Mt. Hood Hops
Mt. Hood hops are profiled in this post. I know Mt. Hood from my visit to Portland, OR. The snow capped summit seemed to follow me everywhere while I was there. I hope this variety is as majestic as its namesake.
Origin: USA. From my investigation into several hop varieties, it appears that many were developed to grow well in the Pacific Northwest. Mt. Hood is no exception. It was derived in 1983 from Hallertau Mittelfrüh to produce high yields. It was released for our use in March of 1989.
Aroma: Spicy. Mild. Some sources said “Pungent”.
Alpha Acid: Between 3.5 to 4.5% although some sources had a higher range of 5 – 8%
Typical Usage: Aroma
Beer Styles: This hop variety would work well in lagers with its clean bittering. Maybe a nice American Wheat.
Could this hop taste as good as this picture looks?
on April 7th, 2010 at 4:07 pm
[...] those varieties that were bred in the ’80s and released in the ’90s. It fits into the Mt. Hood, Liberty, and Crystal hops family which seem to me to be the varieties that were bred to grow here [...]
on October 19th, 2010 at 9:29 pm
[...] after a mountain in the US Pacific Northwest (like Mt. Hood hops), Mount Rainier hops are relatively new variety available to [...]
on July 6th, 2011 at 4:46 pm
[...] would put them in the same category as Mt. Hood, Liberty, Crystal, and Ultra. These are all hop varieties that were bred in the US to produce [...]
on July 20th, 2011 at 11:07 pm
[...] oz of Mt Hood Hops (A descendant of the recommended Hallertau, bred for growing in the Pacific [...]
on September 14th, 2011 at 12:53 pm
I know the variety very well. My dad’s farm has acres of them in Oregon I recently started growing them in Virginia and they are doing well. Harvesting them now. Very hardy and high yield as always.