread Goldings Variety) (UK) Willamette Yakima Cluster Zeus
