USDA Named Hop Variety descriptions Source: Oregon State University High Alpha Acid Breeding Program

USDA ACCESSION NO. : 19001
SELECTION: Seedling selection made in 1919 at Wye College, England
GENUS: Humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: Brewer's Gold
PEDIGREE: Wild Manitoba BB1 x Open Pollinated (OP)
PRIMARY SITE: USDA World Hop Cultivar Collection, OSU East Farm
ORIGIN: Selected by E. S. Salmon at Wye College, England, in 1919. The mother plant BB1
was obtained in 1916 as a cutting from a wild hop growing at Morden, Manitoba. It was believed to have been a genuine wild North American hop.
DATE RECEIVED: Before 1950
METHOD RECEIVED: Unknown, probably rhizomes
AVAILABILITY: No restrictions, commercial variety
REFERENCES: Salmon, E. S. Two new hops: Brewer's Favourite and
Brewer's Gold. J. South-East Agricultural College, Wye, Kent, England 34:93-105. 1934.
Burgess, Hops, Interscience Publishers, New York 1964.
Romanko, R. R., in S. S. Steiner's Guide to American Hops. S. S. Steiner Inc., New York, 1986
2nd edition
MATURITY: Late
LEAF COLOR: Light green
SEX: Female
DISEASES: Downy Mildew: moderately resistant
Verticillium wilt: resistant
Viruses: infected with all five major hop viruses
VIGOR: Excellent, occasionally uneven spring regrowth
YIELD: High, 1500-2400 lbs/acre
SIDE ARM LENGTH: 24-36 inches
ALPHA ACIDS: 9.2% (10 year range: 7.1 to 11.3%)
BETA ACIDS: 4.8% (10 year range: 3.3 to 6.1%)
COHUMULONE: 39 (10 year range: 36 - 45)
STORAGE STABILITY: Poor
OIL: 1.96 ml/100 g (10 year range: 1.38 to 3.42). Humulene 11.3% Caryophyllene 6.5%; myrcene 66.7%; no farnesene. H/C ratio = 1.73
MAJOR TRAITS: Excellent yield potential, excellent pickability, heavy cone weight, good parent for crossing.
OTHER INFORMATION: Identical to USDA 21116. This cultivar was a major hop variety, particularly in Oregon until it was discontinued from commercial production in 1985 after the advent of superalpha hops which had higher alpha-acids content and improved storage stability. Brewer's Gold is the ancestor of most major high-alpha hops grown around the world today (1997). It is still grown commercially in some parts of the world, notably Belgium and Spain.

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USDA ACCESSION NO.: 19209
SELECTION: Obtained from England, probably Wye College, prior to 1950
GENUS: Humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: Fuggle
PEDIGREE: Unknown
PRIMARY SITE: USDA World Hop Cultivar Collection, OSU East Farm, Corvallis, Oregon
ORIGIN: Seedling found in the hop yard of George Stace at
Horsmonden, Kent, England, in 1861 and introduced by
Richard Fuggle of Benchley in 1875.
DATE RECEIVED: Prior to 1950
METHOD RECEIVED: Unknown
AVAILABILITY: No restrictions, commercial cultivar
REFERENCES: A. H. Burgess. Hops, Botany, Cultivation, and Utili zation. World Crops Books, Interscience
Publishers Inc., New York 1964, p. 40.
Romanko, R. R., in: Steiner's Guide to American Hops.
S. S. Steiner Inc. New York, 1973, p. 19.
MATURITY: Early
MATURITY: Early
LEAF COLOR: Dark green
SEX: Female
DISEASES: Downy Mildew: resistant
Verticillium Wilt: moderately susceptible
Viruses: carries the Apple and Cherry strain of Prunus Necrotic Ringspot virus, sometimes also Hop Mosaic virus
VIGOR: Low to medium
YIELD: Low, 900-1100 lbs/acre
SIDE ARM LENGTH: 12-20 inches
ALPHA ACIDS: 5.1% (13 year average; range 2.4 to 6.1)
BETA ACIDS: 2.4% (13 year average; range 2.1 to 2.8)
COHUMULONE: 27% (range 25-29%)
STORAGE STABILITY: Very good, retained 75% of original alpha acids after
6 months storage at room temperature
OIL: 0.60 ml/ 100 g (7 year range: 0.44 to 0.83 ml/100 g). Humulene 26.6% Caryophyllene 9.1%; myrcene 43.4%; farnesene 4.3%. H/C ratio =2.94
MAJOR TRAITS: resistant to downy mildew, pleasant European aroma
OTHER INFORMATION: nearly identical to USDA 48209, a selection developed
From USDA 19209. Also closely related to Styrian
(USDA 21049). Grown commercially in Oregon since the turn of the century but has now been replaced by USDA 48209. This hop is also the mother of USDA 21003, the tetraploid Fuggle which gave rise to Willamette, USDA 21041

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USDA ACCESSION NO: 21003
SELECTION: Tetraploid (2n = 40) developed by colchicine treatment of
Fuggle (USDA 19209) at Corvallis, OR. In 1966.
GENUS: humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: tetraploid Fuggle
PEDIGREE: like Fuggle H, USDA 48209 or Fuggle (USDA 19209)
PRIMARY SITE: USDA hop germplasm collection, OSU East Farm
ORIGIN: chromosome doubling by colchicine treatment in 1966
DATE RECEIVED: 1966
METHOD RECEIVED: selection of soft wood cuttings
AVAILABILITY: no restrictions
REFERENCES: Haunold,. A., S.T. Likens, and C.E.Horner. Registration
Of Fuggle T autotetraploid hop germplasm (Reg. Nr. GP 1)
Crop Science 11: 945. 1971
MATURITY: early
LEAF COLOR: dark green
SEX: female
Diseases: Downy mildew: resistant
Verticillium wilt: moderately susceptible
Viruses: unknown
VIGOR: poor
YIELD: low (less than 1000 lbs/acre)
SIDE ARM LENGTH: 12 - 20 inches
ALPHA ACIDS: 5% ( 5 year range: 3.7 to 5.8)
BETA ACIDS: 2.4% (5 year range: 2.0 to 3.0)
COHUMULONE: 26%
STORAGE STABILITY: good
OIL : 0.93 ml/100 g (5 year range: 0.47 - 1.17)
MAJOR TRAITS: tetraploid, useful for producing triploid hops.
Reference: A. Haunold, Cytology , sex expression and
Growth of a tetraploid x diploid cross in hop (humulus lupulus L) Crop Sci. 11: 868 - 871. 1971.
Haunold, A. Polyploid breeding with hop (humulus lupulus L.)
Master Brewer's Ass'n of America, Tech. Quarterly 9: 36-40. 1972
OTHER INFORMATION: female parent of the triploid cultivars Columbia (USDA
21040), and 21041 (Willamette).

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USDA ACCESSION NO.: 21011
SELECTION: Obtained by mass selection in an existing commercial yard
of Late Cluster in the Yakima Valley, Washington, by C.E.
Skotland in the late 1950's.
GENUS: Humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: Late Cluster selection L16
PEDIGREE: Most likely a single plant selection from Late Cluster
USDA 19208, grown commercially in the Yakima Valley
PRIMARY SITE: USDA World Hop Cultivar Collection, OSU East Farm
ORIGIN: Single plant selection made at Prosser, WA in the late
1950's
DATE RECEIVED: 1957; USDA Accession No. assigned in 1969.
METHOD RECEIVED: Mass selection
AVAILABILITY: No restriction, commercial cultivar
REFERENCES: Skotland, C.B. Improvement of Cluster hops. Master
Brewers Association of America (MBAA) Technical Quarterly
10(3): 119-122. 1973.
Romanko, R.R. In: Steiner's Guide to American Hops.
S.S. Steiner Inc., New York, NY. 1973. Library of
Congress Catalog Card No. 73-81457, pp. 25-27.
USDA-ARS Annual Report and Data Summary for Hop Res. 1969. pp. 7-8.
MATURITY: Late
LEAF COLOR: Moderately dark green
SEX: Female
DISEASES: Downy Mildew: susceptible
Verticillium wilt: resistant
Viruses: unknown
VIGOR: Very good
YIELD: 1,800-2,200 lbs/acre
SIDEARM LENGTH: 15-36 inches
ALPHA ACIDS: 5.8% (10-year range 4.8-6.4%)
BETA ACIDS: 4.2% (10-year range 3.9-4.7%)
COHUMULONE: 39%
STORAGE STABILITY: Very good (retains 80-85% of original alpha acids after 6
months room temperature storage)
OIL: 0.5 ml/ 100 g
MAJOR TRAITS: high yield potential, very susceptible to downy mildew,
Excellent storage stability
OTHER INFORMATION: L 16 is one of several Cluster selections grown commercilly in the Yakima Valley, WA. Clusters are among the major hop cultivars grown in the United States, having excellent storage stability, good yield potential and medium alpha acids content. In recent years (1990s) Cluster acreage has declined in favor of super alpha hops, but Clusters are still a major export hop for American growers. This hop is a sister selection of L8 (USDA 65104), and Yakima Cluster (USDA 65102). All Cluster hops are interchangeable in brewing and quality.

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USDA ACCESSION NO.: 21014
SELECTION: Selected in the German Hallertau area, north of Munich,
probably from an old landrace about 100 years ago.
GENUS: Humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: Hallertauer mittelfrueher or Hallertauer mittelfrueh (m.f.)
PEDIGREE: Unknown
PRIMARY SITE: USDA World Hop Cultivar Collection, OSU East Farm, Corvallis
ORIGIN: Obtained from Dr. R.R. Romanko, SW Idaho Agricultural
Experiment Station, Parma, Idaho, who brought it to the
U.S. via Coors Brewing Company, Golden,Colorado, in the late1960's.
DATE RECEIVED: 1970; USDA Accession No. assigned in 1970.
METHOD RECEIVED: Rhizomes
AVAILABILITY: No restrictions, commercial variety
REFERENCES: USDA Annual Report on Hop Investigations for 1970, pp.11-12.
Romanko, R.R. 1973. In: Steiner's Guide to American
Hops, S.S. Steiner, Inc., New York, NY, pp. 31-33.
Kohlmann, Hans, and Alfred Kastner. Der Hopfen.
Hopfenverlag Wolnzach, Germany. 1975. p. 34.
MATURITY: Early
LEAF COLOR: Light green
SEX: Female
DISEASES: Downy Mildew: moderately susceptible
Verticillium wilt: very susceptible
Viruses: unknown
VIGOR: Poor to good
YIELD: Low (about 800 lbs/acre)
SIDEARM LENGTH: 12 inches
ALPHA ACIDS: 3-5%. ( 12 year range: 3.3 to 5.5%)
BETA ACIDS: 4.4%. (12 year range: 3.3 to 5.6%)
COHUMULONE: 20%
STORAGE STABILITY: Fair to poor (retained 55% of original alpha acids at 6
months room temperature storage)
OIL: 0.8 ml/100 g; Humulene 35.7%; caryophyllene 10.4%; myrcene 36.0% Farnesene trace; H/C ratio = 3.42
MAJOR TRAITS: Highly aromatic. Valued worldwide for its noble aroma
characteristics as a fine finishing hop for super premium beers.
THER INFORMATION: Extreme susceptibility to Verticillium wilt and low yield
potential caused steady decline of this hop in the
Hallertau, the major German hop growing area. The old
Hallertauer mittelfruh has practically disappeared from
commercial production, but the trade has accepted a
relatively new selection, Hallertauer Gold, as a partial
substitute. Not grown commercially in the United States
except in a new planting (about 500 acres) of virusfree
Hallertauer m.f. near Bonners Ferry, ID. (Ref. A.
Haunold. Travel Report to Anheuser Busch Inc., July 1991, 4 pp.)

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USDA ACCESSION No: 21015
SELECTION: Selected in the German Tettnang area from an old
Land race
GENUS: humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: Tettnanger, Schwetzinger, Deutscher Fruehhopfen
PEDIGREE: unknown
PRIMARY SITE: USDA World Hop cultivar collection, OSU East farm
ORIGIN: obtained from Dr. R.R. Romanko, SW Idaho Agr. Expt. Station, Parma, ID who brought it to the US via Coors Brewing Co., Golden, CO.
DATE RECEIVED: 1970
METHOD RECEIVED: rhizomes
AVAILABILITY: no restrictions, commercial variety
REFERENCES: USDA annual report of Hop Investigations for 1970, pp 11-12; Romanko R.R., 1973. In: Steiner's Guide to American hops, S.S. Steiner Inc., New York, NY p 33. Kohlmann, H., and A. Kastner. 1975: Der Hopfen, p 34. Hopfenverlag Wolnzach, Germany.
MATURITY: early
LEAF COLOR: dark green
SEX: female
DISEASES: downy mildew: moderately resistant
Verticillium wilt: resistant
Viruses: unknown.
VIGOR: fair to good
YIELD: low to medium (1000 to 1400 lbs/acre)
SIDE ARM LENGTH: 12 - 36 inches
ALPHA ACIDS: 4.5% (10-year range: 3.0 to 5.8%)
BETA ACIDS: 3.8% (10-year range: 2.8 to 5.3%)
COHUMULONE: 24%
STORAGE STABILITY: fair to good (retains 61% of original alpha acids after 6 months room temperature storage
OIL: 0.56 ml/100 g. (12 year range: 0.36 to 1.07). Humulene 20.4%
Caryophyllene 6.2%; myrcene 40.6%; farnesene 11.3%. H/C ratio = 3.39
MAJOR TRAITS: European "noble" aroma characteristics desired by brewers worldwide for producing super premium beers; reddish hue on main vine, particularly where sidearm branch off. Ratio of alpha: beta near 1
OTHER INFORMATIOIN: Tettnanger acreage has expanded significantly in the US in recent years -called US Tettnanger (which however is not a true Tettnanger but similar to Fuggle). German Tettnanger is grown primarily in the Tettnang area of SW Germany and on a few acres in Switzerland across from lake Konstanz. This hop is thought to belong to the Saaz group of varieties and it commands premium prices on world hop markets.

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USDA ACCESSION NO.: 21039
SELECTION: Bud sport from Shinshuwase (USDA 60042)
GENUS: Humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: Golden Star
PEDIGREE: Saazer x White Vine-OP
Selected by Dr. Y. Mori, Sapporo Brewery, Japan, from Shinshuwase
PRIMARY SITE: USDA World Hop Cultivar Collection, OSU East Farm
ORIGIN: Bud sport
DATE RECEIVED: 1971
METHOD RECEIVED: Rhizomes
AVAILABILITY: No restrictions, commercial variety
REFERENCES: USDA-ARS Annual Report of Hop Investigations for 1971,
pp. 13-14
Hop obtained from Professor Murayama, Toshoku Ltd.,
Nihonbashi, Tokyo, Japan.
Other references: Gene Pools of Hop Countries, T.
Wagner, ed. 1978, p. 48.
MATURITY: Late
LEAF COLOR: Light green
SEX: Female
DISEASES: Downy Mildew: resistant
Verticillium Wilt: unknown
Viruses: infected with Prunus Necrotic Ringspot Virus (both apple and cherry strains), Hop Latent Virus,
American Hop Latent Virus, but free of Hop Mosaic Virus
VIGOR: Very good
YIELD: High, 1600-2000 lbs/acre
SIDE ARM LENGTH: 20-36 inches
ALPHA ACIDS: 5.4% (5-year range 4.4-6.7%)
BETA ACIDS: 4.6 (5-year range 3.8-5.5%)
COHUMULONE: 50%
STORAGE STABILITY: Good to fair (retained 64% of original alpha acids
after 6 months room temperature storage
OIL: 0.63 ml/100 g (5-year range 0.45-1.0 ml). Humulene 12.5%;
Caryophyllene 5.2%; myrcene 57.1%; no farnesene. H/C ratio = 2.43
MAJOR TRAITS: Yellowish light green leaf color, particularly at the
tip of the leaves. Nearly identical to Shinshuwase
(USDA 60042).
OTHER INFORMATION: This hop is grown commercially only in Japan as an
aroma hop. It is very difficult to pick and shatters
easily, particularly when grown seeded.

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USDA ACCESSION NO.: 21040
SELECTION: Seedling selection 6761-61 of cross 6761 made at Corvallis, Oregon in 1967.
GENUS: Humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: Columbia
PEDIGREE: Tetraploid Fuggle (USDA 21003) x Fuggle seedling 2-4
PRIMARY SITE: USDA Hop Germplasm Collection, OSU East Farm
ORIGIN: Cross 6761 made in 1967 at Corvallis, Oregon
DATE RECEIVED: Selected and Accession No. assigned in 1971
METHOD RECEIVED: Seedling selection.
AVAILABILITY: No restrictions, commercial cultivar.
REFERENCES: Haunold, A., S. T. Likens, C. E. Homer, C. E. Zimmer
mann and D. D. Roberts. Registration of Columbia Hop
(Registration No. 5). Crop Sci. 16:738-739. 1976.
Haunold, A., S. T. Likens, C. E. Homer, G. B. Nicker
son and C. E. Zimmermann. Columbia and Willamette, two
new aroma-type hop varieties. Brewers Digest 52:36-39, 56. 1977.
Schwartz, B. W. New American Hop Varieties. In:
Steiner's Guide to American Hops, Book 2. 1977. S. S.
Steiner, New York, NY.
MATURITY: Medium late
LEAF COLOR: Dark green
SEX: Female
DISEASES: Downy Mildew: resistant
Verticillium wilt: resistant
Viruses: free of Prunus Necrotic Ringspot virus (cherry and apple strain) and
Hop mosaic virus
VIGOR: Excellent
POLLEN SHEDDING: Very good, 1800 to 2200 lbs per acre
SIDE ARM LENGTH: 24-40 inches
ALPHA ACIDS: 8.8% (10 year range: 6.8 to 11.5%)
BETA ACIDS: 4.0% (10 year range: 2.9 to 5.6%)
COHUMULONE: 40%
STORAGE STABILITY: Very good
OIL: 1.21 ml/100 9 (10 year range: 0.46 to 1.61). Humulene 16.7%
Caryophyllene 7.3%; myrcene 54.6%; farnesene 4.1%. H/C ratio = 2.26
MAJOR TRAITS: Triploid (2n=30), seedless even in the presence of
fertile males, high yield potential, Fuggle type aroma
profile, good storage stability, medium small cone size.
OTHER INFORMATION: Sister selection of Willamette (USDA 21041). About 300
acres grown commercially in Oregon in the early 1980's
but discontinued in favor of Willamette.

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USDA ACCESSION NO.: 21041
SELECTION: Seedling selection No. 6761-117 of cross 6761 made at
Corvallis, Oregon in 1967.
GENUS: Humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: Willamette
PEDIGREE: Tetraploid Fuggle (USDA 21003) x Fuggle seedling 2-4
PRIMARY SITE: USDA World Hop Cultivar Collection, OSU East Farm
ORIGIN: Cross 6761 made in 1967 at Corvallis, Oregon
DATE RECEIVED: Selected and Accession Number assigned in 1971
METHOD RECEIVED: Seedling selection
AVAILABILITY: No restrictions, commercial cultivar
REFERENCES: Haunold, A., C. E. Homer, S. T. Likens, D. D. Roberts
and C. E. Zimmermann. 1976. Registration of Willa-
mette Hop. Crop Sci. 16: 739.
Haunold, A., S. T. Likens, C. E. Homer, G. B.
Nickerson and C. E. Zimmermann. 1977. Columbia and
Willamette, two new aroma type hop varieties. Brewer's
Digest 52:36-39, 56.
MATURITY: Medium
LEAF COLOR: Dark green
SEX: Female
DISEASES: Downy Mildew: resistant
Verticillium Wilt: tolerant to moderately susceptible
Viruses: free of Prunus, Apple and Hop Mosaic Virus
VIGOR: Excellent
YIELD: Very good, 1700-2200 lbs/acre
SIDE ARM LENGTH: 24-40 inches
ALPHA ACIDS: 6.6% (10 year range: 5.2 to 11.1)
BETA ACIDS: 3.8% (10 year range: 2.9 to 5.0)
COHUMULONE: 29-35%
STORAGE STABILITY: Good
OIL: 0.8-1.2 ml/100 g. Humulene 21.2%; caryophyllene 7.4; myrcene 51.0%
Farnesene 5.0%. H/C ratio = 2.89
MAJOR TRAITS: Triploid (2n = 30), seedless even in the presence of
fertile males, high yield potential, Fuggle-type aroma profile.
OTHER INFORMATION: Used as Fuggle replacement by a major U.S. brewer.
Grown primarily in Oregon. 2100 acres grown in 1986
(mostly in Oregon) produced 3.4 million lbs (6.9% of
U.S. production). Major acreage expansion in 1987. In 1997 Willamette
ranked third in US hop acreage (7,578 acres) and produced 11.144 mill.lbs

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USDA ACCESSION NO.: 21043
SELECTION: Sell No. l/61/55 from a cross made at Wye College England, in 1961
GENUS: Humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: Wye Challenger
PEDIGREE: German Zattler-OP x No. Brewer-downy mildew res. male
(17/54/2) x (1/61/57)
PRIMARY SITE: USDA World Hop Cultivar Collection, OSU East Farm
ORIGIN: Cross made at Wye College, England, in 1961
DATE RECEIVED: 1971; PI Nr. 369162
METHOD RECEIVED: Rhizomes
AVAILABILITY: No restrictions, commercial variety
REFERENCES: Neeve, R.A. Ann. Rep. for 1969, Dep. Hop Research, Wye
College, Univ. London. p 10.
Wagner, T. Gene Pools of Hop Countries. p. 24. Inst.
Hop Research, Zalec, Yugoslavia. 1978.
Neeve, R.A. Hops. Chapman and Hall, London/New York.
First edition 1991, p. 204.
MATURITY: Medium to medium late
LEAF COLOR: Dark green
SEX: Female
DISEASES: Downy Mildew: resistant
Powdery Mildew: resistant
Verticillium wilt: resistant; also resistant to progressive wilt.
Viruses: unknown
VIGOR: Good to very good
YIELD: Substantially better than Northern Brewer (USDA 64107)
Variable yield performance over a 10-year period in small
plots near Corvallis (800-1600 lbs/acre)
SIDEARM LENGTH: 12-20 inches
ALPHA ACIDS: 7.9% (10-year range 6.2-9.8%)
BETA ACIDS: 4.6% (10-year range 3.6-5.9%)
COHUMULONE: 23%
STORAGE STABILITY: Good to very good (71% alpha remaining after 6 months
room temperature storage)
OIL: 1.35 ml/100 g (10-year range 0.60-1.90 ml/100 g). Humulene 16.4%
Caryophyllene 5.5%; myrcene 55.1%; farnesene 0.6%. H/C ratio = 2.99
MAJOR TRAITS: Highly resistant to downy mildew (Pseudoperonospora
humuli), higher alpha acids potential than Northern
Brewer (64107) or Bullion (64100); resistant to Verticillium wilt.
OTHER INFORMATION: This cultivar is one of the major hop varieties grown in
England in the 1980's and early 1990's.

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USDA ACCESSION No.: 21045
SELECTION: no information
GENUS: Humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: Serebrianka, Silver Hop
PEDIGREE: no information
PRIMARY SITE initially at USDA/OSU Hop Research Farm, Corvallis, OR
Discarded in 1991 bewcause it was very weak and almost impossible
to maintain in the collection
ORIGIN: Institute for Plant Research, Leningrad, USSR (now: St. Petersburg, Russia)
DATE RECEIVED: spring 1971 via Dr. J.L. Creech, New Crops Branch, USDA, ARS
P.I. number 376933
METHOD RECEIVED: rhizomes
AVAILBILITY: no restrictions
REFERENCES: Annual Reports for Hop Research, USDA/ARS, 1971 and later years
MATURITY: early
LEAF COLOR: dark green
SEX: female
DISEASES: Downy mildew: moderately resistant
Powdery mildew: no information
Verticillium wilt; no information
Viruses: no information
VIGOR: poor
YIELD: very poor
SIDE ARM LENGTH: 6 - 12 inches
ALPHA ACIDS: 3 - 4 %
BETA ACIDS: 3 %
COHUMULONE: 23 %
STORAGE STABILITY: poor, retained about 53% of its original alpha acids after
6 months room temperature storage
OIL: 0.41 ml/100 g. Humulene 27%; caryophyllene 8 %; farnesene 12%;
Myrcene 30%; H/C ratio = 3.30
MAJOR TRAITS: high humulene and high farnesene content, pleasant continental aroma
OTHER INFORMATION: This hop is part of the female pedigree of Cascade (USDA 56013). Serebrianka may be related to Saazer (USDA 21077) .

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USDA ACCESSION NO.: 21044
SELECTION: Sel. No. 4/63/25 made at Wye College, England
GENUS: Humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: Wye Northdown
PEDIGREE: Northern Brewer x downy mildew resistant male.
PRIMARY SITE: USDA World Hop Cultivar Collection, OSU East Farm
ORIGIN: Cross made at Wye College, England in 1963
DATE RECEIVED: Spring 1971
METHOD RECEIVED: Rhizomes, USDA PI No. 369163
AVAILABILITY: No restrictions, commercial cultivar
REFERENCES: Neeve, R.A. 1968. Northdown: A downy mildew resistant
selection. Ann. Rep. for 1968. Wye College, Univ. London. pp. 34-36.
Wagner, T. Gene Pools of Hop Countries. p. 30. Inst.
Hop Res., Zalec, Yugoslavia. 1978.
Neeve, R.A. Hops. Chapman and Hall, 1991, first edition, p. 204.
MATURITY: Medium late
LEAF COLOR: Dark green
SEX: Female
DISEASES: Downy Mildew: resistant
Powdery Mildew: resistant
Verticillium wilt: resistant
Viruses: unknown
VIGOR: Good to very good but variable in USDA test plots near Corvallis
SIDEARM LENGTH: 12-24 inches
ALPHA ACIDS: 8.3% (10-year range 6.2-9.8%)
BETA ACIDS: 4.6% (lO-year range 3.6-5.9%)
COHUMULONE: 23%
STORAGE STABILITY: Very good (retained over 70% of original alpha acids
after 6 months room temperature storage)
OIL: 1.35 ml/lOO g (lO-year range 0.6-1.90)
MAJOR TRAITS: Resistant to both powdery and downy mildew. The powdery
mildew resistance is due to a single gene, the "blister" type.
OTHER INFORMATION: This variety has been one of the major English hop varieties in the 1980's and early 1990's.

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USDA ACCESSION NO.: 21049
SELECTION: Selected about 80 years ago in Yugoslavia from a
Fuggle introduced from England.
GENUS: Humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: Styrian, Savinjski Golding, Yugoslavia Golding,
Savinja Golding (synonyms).
PEDIGREE: Unknown
PRIMARY SITE: USDA World Hop Cultivar Collection, OSU East Farm
ORIGIN: Identical to USDA 48209
DATE RECEIVED: Spring 1972
METHOD RECEIVED: Rhizomes
AVAILABILITY: No restrictions, commercial cultivar.
REFERENCES: Kralj, D. Feststellung der Verwandtschaft zwischen den
Hopfensorten (Humulus lupulus) Savinja Golding, Fuggles
and Early Bird Golding. (Relationship between the hop
varieties Savinja Golding, Fuggles and Early Bird
Golding). Mimeo Report, Institute for Hop Research,
Zalec, Yugoslavia. 1969. Kralj, D., Ascertaining the
similarities among the varieties of hops (Humulus
lupulus) Savinia Golding, Fuggles, and Early Bird
Golding. Hmeljarstvi bilten st. 2:65-75. 1972.
(Slovenian with English summary).
MATURITY: Early
LEAF COLOR: Dark Green

SEX: Female
DISEASES: Downy Mildw: resistant
Verticillium Wilt: moderately susceptible
Viruses: free of Prunus, Apple Mosaic, and Hop Mosaic Viruses
VIGOR: Medium
YIELD: Medium low: 1200-1500 lbs/acre
SIDE ARM LENGTH: Short (12-24 inches)
ALPHA ACIDS: 5.6% (10 year range: 4.2 to 7.8)
BETA ACIDS: 3.0% (10 year range: 2.1 to 6.4)
COHUMULONE: 28%
STORAGE STABILITY: Good
OIL: 0.92 ml/100 g
MAJOR TRAITS: Early, resistant to Downy Midlew, European aroma properties
.OTHER INFORMATION: Major Yugoslavian export hop primarily to Mexico,
Kenya, and South America, formerly also exported to the United States.

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USDA ACCESSION NO.: 21050
SELECTION: Seedling selection No. 17/126 made at the Hop Research
Institute Zalec, Slovenia, Yugoslavia in the early 1970's
by Dr. Tone Wagner, hop breeder.
GENUS: Humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: Ahil
PEDIGREE: 19001 x male 3/3
Brewer's Gold x Yugoslavian wild male 3/3 (USDA 21087M)
PRIMARY SITE: USDA World Hop Cultivar Collection, OSU East Farm,
Corvallis
ORIGIN: Seedling of controlled cross made at Zalec, Yugoslavia,
in the early 1970's
DATE RECEIVED: 1972; USDA Accession No. assigned in 1972
METHOD RECEIVED: Rhizomes
AVAILABILITY: No restrictions, commercial cultivar
REFERENCES: Wagner, Tone. Autochthonous hop in Yugoslavia and its
usability for breeding new varieties in comparison with
the hop varieties grown at present. Final Research
Report, USDA-Yugoslavia Cooperative Project E30-CR-90/FG
Yu-186, May 1974, pp. 255-258.
Wagner, Dr. Tone, and Dragica Kralj. Properties of
Slovenian aroma hop varieties and new breeding lines.
Talk presented to the 27th Congress of the European Union
of Hop Trade, Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia, May 21-22 1979;
Proceedings printed in German and English.
USDA/ARS WASHINGTON DC NOTICE OF RELEASE OF BANNER,
A RECENTLY DEVELOP COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE HOP
CULTIVAR. 1995
MATURITY: Medium to medium late
LEAF COLOR: Green to light green
SEX: Female
DISEASES: Downy Mildew: tolerant
Verticillium wilt: unknown, probably tolerant
Viruses: unknown
VIGOR: Good
YIELD: Good to very good (considerable year-to-year fluctuations)
SIDEARM LENGTH: 12-24 inches
ALPHA ACIDS: 10-12%
BETA ACIDS: 4-5%
COHUMULONE: 25%
STORAGE STABILITY: Fair to good (retained 50% of original alpha acids after
6 months room temperature storage)
OIL: 1.8-2.2 ml/100 g; ratio humulene/caryophyllene 1.90
Humulene 7.6%; caryophyllene 4.3%, myrcene 61.1%;
Farnesene 10.4%. H/C ratio = 1.96
MAJOR TRAITS: High alpha acids content
OTHER INFORMATION: This hop together with its sister selections Apolon (USDA21051), Atlas (USDA 21052), and a related selection,Aurora, (USDA 21053) entered the hop trade in the 1970's
as "Superstyrian" hops. The implication was that they be similar to Styrian (Fuggle-type) hops but higher in alpha acids content. In reality they are Brewer's Gold seedlings, and their quality characteristics are
different from the true Styrian (USDA 21049, Savinski Golding). This has caused considerable confusion in the world hop trade. In recent years the acreage of Superstyrians has been reduced in favor of the old
established Savinski (Styrian) Golding (21049). The acreage of Ahil in Slovenia has remained very limited.

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USDA ACCESSION NO.: 21051
SELECTION: Seedling selection No. 18/57 made in the early 1970's at
the Hop Research Institute, Zalec, Slovenia, Yugoslavia, by Dr. Tone Wagner
GENUS: Humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: Apolon
PEDIGREE: USDA 19001 x USDA 21087M
Brewer's Gold x Yugoslavian wild male 3/3
PRIMARY SITE: USDA World Hop Cultivar Collection, OSU East Farm, Corvallis
ORIGIN: Hop Research Institute Zalec, Yugoslavia
DATE RECEIVED: 1972
USDA Accession No. assigned in 1972
METHOD RECEIVED: Rhizomes
AVAILABILITY: No restrictions, commercial cultivar
REFERENCES: Wagner, Tone. Autochthonous hop in Yugoslavia and its
usability for breeding new varieties in comparison with
the hop varieties grown at present. Final Research
Report, USDA-Yugoslavia Cooperative Project E30-CR-90/FG
Yu-186, May 1974, pp. 255-258.
Wagner, Dr. Tone, and Dragica Kralj. Properties of
Slovenian aroma hop varieties and new breeding lines.
Talk presented to the 27th Congress of the European Union
of Hop Trade, Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia, May 21-22 1979;
Proceedings printed in German and English.
MATURITY: Medium late
LEAF COLOR: Green to light green
SEX: Female
DISEASES: Downy Mildew: moderately resistant
Verticillium wilt: unknown, probably resistant
Viruses: unknown
VIGOR: Good to very good
YIELD: Good, but fluctuates over the years
SIDEARM LENGTH: 12-24 inches
ALPHA ACIDS: 10-12%
BETA ACIDS: 4%
COHUMULONE: 26%
STORAGE STABILITY: Fair to good (retained 57% of original alpha acids after
6 months room temperature storage)
OIL: 1.3 to 1.6 ml/100 g
MAJOR TRAITS: High alpha acids content; ratio of humulene/caryophyllene 2.25
OTHER INFORMATION: This hop together with its sister selections Ahil (USDA
21050), Atlas (USDA 21052), and a related selection,
Aurora (USDA 21053), entered the hop trade in the 1970's
as Superstyrian hops. The implication was that they be
similar to Styrian (Fuggle-type) hops but higher in alpha
acids content. In reality they are Brewer's Gold seed
lings, and their quality characteristics are different
from the true Styrian (USDA 21049, Savinski Golding).
This has caused considerable confusion in the world hop
trade. In recent years the acreage of Superstyrians has
been reduced in favor of the old established Savinski
(Styrian) Golding (USDA 21049). The acreage of Apolon in
Slovenia has remained very limited.

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USDA ACCESSION NO.: 21052
SELECTION: Seedling selection No. 18/135 made in the early 1970's at
the Hop Research Institute, Zalec, Slovenia, Yugoslavia, by Dr. Tone Wagner
GENUS: Humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: Atlas
PEDIGREE: 19001 x 21087M
Brewer's Gold x Yugoslavian male 3/3M
PRIMARY SITE: USDA World Hop Cultivar Collection, OSU East Farm, Corvallis
ORIGIN: Hop Research Institute Zalec, Yugoslavia
DATE RECEIVED: 1972; USDA Accession No. assigned in 1972
METHOD RECEIVED: Rhizomes
AVAILABILITY: No restrictions
REFERENCES: Wagner, Tone. Autochthonous hop in Yugoslavia and its
usability for breeding new varieties in comparison with
the hop varieties grown at present. Final Research
Report, USDA-Yugoslavia Cooperative Project E30-CR-90/FG
Yu-186, May 1974, pp. 255-258.
Wagner, Dr. Tone, and Dragica Kralj. Properties of
Slovenian aroma hop varieties and new breeding lines.
Talk presented to the 27th Congress of the European Union
of Hop Trade, Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia, May 21-22 1979;
Proceedings printed in German and English.
MATURITY: Medium late to late
LEAF COLOR: Green to moderately light green
SEX: Female, but occasional sterile male flowers develop
DISEASES: Downy Mildew: moderately resistant
Verticillium wilt: unknown, but probably resistant
Viruses: infected with Apple and Cherry strain of Prunus
Necrotic Ringspot virus, Hop Mosaic virus; shows
conspicuous yellow flecking on lower leaves
VIGOR: Fair to good
YIELD: Poor to good
SIDEARM LENGTH: 12-24 inches
ALPHA ACIDS: 9-11%
BETA ACIDS: 4%
COHUMULONE: 36%
STORAGE STABILITY: Poor (retained about 50% of the original alpha acids
after 6 months room temperature storage)
OIL: 1.3-1.6 ml/100 g; ratio humulene/caryophyllene 1.8-2.1
MAJOR TRAITS: Moderately high alpha acids content
OTHER INFORMATION: This hop together with its sister selections Ahil (USDA
21050) and Apolon (USDA 21051) and a related selection, Aurora (21053),
entered the hop trade in the 1970's as Superstyrian hops. The implica
tion was that they be similar to Styrian (Fuggle-type) hops but higher in
alpha acids content. In reality they are Brewer's Gold seedlings, and their quality characteristics are different from the true Styrian (USDA 21049, Savinski Golding). This has caused considerable confusion in the
world hop trade. Of the three sister selections Atlas had the greatest expansion in the late 1970's in Yugoslavia (over 400 acres). Acreage has since been reduced somewhat in favor of the old established
Savinski (Styrian) Golding (USDA 21049).

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USDA ACCESSION NO.: 21053
SELECTION: Seedling Selection No. 12/61 made at the Hop Research
Institute Zalec, Yugoslavia, by Dr. Tone Wagner in the early 1970's
GENUS: Humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: Aurora
PEDIGREE: 64107 x TG
Northern Brewer x Yugoslavian wild male TG growing near the institute
PRIMARY SITE: USDA World Hop Cultivar Collection, OSU East Farm, Corvallis
ORIGIN: Hop Research Institute Zalec, Yugoslavia (now Slovenia)
DATE RECEIVED: 1972; Accession No. assigned in 1972
METHOD RECEIVED: Rhizomes
AVAILABILITY: No restrictions, commercial cultivar
REFERENCES: Wagner, Tone. Autochthonous hop in Yugoslavia and its
usability for breeding new varieties in comparison with
the hop varieties grown at present. Final Research
Report, USDA-Yugoslavia Cooperative Project E30-CR-90/FG
Yu-186, May 1974, pp. 256-267.
Wagner, Dr. Tone, and Dragica Kralj. Properties of
Slovenian aroma hop varieties and new breeding lines.
Talk presented to the 27th Congress of the European Union
of Hop Trade, Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia, May 21-22 1979;
Proceedings printed in German and English.
MATURITY: Medium early to medium late
LEAF COLOR: Green to moderately dark green
SEX: Female
DISEASES: Downy Mildew: moderately resistant
Verticillium wilt: unknown, probably resistant or tolerant
Viruses: unknown
VIGOR: Good to very good
YIELD: Good to very good
SIDEARM LENGTH: 12-30 inches
ALPHA ACIDS: 10-12%
BETA ACIDS: 4-5%
COHUMULONE: 22%
STORAGE STABILITY: Very good (retained 70-75% of original alpha acids after
6 weeks room temperature storage)
OIL: 1.1-1.8 ml/100 g; ratio humulene/caryophyllene 3.27
MAJOR TRAITS: High alpha acids content, European aroma, good storage stability.
OTHER INFORMATION: Similar in quality characteristics to Northern Brewer;
this hop achieved the largest acreage of all the four
Superstyrians (over 1000 acres) released in the early
1970's; Aurora, together with Ahil (USDA 21050), Apolon
(USDA 21051) and Atlas (USDA 21052) entered the hop trade
in the early 1970's as Superstyrian hop similar to
Styrian Golding (USDA 21049). All four, however, have
higher alpha and different aroma properties than Styrian
which led to confusion. Aurora seems to be the best of
the four in terms of yield potential and aroma. Acreage
has been reduced somewhat in recent years in favor of the
old established Savinski (Styrian) Golding (USDA 21049).

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USDA ACCESSION NO.: 21056
SELECTION: Heat treated meristem tip culture of Bullion, USDA 64100 GENUS: Humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: Bullion 10A
PEDIGREE: Wild Manitoba BB1 x OP (open pollinated)
PRIMARY SITE: USDA World Hop Cultivar Collection, OSU East Farm
ORIGIN: Developed from Bullion (USDA 64100) through heat
treatment and meristem tip culture at Prosser, Washing
ton. Original Bullion was developed at Wye College,
England, by Professor Salmon and released in 1938.
DATE RECEIVED: 1972
METHOD RECEIVED: Rooted softwood cuttings
AVAILABILITY: No restrictions, commercial cultivar
REFERENCES: Salmon, E. S. Bullion hop, a new variety. Journal
South-East Agricultural College, Wye, Kent, England, 42:47-52. 1938.
Burgess, A. H. Hops. Interscience Publishers, New York, 1964, p. 46.
Romanko, R. R. In Steiner's Guide to American Hops.
S. S. Steiner, Inc. New York, 1973, p. 20-21.
MATURITY: Medium early
LEAF COLOR: Dark green
SEX: Female
DISEASES: Downy mildew: moderately resistant
Verticillium wilt: resistant
Viruses: free of prunus and apple mosaic virus
VIGOR: Excellent
YIELD: High, 2000-2500 lbs/acre
SIDE ARM LENGTH: 20-40 inches
ALPHA ACIDS: 10.7% (10 year range: 8.0 to 13.8%)
BETA ACIDS: 5.2% (10 year range: 2.8 to 6.9%)
COHUMULONE: 42%
STORAGE STABILITY: Poor
OIL: 1.55 ml/100 g (10 year range: 0.58 to 2.50)
MAJOR TRAITS: Moderately high alpha-acids content, extract hop, good
vigor, high yield potential, poor storage stability
OTHER INFORMATION: Medium to small but heavy cones; tips of bracts and
bracteoles curved upwards. Discontinued from commercial U.S. production in
1985.

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USDA ACCESSION NO.: USDA 21077
SELECTION: Originally selected in Czechoslovakia from a hop that
has been grown in the area since the middle ages
GENUS: Humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: Saazer, also called Bohemian, Bohemian Red Hop,
Zatezki poloranny zervenak (Saazer medium early red hop)
PEDIGREE: Unknown, appears to be related to Hersbrucker
(USDA 21185) and Spalter (USDA 21186)
PRIMARY SITE: USDA-ARS World Hop Cultivar Collection, OSU East Farm
ORIGIN: Czechoslovakia
DATE RECEIVED: January 1973, Accession No. assigned in 1974
METHOD RECEIVED: Rhizomes
AVAILABILITY: No restrictions, commercial variety
REFERENCES: USDA Annual Reports of Hop Investigations 1973 (p. 7), 1974 (p. 20)
MATURITY: Early -
LEAF COLOR: Medium green
SEX: Female
DISEASES: Downy Mildew: moderately resistant
Verticillium Wilt: unknown
Viruses: carries prunus necrotic ringspot virus (apple strain)and hop Mosaic
virus
VIGOR: poor, especially in early spring when sleepers (lack of growth) are common
YIELD: poor, less than 800 lbs/acre
SIDE ARM LENGTH: 6 - 10 inches, plants often fail to reach top of the trellis (18 ft)
ALPHA ACIDS: 4.3% (10 year range: 2.8 - 6.6)
BETA ACIDS: 3.6% (10 year range: 2.7 - 4.6)
COHUMULONE: 24%
STORAGE STABILITY: fair to good, retains 51% of the original alpha acids after 6 months room
temperature storage
OIL: 0.62 ml/100 grams (7 year range: 0.30 - 1.07)
MAJOR TRAITS: very pleasant noble aroma suitable for production of super premium beers,
mild bitterness particularly suited for Pilsener-type beers
OTHER INFORMATION: Not grown commercially in the United States (except for northern Idaho)
because of low yields Imported to the US in substantial quantities when available .Similar and perhaps identical to other Czech hops such as Osvald clone 72,USDA Nr. 21525 and 21532, Aromat, Sirem, Lucan, Blato,Zlatan and others. In 1990 Osvald Clone 72 (USDA 21535 and 21358) were established in northern Idaho (Bonners Ferry) for commercial production by Anheuser Busch Inc. (About 1200 acres in 1995)

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USDA ACCESSION NO.: 21078
SELECTION: Seedling selection made in Belgium prior to 1970
GENUS: Humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: Record
PEDIGREE: Northern Brewer x Saazer-OP
PRIMARY SITE: USDA World Hop Cultivar Collection, OSU East Farm, Location 21:9-12
ORIGIN: Belgium
DATE RECEIVED: 1974
METHOD RECEIVED: Rhizomes from Ing. E. Deprettere, Ministry of
Agriculture, Iper, Belgium
AVAILABILITY: No restrictions, commercial variety
REFERENCES: USDA Annual Reports beginning in 1975
MATURITY: Early
LEAF COLOR: Medium green
SEX: Female
DISEASES: Downy Mildew: moderately resistant
Verticillium wilt: unknown
Viruses: infected with Prunus Necrotic Ringspot virus, hop mosaic and hop
latent virus.
VIGOR: Medium to good
YIELD: Low, about 1200 lbs/acre
SIDEARM LENGTH: 10-15 inches
ALPHA ACIDS: 8.9% (10-year range 7-12%)
BETA ACIDS: 6.6% (10-year range 4-8%)
COHUMULONE: 27%
STORAGE STABILITY: Fair, 58% remaining after 6 months room temperature storage
OIL: 1.82 ml/100 g (10-year average)
MAJOR TRAITS: Aroma similar to Northern Brewer (USDA 64107), pleasant
European aroma characteristics, H/C ratio 3.0, myrcene
below 50%, humulene 26-28%
OTHER INFORMATION: Medium small compact cones, naturally seedless even when
grown in the presence of fertile diploid males,
chromosome number: diploid 2n-20; grown commercially in
Belgium and Germany.

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USDA ACCESSION No.: 21079
SELECTION: clonal selection of a leaf color mutant
GENUS: Humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: Blue Northern Brewer
PEDIGREE: Canterbury Golding x OB 21
(identical to Northern Brewer USDA 64107)
PRIMARY SITE USDA/OSU Hop Research Farm, Corvallis, OR
ORIGIN: Ministry of Agriculture, Ieper Belgium. Mr. Depreterre, an official
In the Belgian Agriculture adminisration found it as a mutant in a
Commercial Norhern Brewer yard in Belgium
DATE RECEIVED: spring 1974
METHOD RECEIVED: rhizomes
AVAILBILITY: no restrictions
REFERENCES: A. Haunold. Notice of releasae of Blue Northern Brewer hop, an ornamental. USDA. ARS. Washington DC October 272, 1992.
MATURITY: early
LEAF COLOR: dark reddish blue
SEX: female
DISEASES: Downy mildew: moderately resistant
Powdery mildew: no information
Verticillium wilt: tolerant to resistant
VIGOR: Viruses: free of PNRV , Apple Mosaic virus and American Hop Latent Virus
YIELD: very poor
SIDE ARM LENGTH: 6 - 12 inches
ALPHA ACIDS: 6 - 8%
BETA ACIDS: 3 - 4%
COHUMULONE: 24%
STORAGE STABILITY: good, retained 78% of its original alpha acids after
6 months room temperature storage
OIL: 0.76 ml/100 g. Humulene 29%; caryophyllene 1w0%; farnesene none;
Myrcene 27 - 40%; H/C ratio = 2.96
MAJOR TRAITS: dark blue leaf color, attractive as an ornamental
OTHER INFORMATION: The leaf color is likely due to a single gene. Crosses between Blue Northern Brewer and a male with dark stem pigmentation yhielded a number of seedling with very dark leaf color similar to the female parent. Some are now candidates for release as ornamental hops with much better vigor than the original Blue Northern Brewer.

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USDA ACCESSION NO.: 21080
SELECTION: Unknown, probably from an indigenous Yugoslavian landrace
grown in the Backa Region
GENUS: Humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: Backa
PEDIGREE: Unknown
PRIMARY SITE: USDA Female Hop Cultivar Collection, OSU East Farm, Corvallis
ORIGIN: Dr. M. Acimovic, Institute for Agricultural Research,
Novi Sad, Yugoslavia
DATE RECEIVED: 1974; USDA Accession No. assigned in 1974.
METHOD RECEIVED: Rhizomes
AVAILABILITY: Commercial cultivar, no restrictions
REFERENCES: Kisgeci, Jan. Chmeliarske Pohladnice (History of Hop
Growing in Vojvodina). Novi Sad. 1979 (English Summary pp. 156-165).
Wagner, T. Gene Pools of Hop Countries. 1978. p. 68.
USDA Annual Report for Hop Investigations 1974, pp. 1520 Kisgeci, Jan, Andrej Mijavec, M. Acimovic, P. Spevak, and
Novica Vucic. 1984. Hmeljarstvo. 374 pp. (English
summary). Poljoprivredni Fakultet, Univ. Novi Sad, Yugoslavia.
MATURITY: Late
LEAF COLOR: Light green
SEX: Female
DISEASES: Downy Mildew: moderately susceptible
Verticillium wilt: unknown, probably tolerant
Viruses: unknown
VIGOR: Good to very good
YIELD: Fair to good in U.S. trials, very good in Yugoslavia
SIDEARM LENGTH: 12-30 inches
ALPHA ACIDS: Slightly lower than USDA 56002
BETA ACIDS: Slightly lower than USDA 56002
COHUMULONE: 25%
STORAGE STABILITY: Good (67% of original alpha acids remaining after 6
months room temperature storage)
OIL: 0.60 ml/100 g (8-year range 0.39-1.0); H/C ratio below
3.28; humulene slightly below 33%
MAJOR TRAITS: High yield potential in Yugoslavia but poorly adapted in
many other parts of the world; good aroma properties,
similar to established European "Noble Aroma" hops.
OTHER INFORMATION: Alpha acids content in the Backa Region of Yugoslavia has dropped dramatically in recent years to as low a 1%. The hop trade is concerned. The reasons are unknown but probably not due to viruses since spot tests by ELISA have revealed low virus titers. This hop is probably identical to USDA 56002.

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USDA ACCESSION NO.: 21081
SELECTION: From a cross made in the late 1960's or early 1970's at
the Institute for Agricultural Research, Univ. Novi Sad,
Yugoslavia; Hop Research Station Backi Petrovac. Cross
was probably made by Mr. Andrej Mijavec who was hop breeder at the time
GENUS: Humulus
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snEFERRECNEU :S ADSAaunneR ltrop rof poHevnIsagitnoit1 ,s9 ,47 .pp2-510W
.engaT ,r.neG oP e sloof Hop Countries. 1978. p. 68,
Zalec, Yugoslavia.
Acimovic, Milivoje. Institute of Agricultural Research
Maksima Gorkog 30, 21000Novi Sad, Yugoslavia. Breeding
new hop varieties with high alpha resin contents and
resistance to downy mildew. USDA/ARS/Yugoslavia
Cooperative Research No. YO-ARS-32-JB-25; P-ZF-32.
November 1, 1975 - October 1, 1976.
Kisgeci, Jan, Andrej Mijavec, M. Acimovic, P. Spevak, and
Novica Vucic. 1984. Hmeljarstvo. 374 pp. (English
summary). Poljoprivredni Fakultet, Univ. Novi Sad, Yugoslavia.
MATURITY: Late
LEAF COLOR: Green to dark green
SEX: Female
DISEASES: Downy Mildew: moderately resistant
Verticillium wilt: unknown, probably tolerant
Viruses: unknown
VIGOR: Very good
YIELD: Very good
SIDEARM LENGTH: 12-30 inches
ALPHA ACIDS: 6.9% (10-year range 5.1-9.6%)
BETA ACIDS: 3.6% (10-year range 2.8-4.6%)
COHUMULONE: 30%
STORAGE STABILITY: Very good (retained 74% of original alpha acids after 6
months room temperature storage)
OIL: 1.19 ml/100 g (range 0.73-1.72 ml/100 g); humulene 19%,
H/C ratio 3.13.
MAJOR TRAITS: Higher alpha potential than the established Backa variety
in the region; high yield potential; reddish coloration on the stems.
OTHER INFORMATION: Cultivar was originally intended to replace the aroma variety Backa in world hop markets. Thus far the hop trade has not accepted this cultivar, and acreage remains limited in Yugoslavia. Sister of Neoplanta (21082) and Vojvodina (21083).

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USDA ACCESSION NO.: 21082
SELECTION: From a cross made in the late 1960's or early 1970's at
the Institute for Agricultural Research, Univ. Novi Sad,
Yugoslavia; Hop Research Station Backi Petrovac; cross
was probably made by Mr. Andrej Mijavec who was hop
breeder at the time.
GENUS: Humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: Neoplanta
PEDIGREE: Northern Brewer (64107) x [male (SxS02)]
the male originated from the cross Savinski Golding (USDA
21049) x wild Yugoslavian hop
PRIMARY SITE: USDA Hop Cultivar Collection, OSU East Farm, Corvallis
ORIGIN: Seedling selection; USDA Accession No. assigned in 1974
DATE RECEIVED: 1974
METHOD RECEIVED: Rhizomes
AVAILABILITY: Commercial cultivar, no restrictions
REFERENCES: USDA Annual Report for Hop Investigations, 1974, pp.15 - 20.
Wagner, T. Gene Pools of Hop Countries. 1978. p. 68, Zalec, Yugoslavia
Acimovic, M. Novi Sad, Yugoslavia, 1976. Breeding new
hop varieties with high alpha resin contents and
resistance to downy mildew. USDA-Yugoslavia Cooperative
Research YO-ARS32-JB-25; P-ZF-32. Nov. 1975 to October 1976
. Kisgeci, Jan, Andrej Mijavec, M. Acimovic, P. Spevak, and
Novica Vucic. 1984. Hmeljarstvo. 374 pp. (English
summary). Poljoprivredni Fakultet, Univ. Novi Sad, Yugoslavia.
MATURITY: Late
LEAF COLOR: Dark green
SEX: Female
DISEASES: Downy Mildew: intermediate to resistant
Verticillium wilt: unknown, probably tolerant
Viruses: unknown
VIGOR: Excellent to very good
YIELD: Very good
SIDEARM LENGTH: 20-30 inches
ALPHA ACIDS: 9.1% (10-year range 7.4-12.0%)
BETA ACIDS: 3.9% (10-year range 2.9-5.0%)
COHUMULONE: 36%
STORAGE STABILITY: Good (retained 63% of original alpha
room temperature storage)
OIL: 1.28 ml/100 g; humulene 20%, H/C ratio 2.30; contains
about 5% farnesene.
MAJOR TRAITS: High alpha acids and high yield potential; green stems
(in contrast to the red stems of Dunav).
OTHER INFORMATION: Originally developed to replace the landrace Backa, a lower alpha noble aroma hop; thus far the variety has not been accepted by the world hop trade and acreage remains very limited. Sister of USDA 21081 (Dunav) and Vojvodina (USDA 21083).

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USDA ACCESSION NO.: 21083
SELECTION: From a cross made in the late 1960's or early 1970's at
the Institute for Agricultural Research, Univ. Novi Sad,
Hop Research Station Backi Petrovac, Yugoslavis. Cross
was probably made by Mr. Andrej Mijavec who was hop breeder at the time.
GENUS: Humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: Vojvodina
PEDIGREE: Northern Brewer (64107) x [male (Sx502)]
the male originated from the cross Savinski Golding (USDA
21049) x wild Yugoslavian hop
PRIMARY SITE: USDA Hop Cultivar Collection, OSU East Farm, Corvallis
ORIGIN: Seedling selection
DATE RECEIVED: 1974; USDA Accession No. assigned in 1974
METHOD RECEIVED: Rhizomes
AVAILABILITY: Commercial cultivar, no restrictions
REFERENCES: USDA Annual Report for Hop Investigations, 1974, pp. 15 - 20. Wagner, T. Gene Pools of Hop Countries. 1978. p. 68, Zalec, Yugoslavia.
Acimovic, M. Novi Sad, Yugoslavia, 1976. Breeding new
hop varieties with high alpha resin contents and
resistance to downy mildew. USDA-Yugoslavia Cooperative
Research YO-ARS32-JB-25; P-ZF-32. Nov. 1975 to October 1976.
Kisgeci, Jan, Andrej Mijavec, M. Acimovic, P. Spevak, and
Novica Vucic. 1984. Hmeljarstvo. 374 pp. (English
summary). Poljoprivredni Fakultet, Univ. Novi Sad, Yugoslavia.
MATURITY: Very late
LEAF COLOR: Dark green
SEX: Female
DISEASES: Downy Mildew: resistant
Verticillium wilt: unknown but probably tolerant
Viruses: unknown
VIGOR: Very good
YIELD: Very good
SIDEARM LENGTH: 20-36 inches
ALPHA ACIDS: 8.6% (10-year range 6.1-10.5%)
BETA ACIDS: 3.6% (10-year range 2.3-4.7%)
COHUMULONE: 30%
STORAGE STABILITY: Very good (retained 76% of original alpha acids after 6
months room temperature storage).
OIL: 0.90 ml/100 g (range 0.6-1.4 ml/100 g); humulene 13%, H/C
ratio 2.67; contains little farnesene
MAJOR TRAITS: High alpha acids and high yield potential; reddish
coloration on the main stem similar to Dunav.
OTHER INFORMATION: Sister selection of Dunav (USDA 21081) and Neoplanta (USDA 21082). Originally developed to replace the landrace Backa, a lower alpha noble aroma hop; thus far the variety has not been accepted by the world hop trade and acreage remains very limited.

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USDA ACCESSION NO.: 21092
SELECTION: Not applicable
GENUS: Humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: Cascade
PEDIGREE: [Fuggle x (Serebrianka-Fuggle Seedling)] x OP
Open pollinated seed collected on USDA 19124 in 1955
PRIMARY SITE: USDA World Hop Cultivar Collection, OSU East Farm, Corvallis
ORIGIN: Heat-treated/meristem tip cultured USDA 56013 by C.B.
Skotland, Prosser, WA
DATE RECEIVED: 1974; USDA Accession No. assigned in 1974.
METHOD RECEIVED: Rooted cutting
AVAILABILITY: commercial cultivar, no restrictions
REFERENCES: Brooks, S.N., C.E. Homer, S.T. Likens, and C.E.
Zimmermann. Registration of Cascade hop (Registration
No. 1). Crop Sci. 12:394. 1972.
Homer, C.E., S.T. Likens, C.E. Zimmermann, and A.
Haunold. Cascade, a new continental-type hop variety for
the U.S. Brewer's Digest 47:56-62. 1972.
Haunold, A. Development of hop varieties. Zymurgy 13(4): 15-23. 1990. Probasco, G. Hop varieties grown in the U.S.A. Brauwelt
International, 1985(1):30-34. 1985.
USDA Annual Report for Hop Research 1974, pp. 19-20.
MATURITY: Medium to medium late
LEAF COLOR: Medium green to dark green
SEX: Female; occasionally produces a few sterile flowers
DISEASES: Downy Mildew: resistant in the crown, moderately
susceptible in shoots and cones
Verticillium wilt: moderately resistant or tolerant
Viruses: free of Prunus Necrotic Ringspot virus and Apple
Mosaic Virus; infected with Hop Mosaic, Hop
Latent, and American Hop Latent viruses.
VIGOR: Very good
YIELD: Very good, 1800-2200 lbs/acre
SIDEARM LENGTH: 20-30 inches
ALPHA ACIDS: 6.3% (7-year range 5.1-8.9%)
BETA ACIDS: 5.6% (7-year range 3.6-7.5%)
COHUMULONE: 36-40%
STORAGE STABILITY: poor (retained 40% of original alpha acids after 6 months room temperature
storage)
OIL: 1.24 ml/100 g
MAJOR TRAITS: Crown resistance to downy mildew; ratio of alpha/beta
acids similar to European aroma hops; contains small
amounts of farnesene (about 4%), H/C ratio - 2.67; 10% humulene.
OTHER INFORMATION: Virtually identical to USDA 56013, except for slightly higher yield and
quality potential. Mostly grown in Washington where the alpha acids content
is often slightly lower than beta, resulting in an alpha/beta ratio below 1. Total 1991 production 2.54 mill. lbs. on 1240 acres, all in Washington; 1997 production 2.11 mill. Lbs, all in Washington. Craft/microbrewers love this hop for its distinctive flavor.

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USDA ACCESSION NO.: 21093
SELECTION: Not applicable
GENUS: Humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: Northern Brewer
PEDIGREE: Canterbury Golding x OB21. OB21 - a seedling raised in
1934 by Prof. Salmon at Wye Collee came from a cross
made the previous year between Brewer's Gold (19001) x
American male OY1.
PRIMARY SITE: USDA World Hop Cultivar Collection, OSU East Farm,Corvallis
ORIGIN: Heat treated/meristem tip cultured USDA 64107 by C.B.
Skotland at Prosser, WA in 1974
DATE RECEIVED: 1974; USDA Accession No. assigned in 1974.
METHOD RECEIVED: Rooted softwood cuttings
AVAILABILITY: No restrictions, commercial variety
REFERENCES: Salmon, E.S. Four seedlings of the Canterbury Golding.
Leaflet, Wye College, England. 8 pp. 1944.
Burgess, A.H. Hops. Interscience Publishers, New York,NY. 1964. p 46.
Neve, R.A. Hops. p. 203. Chapman and Hall, London, NewYork. 1991.
USDA Annual Report for Hop Research 1974, pp. 15-20.
MATURITY: Early
LEAF COLOR: Medium to dark green
SEX: Female
DISEASES: Downy Mildew: moderately resistant
Verticillium wilt: resistant
Viruses: free of Prunus Necrotic Ringspot and AppleMosaic; infected with
Hop Mosaic and Hop Latent viruses. Probably free of AmericanHop Latent
virus, since it has not been exposed to this virus on a large scale.
VIGOR: Poor to moderate
YIELD: Low, 800-1200 lbs/acre
SIDEARM LENGTH: 12-20 inches
ALPHA ACIDS: 10.6% (7-year range 13.5-8.8%)
BETA ACIDS: 4.2% (7-year range 3.4-5.2%)
COHUMULONE: 24%
STORAGE STABILITY: Very good (retained 78% of original alpha acids after 6
months room temperature storage)
OIL: 1.60 ml/100 g (7-year range 1.0 to 2.1 ml per 100 g)
MAJOR TRAITS: Resistant to Verticillium wilt, susceptible to Powdery
Mildew (Sphaerotheca humuli).
OTHER INFORMATION: Not grown commercially in the U.S. because of low yields.
Grown extensively in Europe, particularly Germany, Belgium, Spain (called Hybrid 7 in Spain); virtually identical to USDA 64107, except for slightly higher soft and apple mosaic viruses.
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USDA ACCESSION NO: 21097
SELECTION: Seedling selection made at Huell Research Institute,
Germany in the late 1960's
GENUS: Humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: Hueller Bitterer (now called Hueller)
PEDIGREE: Northern Brewer x verticillium resistant male(identified as 11¡96~)
PRIMARY SITE: USDA World Hop Cultivar Collection, OSU East Farm
ORIGIN: Seedling selection
DATE RECEIVED: Spring 1975
METHOD RECEIVED: Rhizomes
AVAILABILITY: No restrictions, commercial variety
REFERENCES: Wagner, T. 1978. Gene Pools of Hop Countries, p. 35.
Inst. Hop Research, Zalec, Yugoslavia. 1978.
Kohlmann, H., and H. Kastner. Der Hopfen. Hopfenverlag
Wolnzach, 1975, p. 36.
Maier, J. Chemical determination of hop varieties.
Hopfenrundschau 29:258-263. 1978. (in German)
Maier, J. Storage stability of new hop varieties in
comparison with established varieties. Hopfenrundschau 29:370-372. 1978. (in German)
MATURITY: Medium
LEAF COLOR: Light green
SEX: Female
DISEASES: Downy Mildew: resistant
Verticillium wilt: resistant
Viruses: unknown
VIGOR: Very good
YIELD: Very good in Germany but variable in US test plots near
Corvallis (10-year range 900-1700 lbs/acre with 1200 lbs/acre average)
SIDEARM LENGTH: 12-28 inches
ALPHA ACIDS: 8.5% (10-year range 6-10%)
BETA ACIDS: 4.4% (10-year range 3.8-5.4%)
COHUMULONE: 28%
STORAGE STABILITY: Good (retained 68% of original alpha acids after 6 months
room temperature storage
OIL: 1.40 ml/100 g (10-year range 0.64-2.20)
MAJOR TRAITS: Highly resistant to hop downy mildew. Aroma and quality
reported to be similar to Hallertauer mittelfrueh with
higher alpha acids potential, but brewers disagree.
OTHER INFORMATION: Occasionally reported to be a triploid; chromosome number has not been rechecked. Hueller Bitterer, now simply called Hueller, is one of the major new hop varieties grown in Germany in the mid- to late 1980's and early 1990's. Its acreage, however, has decreased in recent years in favor of Perle (USDA 21227), which has high alpha-acids potential. 1997 production was only 313.604 lbs on 235 acres. It is a triploid hop as confirmed by chromosome analysis (Feb. )994) : 2n = 3x = 30 chromosomes in roottip squashes.

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USDA ACCESSION NO.: 21112
SELECTION: Virus-free selection from meristem tip culture at
Department of Hop Research, Wye College, England.
GENUS: Humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: Wye Target
PEDIGREE: (Northern Brewer x Downy Mildew resistant male) x
Eastwell Golding-USDA 64103M) USDA 64103M introduced
as PI302777 is a Powdery Mildew and Verticillium Wilt
resistant open-pollinated wild American seedling.
PRIMARY SITE: USDA World Hop Cultivar Collection, OSU East Farm
ORIGIN: Selected from a cross made at Wye College, England, in
mid-1960's. Meristem tip culture, Wye College, England.
DATE RECEIVED: Spring 1976
METHOD RECEIVED: Rooted softwood cuttings
AVAILABILITY: May not be released for commercial production without
prior approval by Department of Hop Research, Wye
College, University of London. No restrictions for experimental use.
REFERENCES: Neeve, R. A. and G. K. Lewis. Plant breeding section.
The year's work. Annual Report, Wye College, Depart
ment of Hop Research, 1974, p. 7.
Neeve, R. A. Hop breeding---the Sir John Cass Lecture
1979. Abstracted in Journal Institute of Brewing 85:131-132. 1979.
Additional references: various annual reports of Wye College, beginning in
1969.
MATURITY: Medium late
LEAF COLOR: Dark green
SEX: Female
DISEASES: Downy Mildew: resistant
Verticillium Wilt: tolerant to moderately resistant
Powdery Mildew: susceptible
Viruses: free of all hop viruses when received
VIGOR: Very good
YIELD: Very good: 1800-2200 lbs/acre but variable
SIDE ARM LENGTH: 24-36 inches
ALPHA ACIDS: 12.6% (10 year range: 8.9 to 15.2)
BETA ACIDS: 5.3% (10 year range: 3.9 to 6.9)
COHUMULONE: 33-36%
STORAGE STABILITY: fair
OIL: 1.69 ml/100 g (10 year range: 0.82 to 2.32)
MAJOR TRAITS: Compact cone type, excellent machine picking, high
alpha acids content, poor climber (frequent slipdown,
particularly in windy weather, and therefore difficult
to grow). Resistant to downy mildew.
OTHER INFORMATION: Major English hop variety, high alpha acids content.
Not grown commercially in the United States; limited acreage grown in
Germany (101 hectares in 1997).

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USDA ACCESSION NO.: 21113
SELECTION: Originally obtained from Zatec, Czechoslovakia (probably
a Saazer type), reselected in Poland
GENUS: Humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: Lubelska (sometimes also called Lubelski)
PEDIGREE: Unknown, probably similar to Saazer (USDA 21077)
PRIMARY SITE: USDA World Hop Cultivar Collection, OSU East Farm
ORIGIN: Pulawy, Poland (via Zatec, Czechoslovakia)
DATE RECEIVED: Spring 1976
METHOD RECEIVED: Rhizomes
AVAILABILITY: No restrictions, commercial variety
REFERENCES: Wagner, T. 1978. Gene Pools of Hop Countries, Zalec,
Yugoslavia, Institute for Hop Research, p. 55.
Strausz, David A. The hop industry of Eastern Europe and
the Soviet Union. 1969. Washington State Univ. Press, pp. 122-151.
MATURITY: Early
LEAF COLOR: Medium dark green
SEX: Female
DISEASES: Downy Mildew: moderately resistant
Verticillium wilt: unknown (probably tolerant)
Viruses: heavily infected with several hop
viruses, notably Prunus necrotic ring spot).
VIGOR: Poor
YIELD: Low (300-700 lbs/acre near Corvallis, probably somewhat
higher in Poland)
SIDE ARM LENGTH: 24-36 inches
ALPHA ACIDS: 12.6% (10 year range: 8.9 to 15.2)
BETA ACIDS: 5.3% (10 year range: 3.9 to 6.9)
COHUMULONE: 33-36%
STORAGE STABILITY: fair
OIL: 1.69 ml/100 g (10 year range: 0.82 to 2.32)
MAJOR TRAITS: Compact cone type, excellent machine picking, high
alpha acids content, poor climber (frequent slipdown,
particularly in windy weather, and therefore difficult
to grow). Resistant to downy mildew.
OTHER INFORMATION: Major English hop variety, high alpha acids content.
Not grown commercially in the United States; limited acreage grown in
Germany (101 hectares in 1997).

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USDA ACCESSION NO.: 21114
SELECTION: Unknown, probably from an old land race
GENUS: Humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: Nadwislanska (also called Nadwislanski)
PEDIGREE: Unknown
PRIMARY SITE: USDA World Hop Cultivar Collection, OSU East Farm
ORIGIN: Unknown, probably selected from an old Polish land race
DATE RECEIVED: Spring 1976
METHOD RECEIVED: Rhizomes
AVAILABILITY: No restrictions, old commercial variety
REFERENCES: T. Wagner. 1978. Gene Pools of Hop Countries. Institute
for Hop Research, Zalec, Yugoslavia. p. 55.
Strausz, David A. The hop industry of Eastern Europe and
the Soviet Union. 1969. Washington State Univ. Press, pp. 122-151.
MATURITY: Early
LEAF COLOR: Green to dark green
SEX: Female
DISEASES: Downy Mildew: moderately resistant
Verticillium wilt: unknown, probably tolerant
Viruses: Infected with prunus necrotic ringspot virus and several other hop
viruses
VIGOR: Poor
YIELD: Low (200-400 lbs/acre near Corvallis, probably higher in
Poland)
SIDEARM LENGTH: 6-20 inches
ALPHA ACIDS: 3-5%
BETA ACIDS: 2.5-5%
COHUMULONE: 23%
STORAGE STABILITY: Fair (retained 58% of original alpha acids after 6 months
room temperature storage)
OIL: 0.5 ml/100 g, H/C = 3.33, humulene 27% of the oil
MAJOR TRAITS: Fine European type aroma.
OTHER INFORMATION: Green stem (in contrast to Lubelski, USDA 21113);
Nadwislanska, an old variety, is no longer grown
commercially in Poland. A virusfree Nadwislanska was
developed in the 1980's at Prosser, Washington through
heat treatment and meristem tip culture (USDA 21524).
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USDA ACCESSION NO.: 21115
SELECTION: Selected as a somatic mutation in a commercial field of
Talisman (USDA 65101)
GENUS: Humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: Pocket Talisman
PEDIGREE: Like Talisman (USDA 65101), some similarity to Cluster
PRIMARY SITE: USDA World Hop Cultivar Collection, OSU East Farm
ORIGIN: Selected by R.R. Romanko from a commercial field of
Talisman in Idaho in the early 1970's
DATE RECEIVED: Spring 1976
METHOD RECEIVED: Rhizomes
AVAILABILITY: No restrictions, publicly released variety
REFERENCES: Romanko, R.R., J.C. Shepard, S.T. Likens, and G.B.
Nickerson. Registration of Pocket Talisman (Registration
No. 4), Crop Sci 16:310. 1976.
Romanko, R.R. In: Steiner's Guide to American Hops,
first edition 1973, pp. 29-30. Talisman-Tl.
MATURITY: Late
LEAF COLOR: Light green
SEX: Female
DISEASES: Downy Mildew: tolerant
Verticillium wilt: unknown, probably tolerant
Viruses: unknown
VIGOR: Good to poor
YIELD: Medium to poor
SIDEARM LENGTH: 12-24 inches
ALPHA ACIDS: 6%
BETA ACIDS: 3.2%
COHUMULONE: 55%
STORAGE STABILITY: Good
OIL: 0.63 ml/100 g, H/C 1.09, very low in humulene (below 5%
of the oil), very high myrcene (65-70%)
MAJOR TRAITS: Substantially reduced internode length (about one half of
Talisman) and thought to be suitable as dwarf hop to be
grown on a low trellis. Ruffled, unattractive cone type
with very long tracts and bracteoles that are twisted
irregularly. Rhizomes have a large number of buds
(similar to crown gall infection in visual appearance)
but buds often fail to grow even under ideal conditions,
and therefore this hop is extremely difficult toestablish under field conditions.
OTHER INFORMATION: Originally thought to have exceptionally high yield potential (up to 3000 lbs/acre) which failed to materialize under commercial conditions. It takes up to 3 years to establish a yard since rhizomes often fail to grow. Alpha acids content generally lower than that of Talisman (USDA 65101). This hop has never been grown commercially, except for a 1-acre demonstration plot near Parma, ID in the 1970's where each hill was 4-strung and produced and excellent yield.

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USDA ACCESSION NO.: USDA 21116
SELECTION: Heat treated meristem tip culture of Brewer's Gold (USDA 19001 )
GENUS: Humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: Brewer's Gold, v.f. (virus free)
PEDIGREE: Wild Manitoba BB1 x open pollinated (OF)
PRIMARY SITE: USDA World Hop Cultivar Collection, OSU East Farm
ORIGIN: Developed from Brewer's Gold (USDA 19001) through heat
therapy and meristem tip culture at Prosser, WA.
Brewer's Gold is a sister selection of Bullion.
DATE RECEIVED: 1976
METHOD RECEIVED: Rhizomes
AVAILABILITY: No restrictions, commercial variety
REFERENCES: Hop was originally developed at Wye College, England,
by Professor E. S. Salmon in the 1920's and released in 1934.
Salmon, E. S. Two new hops: Brewer's Favourite and
Brewer's Gold. Journal Southeast Agricultural College,
Wye, Kent, England. 34:93-105. 1934.
Burgess, Hops, Interscience Publ., New York, 1964.
Romanko, R. R. In: S. S. Steiner's Guide to American
Hops. S. S. Steiner, Inc., New York, 1973.
MATURITY: Late
LEAF COLOR: Light green
SEX: Female
DISEASES: Downy Mildew: moderately resistant
Verticillium Wilt: resistant
Viruses free of Prunus Necrotic Ringspot Virus and Apple Mosaic Virus
VIGOR: Excellent
YIELD: High: 2200-2600 lbs/acre
SIDE ARM LENGTH: 24-40 inches
ALPHA ACIDS: 9.7% (10 year range: 8.1 to 13.1)
BETA ACIDS: 4.7% (10 year range: 3.7 to 6.8)
COHUMULONE: 41%
STORAGE STABILITY: Poor
OIL: 1.90ml/100 g (10 year range: 0.81 to 3.04)
MAJOR TRAITS: Moderately high alpha acids content, extract hop,
excellent vigor, high yield potential, poor storage stability.
OTHER INFORMATION: Occasionally erratic regrowth in early spring. Brewing quality nearly identical to its sister selection Bullion (USDA 64100). Discontinued from commercial U.S. production in 1985 upon advent of super-alpha hops.

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USDA ACCESSION NO.: 21167
SELECTION: Open-pollinated seedling of Golden Cluster (probably a
California Cluster) from South Africa in the early 1940's
GENUS: Humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: Hybrid-2
PEDIGREE: Open-pollinated seedling of Golden Cluster
PRIMARY SITE: USDA-ARS Hop Cultivar World collection, OSU East Farm
ORIGIN: South Africa, seedling selection
DATE RECEIVED: 1977
METHOD RECEIVED: Rhizomes, obtained from Dr. B. K. Bhat, Regional
Research Laboratory, Sanat Nagar, Srinagar, India
AVAILABILITY: No restrictions, commercial variety
REFERENCES: USDA-ARS Annual Report of Hop Investigations for 1977, pp. 33-35
MATURITY: Medium to late
LEAF COLOR: Medium green
SEX: Female
DISEASES: Downy Mildew: moderately susceptible
Verticillium Wilt: unknown
Viruses: unknown
VIGOR: Good
YIELD: 1400-2000 lbs/acre
SIDE ARM LENGTH: 12-36 inches
ALPHA ACIDS: 10.2% (5-year range 7.9-12.5%)
BETA ACIDS: 6.3% (5-year range 4.4-7.5%)
COHUMULONE: 32%
STORAGE STABILITY: Good to fair (retained 60% of original alpha acids after 6 months room temperature storage)
OIL: 0.91% (5-year range 0.62-1.15 ml/100 g)
MAJOR TRAITS: Similar to Yakima Cluster (USDA 65102) and Late
Cluster (USDA 65104) but lower yield potential in the
U.S. Storage stability not as good as Yakima Cluster,
Late Cluster or Early Cluster.
OTHER INFORMATION: This hop, originally developed and released in South Africa, was discontinued in that country in 1964 because of decreasing yields. The selection was obtained from Cashmere, India in 1977, where it is still grown commercially. Like other Clusters, Hybrid-2 is susceptible to Downy Mildew but infected crowns generally do not die out in contrast to Cluster hops.

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USDA ACCESSION NO.: 21168
SELECTION: Selected in France, probably by clonal selection
GENUS: Humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: Precoce de Bourgogne
PEDIGREE: Unknown
PRIMARY SITE: USDA-ARS World Hop Cultivar Collection, OSU East Farm , Corvallis
ORIGIN: Probably clonal selection but exact origin unknown
DATE RECEIVED: 1977, from the Institute of Hop Research, Pulawi, Poland
METHOD RECEIVED: Rhizomes
AVAILABILITY: No restrictions, commercial variety
REFERENCES: Gene Pools of Hop Countries. T. Wagner, ed. 1978, p.
32; USDA-ARS Annual Report of Hop Investigations for 1977, pp. 33, 35
MATURITY: Early to medium early
LEAF COLOR: Dark green
SEX: Female
DISEASES: Downy Mildew: moderately resistant
Verticillium Wilt: moderately resistant
Viruses: unknown
VIGOR: Medium to poor
YIELD: Low, 1200-1500 lbs/acre
SIDE ARM LENGTH: 12-20 inches
ALPHA ACIDS: 3.4% (3-year range: 3.1-3.7)
BETA ACIDS: 3.1% (3-year range: 2.6-3.5)
COHUMULONE: 23%
STORAGE STABILITY: Fair to good (retained 61% of original alpha acids
after 6 months room temperature storage)
OIL: 0.34 ml/100 g (3 year range: 0.39-0.53)
MAJOR TRAITS: European-type aroma characteristics, high ratio of
humulene/caryophyllene, contains significant amounts of farnesene.
OTHER INFORMATION: Grown in small quantities commercially in the Alsace
region of France.

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USDA ACCESSION NO.: 21169
SELECTION: Probably clonal selection from a French land race
GENUS: Humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: Tardif de Bourgogne
PEDIGREE: Unknown
PRIMARY SITE: USDA-ARS World Hop Cultivar Collection, OSU East Farm,
Corvallis
ORIGIN: Probably clonal selection
DATE RECEIVED: 1977, from the Institute of Hop Research, Pulawy, Poland
METHOD RECEIVED: Rhizomes
AVAILABILITY: No restrictions, commercial variety
REFERENCES: T. Wagner, ea.: Gene Pools of Hop Countries. Zalec,
Yugoslavia, 1978, p. 33; USDA-ARS Annual Report of Hop
Investigations for 1977, pp. 33, 35
MATURITY: Late
LEAF COLOR: Dark green
SEX: Female
DISEASES: Downy Mildew: moderately resistant
Verticillium Wilt: unknown
Viruses: unknown
VIGOR: Fair to good
YIELD: Medium, 1200-1600 lbs/acre
SIDE ARM LENGTH: 12-20 inches
ALPHA ACIDS: 4.3% (3-year range: 3.1-5.5)
BETA ACIDS: 4.8% (3-year range: 3.1-5.5)
COHUMULONE: 20%
STORAGE STABILITY: Good, retained 66% of original alpha acids after 6
months room temperature storage
OIL: 0.65 ml/100 g (3-year range 0.49-0.73); moderately low
H/C ratio (2.60 average); contains no farnesene
MAJOR TRAITS European-type hop aroma.
OTHER INFORMATION: Grown as aroma hop on small acreages in the Alsace region of France.

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USDA ACCESSION NO: 21170
SELECTION: Unknown, probably from an old land race in the Alsace region of France
GENUS: Humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: Elsaesser
PEDIGREE: Unknown
METHOD RECEIVED: Rhizomes
AVAILABILITY: No restrictions, commercial variety
PRIMARY SITE: USDA-ARS World Hop Cultivar Collection, OSU East Farm
ORIGIN: Probably clonal selection
DATE RECEIVED: Spring 1977 from the Institute of Hop Research, JUNG, Pulawy, Poland
REFERENCES: USDA-ARS Annual Report of Hop Investigations for 1977,
pp. 33, 35; T. Wagner, ed. Gene Pools of Hop
Countries. Zalec, Yugoslavia. 1978. p. 33
MATURITY: Early
LEAF COLOR: Medium Green
SEX: Female
DISEASES: Downy Mildew: moderately resistant
Verticillium Wilt: unknown
Viruses: unknown
VIGOR: Poor
COHUMULONE: 26% (4-year range 20-30%)
STORAGE STABILITY: Fair to good (retained 63% of original alpha acids
after 6 months room temperature storage)
OIL: 0.63 ml/100 g (4-year range 0.28-1.13)
MAJOR TRAITS: Noble European aroma characteristics; high humulene
content (32%), high ratio of humulene/caryophyllene
(3.5); contains some farnesene.
OTHER INFORMATION: Grown commercially on very limited acreage in the Alsace
region of France.

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USDA ACCESSION NO.: 21172
SELECTION: Unknown, probably from an old German land race
GENUS: Humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: Landhopfen
PEDIGREE: Unknown
PRIMARY SITE: USDA-ARS World Hop Cultivar Collection, OSU East Farm, Corvallis
ORIGIN: Probably clonal selection
DATE RECEIVED: April 1977, from the Institute of Hop Research, JUNG, Pulawy, Poland
METHOD RECEIVED: Rhizomes
AVAILABILITY: No restrictions
REFERENCES: USDA-ARS Annual Report of Hop Investigations for 1977, pp. 33, 35
MATURITY: Early
LEAF COLOR: Light green
SEX: Female
DISEASES: Downy Mildew: moderately resistant
Verticillium Wilt: unknown
Viruses: unknown
VIGOR: Poor to good
YIELD: Low, under 1000 lbs/acre
SIDE ARM LENGTH: 6-15 inches
ALPHA ACIDS: 3.5% (4-year range: 3.2-4.1%)
BETA ACIDS: 3.2% (4-year range: 2.5-3.5%)
COHUMULONE: 23% (4-year range 21-25%)
STORAGE STABILITY: Good, retained 66% of original alpha acids after 6
months room temperature storage
OIL: 0.37 ml/100 g (4-year range: 0.25-0.45)
MAJOR TRAITS: European aroma characteristics, high ratio of
humulene/caryophyllene (3.54), contains significant
amounts of farnesene.
OTHER INFORMATION: This hop is not grown any more anywhere in the world.
Yellow fleck symptoms on basal leaves, but free of
Prunus Necrotic Ringspot and Apple Mosaic Virus.
Positive for Hop Mosaic and Hop Latent Virus.

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USDA ACCESSION NO.: 21173
SELECTION: Unknown, probably old German landrace
GENUS: Humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: Strisselspalter
PEDIGREE: Unknown, probably related to Hersbrucker
PRIMARY SITE: USDA World Hop Cultivar Collection, OSU East Farm
ORIGIN: Unknown, probably selection from an old landrace
DATE RECEIVED: Spring 1977
METHOD RECEIVED: Rhizomes
AVAILABILITY: No restrictions, commercial variety
REFERENCES: Wagner, T. 1978. Gene pools of Hop Countries.
Institute for Hop Research, Zalec, Yugoslavia; p. 32.
MATURITY: Medium early to medium late
LEAF COLOR: Green to dark green
SEX: Female
DISEASES: Downy Mildew: moderately resistant
Verticillium wilt: tolerant to resistant
Viruses: unknown
VIGOR: Good to poor
YIELD: 800 lbs/acre near Corvallis, probably higher in the
Alsace area of France where it is grown commercially
SIDEARM LENGTH: 12-24 inches
ALPHA ACIDS: 4.8% (8-year range 4.1-57%)
BETA ACIDS: 3.3% (8-year range 2.5-3.9%)
COHUMULONE: 27%
STORAGE STABILITY: Fair to good (retains 70% of original alpha acids after 6
months room temperature storage)
OIL: 0.9 ml/100 g, H/C = 2.80, humulene 28-32% of the oil
MAJOR TRAITS: Fine European type aroma, similar to hops from the Saaz
group of varieties, but higher cohumulone content.
OTHER INFORMATION: May be related to the German Spalter, but the
relationship is unclear. Grown commercial on limited
acreage in the Alsace area of France, but acreage is declining due to low yields.

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USDA ACCESSION No.: 21179
SELECTION: no information
GENUS: Humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: Hersbrucker E (obtained from England)
PEDIGREE: old German landrace
PRIMARY SITE USDA/OSU Hop Research Farm, East Farm, Corvallis, OR
ORIGIN: Wye College, England
DATE RECEIVED: spring 1977
METHOD RECEIVED: rhizomes
AVAILBILITY: no restrictions
REFERENCES: Annual Report of Hop Research 1977, and later years
MATURITY: late
LEAF COLOR: dark green
SEX: female
DISEASES: Downy mildew: moderately susceptible
Powdery mildew: no information
Verticillium wilt: resdistant
Viruses: free of PNRV and ApMV at time of receipt
VIGOR: very good
YIELD: good to very good
SIDE ARM LENGTH: 20 to 40 inches, sometimes longer
ALPHA ACIDS: 4 - 6%
BETA ACIDS: 5 - 7%
COHUMULONE: 22 - 24%
STORAGE STABILITY: fair to poor, retained 58% of original alpha acids after 6 months
room temperature storage
OIL: 0.63 ml/100 g. Humulene 29%; caryophyllene 9%;
myrcene 46%; farnesene trace.
MAJOR TRAITS: high yield potential, pleasant European aroma characeristics
Variable yield performance in Oregon commercial plots.
OTHER INFORMATION: Susceptible to downy mildew in Oregon commercial plots. Alpha acids variable and frequently on the low side. Poor storage stability of the soft resins. This hop , originally grown only in the Hersbruck mountains north of Munich, was planted extensively in the late 1970s in Germany to replace Hallertauer mittelfrueh, because of its higher resistance to verticillium wilt. The acreage has now (mid 1990s) dropped significantly because of newer German aroma hops with higher alpha acids potential.

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USDA ACCESSION NO.: 21182
SELECTION: Seedling selection from an open pollinated cross on
Brewer's Gold in 1968 in Idaho.
GENUS: Humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: Galena
PEDIGREE: Brewer's Gold (USDA 19001) x OP
PRIMARY SITE: USDA Hop Variety World Collection, OSU East Farm
ORIGIN: Seed collected by R. R. Romanko, Idaho, in 1968,
germinated in 1969 and selected under heavy
inoculations of Downy Mildew fungus (Pseudoperonospora humuli).
DATE RECEIVED: Spring 1978
METHOD RECEIVED: Rhizomes
AVAILABILITY: Commercial cultivar, no restrictions
REFERENCES: R. R. Romanko, J. Jaeger, G. B. Nickerson and C. E.
Zimmermann. Registration of Galena hops (Registration
No. 7), Crop Sci. 19:563. 1979.
Romanko, R. R. In: Steiner's+Guide to American Hops, 2nd. ed. 1986.
Romanko, R. R., and G. B. Nickerson. New Hops. Modern
Brewery Age, MS 5-11, April-1981,
MATURITY: Medium to medium early
LEAF COLOR: Medium to light green
SEX: Female
DISEASES: Downy Mildew: moderately resistant
Verticillium wilt: resistant
Susceptible to powdery mildew
Viruses: free of prunus necrotic ringspot virus and apple mosaic virus
VIGOR: Very good
YIELD: Very good, 1600-2000 lbs/acre
SIDE ARM LENGTH: 20-40 inches
ALPHA ACIDS: 12.0% (10 year range: 8.02 to 14.9%)
BETA ACIDS: 7.5 (10 year range: 4.6 to 9.0%)
COHUMULONE: 39%
STORAGE STABILITY: Very good, retained 75 to 85% of its original alpha acids
after 6 months room temperatue storage
OIL: 1.05 ml/100 g (10 year range: 0.55 to 2.03)
Myrcene 55.2%; humulene 9.2%; caryophyllene 4.1%; farnesene trace
H/C ratio = 2.24
MAJOR TRAITS: High alpha and high beta acids content; very good storage stability
OTHER INFORMATION: Considered to be a super-alpha hop by the trade.
Adapted to Oregon, Washington , and Idaho. In 1986, 4530 acres produced 9.3 mill. lbs
(19% of U.S. production.). In 1998 total production was 10.72 mill. Lbs (18% of US production), a substantial drop from previous years due to powdery mildew problems.. Galena acreage may decrease in the future.

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USDA ACCESSION NO.: 21183
SELECTION: Seedling selection from an open pollinated cross on
Brewer's Gold made in 1968 in Idaho
GENUS: Humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: Eroica
PEDIGREE: Brewer's Gold, (USDA 19001) x OP
PRIMARY SITE: USDA Hop Cultivar World Collection, OSU East Farm, Corvallis
ORIGIN: Seed collected by R.R. Romanko, Idaho, in 1968;
germinated in 1969; selected under heavy inoculations of
downy mildew fungus as a baby plant in the greenhouse
DATE RECEIVED: Spring 1978
METHOD RECEIVED: Rhizomes
AVAILABILITY: Commercial cultivar, no restrictions
REFERENCES: Romanko, R.R., J. Jaeger, G.B. Nickerson, C.E.
Zimmermann, and A. Haunold. Registration of Eroica hop
(Registration No. 8). Crop Sci. 22:1261. 1982.
Romanko, R.R. In: Steiner's Guide to American Hops. Book
III, 2nd edition. 1986. pp. 64 - 66.
Probasco, G. Hop varieties grown in the USA. Brauwelt
International 1985/1: 30-34.
Haunold, A. Development of hop varieties. Zymurgy 13(4) :15-23. 1990.
Romanko, R.R., and G.B. Nickerson. New hops. Modern
Brewery Age. MS 5-11, April 1981.
MATURITY: Late
LEAF COLOR: Medium to medium dark green
SEX: Female
DISEASES: Downy Mildew: moderately resistant
Verticillium wilt: resistant
Viruses: slight infection with Prunus Necrotic
Ringspot, Apple Mosaic, and Hop Mosaic
VIGOR: Very good
YIELD: Very good to excellent (1800-2200 lbs/acre)
SIDEARM LENGTH: 20-40 inches
ALPHA ACIDS: 12.3% (10-year range 7.3 to 14.9%)
BETA ACIDS: 4.5% (10-year range 3.0 to 5.3%)
COHUMULONE: 40%
STORAGE STABILITY: Good to very good (retained 77% of original alpha acids
after 6 months room temperature storage
OIL: O.90 ml/100 g; H/C ratio 0.07; contains very little humulene
MAJOR TRAITS: High yield potential, high alpha acids content, very late maturity.
OTHER INFORMATION: Difficult to pick, cones are hard to pull off, which slows down the mechanical
picking process; no problems with cleaning; adapted to Oregon, Washington,
and Idaho. In 1990 756 acres of Eroica produced a total of 1.3 million pounds
with an average yield of 1728 lbs/acre. Eroica acreage has steadily declined in
favor of Galena (USDA 21182) from a high of 1726 in 1985 to 641 acres in
1991. Total 1991 production was 1.23 million lbs, all in southern Idaho and
Washington. In 1996, total production was only 380.600 lbs, all in
Washington In 1997 Eroica had almost disappeared This selection is identical
to USDA 21220 but carries Prunus Necrotic Ringspot and Apple Mosaic
viruses.

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USDA ACCESSION NO.: 21185
SELECTION: Unknown, probably old German landrace
GENUS: Humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: Hersbrucker , sometimes called Hersbrucker-G (origin from Germany), Hersbrucker Late,
or Hersbrucker Spaet
PEDIGREE: Unknown, thought to be in the Saazer group of varieties (Saazer Formenkreis)
PRIMARY SITE: USDA World Hop Cultivar Collection, OSU East Farm
ORIGIN: Unknown, probably selection from an old landrace
DATE RECEIVED: Spring 1978
METHOD RECEIVED: Rhizomes
AVAILABILITY: No restrictions, commercial variety
REFERENCES: Kohlmann, H., and A. Kastner. Der Hopfen. p. 36. Hopfenverlag Wolnzach
1975.
Maier, J. 1978. Chemical determination of hop varie
ties. (in German). Hopfenrundschau 29:258-263.
Maier, J. 1978. Storage stability of new hop varieties
in comparison with established varieties (in German). Hopfenrundschau
29:370-372.
Maier J., and J. Freundorfer. 1989. Hop varieties,
quality groups and breeding. (in German). Hopfenrundschau 29:370-372.
MATURITY: Late
LEAF COLOR: Dark green
SEX: Female
DISEASES: Downy Mildew: tolerant to moderately susceptible
Verticillium wilt: tolerant to moderately resistant
Viruses: infected with some hop viruses, but
virusfree clones are now available
VIGOR: Very good
YIELD: Good to very good
SIDEARM LENGTH: 12-36 inches
ALPHA ACIDS: 4.6% (10-year range 3.8 to 7.4%)
BETA ACIDS: 6.8% (10-year range 5.0-8.6%)
COHUMULONE: 25%
STORAGE STABILITY: Fair (retained 62% of original alpha acids after 6 months room temperature
storage)
OIL: 0.68 ml/100 g; H/C = 3.21, humulene 26.5%
MAJOR TRAITS: tolerant to verticillium wilt; late maturity; produces
best yields when grown on a slant (Schraegaufzug) in Germany.
OTHER INFORMATION: Major German hop variety which has recently replaced Hallertauer
Mittelfrueh in world markets because of its resistance to verticillium wilt.
Various virusfree clones were developed in Germany in the 1980's which
supposedly had higher alpha acids potential (USDA 21514, 21515, 21516,
21517, 21518). All have a reddish stem similar to the original Hersbrucker, but
the alpha acids potential did not improve. Another Hersbrucker (USDA 21179,
Hersbrucker-E) was obtained in 1977 from the Hop Research Institute WyeCollege, England. It is identical to the German Hersbrucker but more infected with viruses. International brewers (such as Anheuser Kirin) who have readily accepted Hersbrucker as a replacement for Hallertauer Mittelfrueh or other aroma hops are now reducing their purchases in favor of new German aroma hops such as Hallertauer Tradition and Spalter Select which were released in 1991. In 1997, total German production of Hersbrucker was 10.59 mill. Lbs on 7,670 acres, about 14 % of total German hop production.

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USDA ACCESSION NO.: 21186
SELECTION: Selected in the Spalt area of Germany from an old land race
GENUS: Humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: Spalter
PEDIGREE: Unknown
PRIMARY SITE: USDA-ARS World Hop Cultivar Collection, OSU East Farm, Corvallis
ORIGIN: Probably clonal selection, but exact origin is unknown
DATE RECEIVED: Spring 1986
METHOD RECEIVED: Rhizomes
AVAILABILITY: No restrictions, commercial variety
REFERENCES: USDA-ARS Annual Report for Hop Investigations for 1978, pp. 38, 39; Kohlmann H.,
and A. Kastner. Der Hopfen. Hopfenverlag Wolnzach, 1975, p. 34.
MATURITY: Early
LEAF COLOR: Medium green
SEX: Female
DISEASES: Downy Mildew: moderately resistant
Verticillium Wilt: unknown
Viruses: unknown
VIGOR: Poor
YIELD: Low, under 1000 lbs/acre
SIDE ARM LENGTH: 6-15 inches
ALPHA ACIDS: 5.7% (5-year range: 3.6-7.5%)
BETA ACIDS: 4.6% (5-year range: 3.0-6.2%)
COHUMULONE: 23% (5-year range: 20-25%)
STORAGE STABILITY: Fair to poor, retained 49% of original alpha acids
after 6 months room temperature storage
OIL: 0.62 ml/100 g (5-year range 0.31-1.03)
MAJOR TRAITS: Pleasant European noble aroma characteristics.
OTHER INFORMATION: Grown almost exclusively in the Spalt area of West
Germany; highly priced by certain brewers for its
noble aroma characteristics; production is insuffi
cient to satisfy demand; (1997 production: 421.189 lbs on 459 acres; not grown commercially in the United States because of low yields. This hop is
generally considered to be part of the Saaz group of
varieties, related to Tettnanger and Saazer. Its oil
contains small amounts of farnesene, but has a high H/C ratio (3.43 average).

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USDA ACCESSION NO.: 21187
SELECTION: Seedling selection from a cross of Fuggle N
(USDA 21016)-OP x Fuggle N-OP, made in South Africa by
Barry M. Robinson, hop breeder
GENUS: Humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: Southern Brewer
PEDIGREE: Fuggle N x OP backcross
PRIMARY SITE: USDA-ARS World Hop Cultivar Collection, OSU East Farm, Corvallis
ORIGIN: South African Breweries Ltd., Blanco, District ,George, South Africa
DATE RECEIVED: July 1978
METHOD RECEIVED: Rhizomes
AVAILABILITY: No restrictions, commercial variety
REFERENCES: USDA-ARS Annual Report of Hop Investigations for 1978, pp. 38-40
MATURITY: Medium to late
LEAF COLOR: Dark green
SEX: Female, occasional sterile male flowers near the top of the trellis
DISEASES: Downy Mildew: resistant
Verticillium Wilt: resistant
Viruses: unknown
VIGOR: Very good
YIELD: High, 1500-2000 lbs/acre, sometimes higher
SIDE ARM LENGTH: 20-40 inches
ALPHA ACIDS: 9.8% (5-year range: 5.6-12.0%)
BETA ACIDS: 4.4% (5-year range: 2.8-5.0%)
COHUMULONE: 40% (5-year range: 33-42%)
STORAGE STABILITY: Very good) retained 70% of original alpha acids after
6 months room temperature storage)
OIL: 0.94 ml/100 g (5-year range: 0.43-1.03)
MAJOR TRAITS: European aroma characteristics, high yield potential;
loose cones which shatter upon machine picking, especially when grown
seeded.
OTHER INFORMATION: Considered to be a high-alpha aroma hop; grown extensively in South Africa where it is the major hop variety and also in India; several African countries (Zimbabwe, Kenya) have experimented with this hop as a basis for their own hop industry although these countries are probably too close to the equator (short day length) to grow hops economically. Artificial extension of day length (100 watt bulbs spaced about 100 ft. apart above the trellis) has drastically increased cone production in areas where natural day length is too short. In 1978 about 1200 acres of Southern Brewer were grown commercially in South Africa, some under supplemental illumination. Not grown commercially in the United States.

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USDA ACCESSION NO.: 21193
SELECTION: Seedling selection 7005-194 from cross 7005 made in
1970 at Corvallis, Oregon
GENUS: Humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: Nugget
PEDIGREE: USDA 65009 x 63015M; 5/8 Brewer's Gold, 1/8 Early
Green, 1/16 East Kent Golding, 1/32 Bavarian, 5/32 Unknown.
PRIMARY SITE: USDA World Hop Variety Collection, OSU East Farm.
ORIGIN: Cross made at Corvallis, Oregon, in 1970
DATE RECEIVED: Selected as seedling 7005-194, USDA Accession No. 21193 assigned in
1978.
METHOD RECEIVED: Seedling selection
AVAILABILITY: Commercial cultivar, no restrictions.
REFERENCES: Haunold, A. A., S. T. Likens, G. B. Nickerson, and R.
O. Hampton. Registration of Nugget Hop (Registration
No. 13). Crop Sci. 24:618. 1984.
Haunold, A. A., S. T. Likens, G. B. Nickerson, and S.
T. Kenny. Nugget, a new hop cultivar with high alpha
acid potential. J. Am. Soc. Brew. Chem. 42:62-64. 1984. -
Romanko, R. R. In: Steiner's Guide to American Hops, 2nd. ed. 1986.
MATURITY: Medium late to late
LEAF COLOR: Medium green to light green
SEX: Female
DISEASES: Downy Mildew: resistant
Verticillium wilt: resistant
Viruses: free of all major hop viruses
VIGOR: Very good
YIELD: Excellent, 1800-2400 lbs/acre
SIDE ARM LENGTH: 20-40 inches
ALPHA ACIDS: 13.5% (10 year range: 9.4 to 17.3%)
BETA ACIDS: 4.6% (10 year range: 2.5 to 5.9%)
COHUMULONE: 26%
STORAGE STABILITY: Very good
OIL: 1.56 ml/100 9 (10 year range 0.8 to 2.57)
MAJOR TRAITS: Very high alpha acids and low beta acids content, low
cohumulone content, compact cone, excellent pickability.
OTHER INFORMATION: Considered to be a super alpha hop by the trade.
Adapted to Washington, Oregon and Idaho. In 1986, 2861
acres produced 6.1 mill. lbs of hops, 12.5% of total U.S. production. 1991
Production: 9.72 mill. lbs, representing 14.1% of total US hop production
1997 production: 17.90 mill. Lbs. Also grown in Germany, Bulgaria and other
countries

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USDA ACCESSION NO.: 21196
SELECTION: Heat treated meristem tip culture of Bullion (USDA 64100)
GENUS: Humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: Bullion 6A
PEDIGREE: Sister selection of USDA 21056, developed at Prosser,
Washington through heat therapy and meristem tip culture.
PRIMARY SITE: USDA World Hop Cultivar Collection, OSU East Farm
ORIGIN: Same as USDA 21056
DATE RECEIVED: 1979
METHOD RECEIVED: Rhizomes
AVAILABILITY: No restrictions, commercial cultivar
REFERENCES: Same as for USDA 21056
MATURITY: Medium early
LEAF COLOR: Dark green
SEX: Female
DISEASES: Downy mildew: moderately resistant
Verticillium wilt: resistant
Viruses: free of prunus and apple mosaic virus
VIGOR: Excellent
YIELD: High, 2000-2500 lbs/Acre
SIDE ARM LENGTH: 24-40"
ALPHA ACIDS: 10.2% (10 year range: 7.3 to 13.9)
BETA ACIDS: 5.1% (10 year range: 3.8 to 7.1)
COHUMULONE: 38-42%
STORAGE STABILITY: Poor
OIL: 1.42 ml/100 9 (10 year range: 0.60 to 2.57)
MAJOR TRAITS: Moderately high alpha acids content, extract hop, high
yield potential, poor storage stability.
OTHER INFORMATION: Not grown commercially anymore in the United States. Same as USDA
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USDA ACCESSION NO.: 21197
SELECTION: Heat treated, meristem-tip cultured clone of Swiss
Tettnanger, USDA 61021 at Prosser, WA
GENUS: Humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: US Tettnanger. (supposedly Tettnanger, but quality
differs significantly, is very similar to . Trade experts judge it to be a
Fuggle
PEDIGREE: Uncertain; this hop supposedly came from the heat
treated USDA 61021 (Swiss Tettnanger) from Prosser, WA
but may have become mixed with Fuggle (USDA 48209)
PRIMARY SITE: Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center,
Prosser, WA; USDA World Hop Cultivar Collection, OSU East Farm)
ORIGIN: Selected from a commercial Tettnanger yard at the
Stauffer farm near Hubbard, OR
DATE RECEIVED: March 1979 (Accession No. assigned in 1979)
METHOD RECEIVED: Rhizomes
AVAILABILITY: No restrictions, commercial variety
REFERENCES: USDA Annual Report of Hop Investigations, pp. 40, 42, and later reports.
MATURITY: Early
LEAF COLOR: Medium to medium dark green
SEX: Female
DISEASES: Downy Mildew: resistant
Verticillium Wilt: resistant
Viruses: originally free of Prunus Necrotic Ringspot and Apple Mosaic Virus
VIGOR: Fair to good .
YIELD: Low to medium (1000-1300 lbs/acre)
SIDE ARM LENGTH: 12-36 inches
ALPHA ACIDS: 5.8% (10-year range 3.5 to 8.8%)
BETA ACIDS: 2.9% (10-year range 2.1 to 4.4%)
COHUMULONE: 27% (10-year range 24 to 31%)
STORAGE STABILITY: Very good (retains 70% of original alpha acids after 6
months room temperature storage)
OIL: 0.87 ml/100 g
MAJOR TRAITS: European aroma characteristics, humulene/caryophyllene
ratio 3.1; green stem (in contrast to USDA 61021,
Swiss Tettnanger); ratio of alpha/beta acids about 2, very similar to Fuggle.
OTHER INFORMATION: Major quality traits of this hop differ from Tettnanger, more closely resemble Fuggle. Hop has been accepted by a major US brewer as an aroma hop to replace imports and acreage is expanding in Oregon, Washington and northern Idaho. In 1997 US Tettnanger acreage was drastically reduced due to decreased purchases by a major customer. Also grown in England and under the name Saviski Golding (Styrian) in Slovenia. (See USDA 21049)

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USDA ACCESSION NO.: 21214
SELECTION: Clonal selection from the medium-early Zatecky krajovy, probably a
Saazer-derived clone
GENUS: Humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: Sirem
PEDIGREE: Unknown, probably closely related to Saazer (USDA 21077);
name derived from the village of Sirzem where it is grown commercially
PRIMARY SITE: USDA-ARS World Hop Cultivar Collection, OSU East Farm
ORIGIN Hop Research Institute Zalec, Yugoslavia
DATE RECEIVED: Spring 1979
METHOD RECEIVED: Rhizomes
AVAILABILITY: No restrictions
REFERENCES USDA Annual Report of Hop Investigations for 1979, p. 40 41.
USDA Annual Report of Hop Investigations for 1988, p. 35.
Rybacek, Vaclav. Hop Production (Developments in Crop
Science 16). Elsevier Publishing Company, Amsterdam, New York. 1991. P
. 76, 76.
Wagner, T. Gene Pools of Hop Countries. Institute for
Hop Research, Zalec, July 1978, p. 69.
MATURITY: Early
LEAF COLOR: Dark green
SEX: Female
DISEASES: Downy Mildew: moderately susceptible
Verticillium wilt: unknown
Viruses: infected with all five hop viruses
VIGOR: Poor
YIELD: Poor (about 200 lbs/acre in Corvallis test plots;
probably higher in Czechoslovakia where it is better adapted)
SIDEARM LENGTH: 6-10 inches, plants frequently fail to reach the top of the trellis (18 ft.)
ALPHA ACIDS: 3.5%
BETA ACIDS: 3.1%
COHUMULONE: 23%
STORAGE STABILITY: Fair, retained 57% of original alpha acids after 6 months room temperature
OIL: 0.47 ml/100 g, H/C ratio = 3.70, high in humulene
MAJOR TRAITS: Pleasant noble aroma, suitable for the production of
super-premium beers, in particular Pilsener beer, mild bitterness; reddish
stems.
OTHER INFORMATION: Grown on limited acreage in Czechoslovakia, exported and handled by the hop trade under the collective name Saazer or Bohemian Red hop. Also sometimes called Aurum; named after the village Sirem.

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USDA ACCESSION No.: 21215
SELECTION: no information available
GENUS: Humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: Nordgaard, Nordgaard 1478
PEDIGREE: no information available
PRIMARY SITE USDA/OSU Hop Research Farm, East Farm, Corvallis, OR
ORIGIN: Hop Research Institute Zalec, Yugoslavia (now Slovenia).
DATE RECEIVED: spring 1979
METHOD RECEIVED: rhizomes
AVAILBILITY: no restrictions
REFERENCES: Various USDA Annual Reports of Hop Research
Starting in 1979
Wagner, Tone. Gene Pools of Hop Countries. Institute for
Hop Research, Zalec, Slovenia (Yugoslavia).1980. p. 67-82
MATURITY: early
LEAF COLOR: dark green, reddish stem color
SEX: female
DISEASES: downy mildew: moderately resistant or tolerant
Verticillium wilt: no information
Viruses: no information
VIGOR: fair to poor
YIELD: poor, ranging from 300 to 1,100 lbs/acre in Corvallis plots
SIDE ARM LENGTH: 8 to 20 inches
ALPHA ACIDS: 7.5%
BETA ACIDS: 3.4%
COHUMULONE: 29%
STORAGE STABILITY: very good, retained 79% of its original alpha acids after
6 months room temperature storage
OIL: 0.94 ml/100 g. Humulene 26.8%; caryophyllene 10.5%;
myrcene 47.3%; farnesene 1.7%. H/C rastio = 2.54
MAJOR TRAITS: pleasant continental aroma
OTHER INFORMATION: This is an old Belgian (Flemish?) hop variety that is no longer grown commercially. It may be useful for aroma hop breeding .
OIL: 0.98 ml/100 g. Humulene 31.5%; caryophyllene 17.9%;
Myrcene 39.0%; no farnesene. H/C ratio = 2.41
MAJOR TRAITS: pleasant continenetal aroma characteristics, high humulene
OTHER INFORMATION: This hop is an old Belgian variety which probably arose as a
landrace. It is no longer grown commercially but was used
for aroma breeding in the 1970s by Dr. Tone Wagner, hop breeder at Zalec, Slovenia (formerly Yugoslavia).

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USDA ACCESSION No.: 21216
SELECTION: no information available
GENUS: Humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: Groene Bel
PEDIGREE: no information available
PRIMARY SITE USDA-OSU Hop Research Farm, East Farm, Corvallis, OR
ORIGIN: Hop Research Institute Zalec, Slovenia
DATE RECEIVED: Spring 1979
METHOD RECEIVED: rhizomes
AVAILBILITY: no restrictions
REFERENCES: USDA Annual Reports for Hop Research 1979 and later reports.
Wagner, T. Gene Pools of Hop Countries. Institute for Hop
Research, Zalec, Slovenia (Yugoslavia). 1980.
MATURITY: medium to late
LEAF COLOR: dark green
SEX: female
DISEASES: no information
VIGOR: fair to poor in Corvallis test plots
YIELD: poor in Corvallis test plots
SIDE ARM LENGTH: short, 8 to 12 inches
ALPHA ACIDS: 4.9%
BETA ACIDS: 3.5%
COHUMULONE: 27%
STORAGE STABILITY: fair, retained about 58% of its original alpha acids
After 6 months room temperature storage
OIL: 0.98 ml/100 g. Humulene 31.5%; caryophyllene 17.9%;
Myrcene 39.0%; no farnesene. H/C ratio = 2.41
MAJOR TRAITS: pleasant continenetal aroma characteristics, high humulene
OTHER INFORMATION: This hop is an old Belgian variety which probably arose as a
landrace. It is no longer grown commercially but was used
for aroma breeding in the 1970s by Dr. Tone Wagner, hop breeder at Zalec, Slovenia (formerly Yugoslavia).

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USDA ACCESSION No.: 21217
SELECTION: no information available
GENUS: Humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: Star
PEDIGREE: no information available
PRIMARY SITE USDA-OSU Hop Research Farm, East Frm, Corvallis, OR.
ORIGIN: Institute for Hop Research, Zalec, Slovenia (Yugoslavia)
DATE RECEIVED: spring 1979
METHOD RECEIVED: rhizomes
AVAILBILITY: no restrictions
REFERENCES: Various USDA Annual Reports for Hop Research starting
in 1979
Wagner, T. 1978. Gene Pools of Hop Countries. Institute
for Hop Research , Zalec, Yugoslavia (Slovenia)
MATURITY: early
LEAF COLOR: medium green
SEX: female
DISEASES: Downy mildew: tolerant
Verticillium wilt: no information
Viruses: no information
VIGOR: poor
YIELD: poor , averaging under 500 lbs/acre in Corvallis test plots
SIDE ARM LENGTH: 6 to 20 inches, poor clustering
ALPHA ACIDS: 3.2%
BETA ACIDS: 1.7%
COHUMULONE: 24%
STORAGE STABILITY: very good, retained about 82% of its original alpha acids
after 6 months room temperature storage
OIL: 0.47 ml/100 g. Humulene 33.9%; caryophyllene 11.7%;
Myrcene 34.2%; farnesene 3.7%. H/C ratio = 2.91
MAJOR TRAITS: pleasant continental-type aroma, high humulene in the oil
OTHER INFORMATION: This is an old Belgian variety that is no longer grown commercially. It is different from the Japanese hop called "Golden Star" (USDA 21039) which is related to Shinshuwase (USDA 60042).

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USDA ACCESSION NO.: USDA 21220
SELECTION: Seedling selection from an open pollinated cross on Brewer's Gold made in
1968 in Idaho
GENUS: Humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: Eroica
PEDIGREE: Brewer's Gold, USDA 19001 x OP
PRIMARY SITE: USDA World Hop Cultivar Collection, OSU East Farm, Corvallis
ORIGIN: Meristem tip cultured/heat treated USDA 21183 from Dr.C.B. Skotland,
Prosser, WA
DATE RECEIVED: Spring 1980
METHOD RECEIVED: Potted softwood cuttings
AVAILABILITY: Commercial cultivar no restrictions
REFERENCES: Romanko, R.R., J. Jaeger, G.B. Nickerson, C.E.
Zimmermann, and A. Haunold. Registration of Eroica hop
(Registration No. 8). Crop Sci. 22:1261. 1982.
Romanko, R.R. In: Steiner's Guide to American Hops. Book III, 2nd edition. 1986. pp. 64-66.
Probasco, G. Hop varieties grown in the USA. Brauwelt International
1985/1:30-34.
Haunold, A. Development of hop varieties. Zymurgy 13(4):15-23. 1990.
Romanko, R.R., and G.B. Nickerson. New hops. Modern Brewery Age. MS 5-11, April 1981.
MATURITY: Late
LEAF COLOR: Medium to medium dark green
SEX: Female
DISEASES: Downy Mildew: moderately resistant
Verticillium wilt: resistant
Viruses: slight infection with Prunus Necrotic
Ringspot, Apple Mosaic, and Hop Mosaic
VIGOR: Very good
YIELD: Very good to excellent (1800-2200 lbs/acre)
SIDEARM LENGTH: 20-40 inches
ALPHA ACIDS: 12.3% (5-year range 10.2-14.7)
BETA ACIDS: 4.7 (5-year range 3.8-5.2%)
COHUMULONE: 41%
STORAGE STABILITY: Good (retained 61% of original alpha acids after 6 months room temperature storage)
OIL: 1.10 ml/100 g; contains little or no humulene
MAJOR TRAITS: High yield potential, high alpha acids content, very late maturity.
OTHER INFORMATION: Difficult to pick, cones are hard to pull off, which slows down the mechanical picking process; no problems with cleaning; adapted to Oregon, Washington,

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USDA ACCESSION NO.: 21222
SELECTION: Selected in the 1970's at Parma, Idaho by Dr. Robert R. Romanko.
GENUS: Humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: Aquila
PEDIGREE: Open-pollinated Brewer's Gold (USDA 19001) seedling
PRIMARY SITE: USDA-ARS World Hop Cultivar Collection, Corvallis, Oregon, OSU East
Farm
ORIGIN: Seedling selection, I 33-6
DATE RECEIVED: Spring 1980
METHOD RECEIVED: Rhizomes
AVAILABILITY: No restrictions
REFERENCES: USDA-ARS Annual Report of Hop Investigations for 1980, p.41.
Haunold, A. 1988. Annual Report to the Hop Research Council, p. 6.
MATURITY: Medium late to late
LEAF COLOR: Light green, similar to Brewer's Gold
SEX: Female
DISEASES: Downy Mildew: moderately resistant
Verticillium wilt: resistant
Viruses: unknown
VIGOR: Very good
YIELD: Very good, 2120 lbs/acre average over a 5-year period
SIDEARM LENGTH: 20-30 inches
ALPHA ACIDS: 7.1% (5-year range 6.7 to 8.9%)
BETA ACIDS: 4.3% (5-year range 4.1 to 4.9%)
COHUMULONE: 46%
STORAGE STABILITY: Poor (retained 40% of original alpha acids after 4 months at room
temperature)
OIL: 1.45 ml/100 g
MAJOR TRAITS: High yield potential, some similarities to aroma hops in
taste and flavor perception. Bracts conspicuously turned upwards.
OTHER INFORMATION: Established in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho in 3-acre
commercial trials in 1987. These trials were expanded to
100 acres in Washington the following year to produce
sufficient hops for Anheuser Busch for plant-scale
brewing evaluation. Aquila was officially
released in 1994. Anheuser Busch lost interest in this hop and it was discontinued from commercial production in 1996.

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USDA ACCESSION NO.: 21225
SELECTION: Seedling selection from a cross between the USDA
breeding line 6619-04 and the USDA male 64028M made at
Prosser, WA in 1974 by C. E. Zimmermann.
GENUS: Humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: Olympic
PEDIGREE: 6619-04 x 64028M
[Brewer's Gold2 x Fuggle-Fuggle S] x [Brewer's Gold2 x
East Kent Golding - Bavarian Seedling].
Genetic composition is 3/4 Brewer's Gold, 3/32 Fuggle, 1/16
East Kent Golding, 1/32 Bavarian, and 1/16 unknown.
PRIMARY SITE: USDA World Hop Variety Collection, OSU East Farm
ORIGIN: Cross made at Prosser, WA, in 1974 by C. E. Zimmermann
DATE RECEIVED: Spring 1980
METHOD RECEIVED: Rhizomes
AVAILABILITY: Commercial cultivar, no restrictions
REFERENCES: Kenny, S. T., and C. E. Zimmermann. Registration of
Olympic hop (Registration No. 14). Crop Sci. 24:618-619. 1984. Romanko, R. R. In: Steiner's Guide to American Hops, 2nd. ed. 1986.
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