Loral
®
Loral is a hop brand developed by the Hop Breeding Company and released in 2016; previously known as HBC 291. It provides pleasant floral and herbal notes reminiscent of a noble aroma hop. Loral’s mother is U.S. Glacier and her grandmother the long established French noble aroma variety Tardif de Bourgogne. The father is a son of the Nugget variety. Loral is characterized by having numerous small, dense cones with moderate alpha acids.
Flavour profile
Floral, herbal
Ancestry
U.S. Glacier and U.S. Nugget
Recommended beer styles
Analytical data
Cultivation Area
US
Ancestry
U.S. Glacier and U.S. Nugget
Alpha Acids (%)
10.0 – 12.0%
Beta Acids (%)
4.5 – 5.5 %
Alpha/Beta Ratio
Cuhomulone (% of alpha acids)
Total Oils (ml/100g)
1.5 – 2.5ml/100g
Oil Concentration (microlitres of oil/g alpha)
Myrcene (% of whole oil)
37 – 39 %
Linalool (% of whole oil)
Caryophyllene (% of whole oil)
6 – 8 %
Farnesene (% of whole oil)
< 1 %
Humulene (% of whole oil)
23 – 25 %
Selinene (% of whole oil)
Humulene/Caryophllene Ratio
Centennial
Characteristics
Named after the Washington state centennial anniversary in 1989, Centennial is an aroma-type cultivar developed from the USDA hop breeding program at Washington State University in 1974 and released in 1990. Centennial is a well blended aroma hop and is sometimes referred to as Super Cascade.
Amarillo
®
Characteristics
Amarillo® is a branded hop from Washington State that was introduced by Virgil Gamache Farms, Inc. This brand is characterized by mid to high alpha and low cohumulone content. The extremely high myrcene content in Amarillo® helps supercharge its aroma providing a distinct bouquet of tangerines, lemons, apricots, and melon.