55 replies to this topic

[NWPines]

I've never come across a hop I hated, as long as it was used appropriately.

I think this is a very important point. While there are certainly some hops I like more than others, it really comes down to how they're used and with what other hops they're blended.I'm generally not a huge fan of Simcoe, but have had some beers made with it that I did like, usually blended as a finishing hop with others. Chinook can get downright offensive is used improperly.

[japh]

Hrm, not sure I've found a hop I haven't liked. I tend to stick to northwest-named hops, and I like the bunch of 'em.

[UGALawDawg]

Fuggles... Always make my beers taste grassy...Its odd because I like Willamette, for whatever reason although they are supposedly almost the same, I dont find Willamettes to taste anything like Fuggles...

I agree %100.

[Gumbo Leviathan]

Its too bad I dont like Fuggles. Its a fun word to say... "Why yes...this beer is full of Fuggles!!!!"

[MolBasser]

I just got a 5 gallon of Chico IPA for my keggerator. It is a chinook bomb, with chinook dry hop.I love it.BrewBasser

[Genesee Ted]

Never made a beer I liked that much with nugget. I also don't like cascade. For citrusy hops, there are much better, but also, everyone uses freakin cascade. I like my beers to stand out a bit more. It is like the BMC of c hops.

[Dave]

For someone who has brewed a lot and for a long time I haven't tried that many different hops--- maybe 10 varieties.I've liked them all, pretty much, but the first time I had cascade I thought it was awful! Too much like grapefruit! But halfway through the keg of cascade APA I was loving them...

[dmtaylor]

I hate Simcoe with a passion. I am also not very fond of Chinook, but if not overdone, it's alright.

[Slainte]

GalenaClusterEroicaChallenger

[drewseslu]

ClusterCrystalVanguardTargetFugglesI generally don't care for.There are others when improperly used that I don't enjoy, but all the others have potential to be wonderful, and even the ones on the bad list, when used expertly I won't mind them.PS I'm not against cascade, but it has been done to death. I just don't see the need for more new beers to cascade bombs, that's all. There is just so much more to explore out there.

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

PS I'm not against cascade, but it has been done to death. I just don't see the need for more new beers to cascade bombs, that's all. There is just so much more to explore out there.

I'm so hip I use cascade ironically.

[dmtaylor]

I like Cluster. I made an all Cluster brown ale that turned out quite nice. It has a berry-like fruitiness, and soft bittering, good with English styles.Somebody mentioned Challenger. There's another stinker. I made an all Challenger beer last year that was very difficult to drink. Perfumy to the max.

[Beergod]

I will concur with the hate Simcoe sentiment. It's the only hop that I truly have not liked in any beer that I have tried. My favorite hop combination for IPA's is Columbus and Amarillo. I disagree with the hate on for fuggles though, I have made a few IPA's with fuggles that I really liked.

[43hertz]

Can't say I hate it, but I'll take almost anything that doesn't have Cascade before I'll purposefully choose one with.

[CarlosM]

I will concur with the hate Simcoe sentiment. It's the only hop that I truly have not liked in any beer that I have tried. My favorite hop combination for IPA's is Columbus and Amarillo. I disagree with the hate on for fuggles though, I have made a few IPA's with fuggles that I really liked.

sir i would like this IPA recipe FUGGLE LOVE!

[Greatfookin]

sir i would like this IPA recipe FUGGLE LOVE!

Here ya go Carlos. The willamette could be replaced with Fuggles.Type: All Grain Date: 3/31/2008 Batch Size: 10.00 gal Brewer: GreatfookinBoil Size: 11.45 gal Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Max-Cool Mash tun & Keggle Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.0 Ingredients Amount Item Type % or IBU 20.00 lb Maris Otter (Crisp) (7.9 EBC) Grain 90.9 % 1.00 lb Biscuit Malt (45.3 EBC) Grain 4.5 % 1.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (236.4 EBC) Grain 4.5 % 4.00 oz Williamette [5.50%] (60 min) Hops 36.4 IBU 2.00 oz Fuggles [4.50%] (30 min) Hops 11.5 IBU 2.00 oz Fuggles [4.50%] (10 min) Hops 5.4 IBU 0.50 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 15.0 min) Misc 1 Pkgs London ESB Ale (Wyeast Labs #1968) [Starter 125 ml] [Cultured] Yeast-Ale Beer Profile Est Original Gravity: 1.062 SG Measured Original Gravity: 1.061 SG Est Final Gravity: 1.018 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.017 SG Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.7 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 5.7 % Bitterness: 53.3 IBU Calories: 275 cal/pint Est Color: 24.7 EBC Color: Color Mash Profile Mash Name: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge Total Grain Weight: 22.00 lb Sparge Water: 7.22 gal Grain Temperature: 72.0 F Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F TunTemperature: 72.0 F Adjust Temp for Equipment: FALSE Mash PH: 5.4 PH Name Description Step Temp Step Time Mash In Add 6.88 gal of water at 165.9 F 154.0 F 60 min Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).