Wye College in England is known for creating a few varieties of hops, and Challenger hops is one of them. Their idea was to combine a higher-leveled alpha acid hops variety with a an aromatic one by crossing a Northern Brewer variety with a German male hop variety.
The result?
A mild to moderately intense hop known [...]

Most hops are known for either aroma or bittering potential, but there are a few that are known as dual purpose hops such as Centennial Hops. This variety was first bred in 1974 by crossing Brewers Gold hops with Fuggle, East Kent Golding, Bavarian and an unknown variety (USDA).
The name Centennial comes from the Washington [...]

Possibly one of my favorite hop variety would be none other than Cascade hops. This was the first commercially accepted American-bred aroma hop, which was released in 1972.
The hop was derived from a cross between a Fuggle male plant and a Russian hop variety known as Serebrianka.
Although, these hops have poor storage qualities, they remain [...]

New hop varieties are being constantly bred, but some old varieties are also going out of style. This is the case of Bullion hops which is slowly going away due to it’s poor storage capabilities.
It was first raised in England in 1919 from a wild Manitoban female hop (BB1) crossed with an English male hop. [...]

Unlike the US version that is only used as a bittering hop with neutral aroma, the German version of Brewer’s Gold hops is also used as a bittering hop, but adds a black currant, fruity, spicy flavor and aroma to beer. The bitterness you get from these hops can be pungent considering the alpha acid [...]