Versatile and mild with a distinct hoppy flavour, German Northern Brewer is a true dual purpose hop.

Breeding/Development: Germany. An offspring of Brewers Gold with some ancestry from an American wild hop, this English-bred high alpha variety later found favour and acreage all over the world. In Germany its known primarily as a bittering hop.

Brewing Application: Dual purpose. German-grown Northern Brewer has a more noble and less pungent profile than when grown elsewhere, which makes it suited to a variety of traditional European styles where a strong or American hop signature may not be appropriate – German lagers, Belgian and Trappist ales, farmhouse-style beers.

Sensory: Predominantly spicy with an undercurrent of woods and wild fruit, suggestive of its Brewers Gold parentage. Overall balanced with lasting flavour that reads as simply hoppy – not as outright woodsy and bright as US-grown Northern Brewer.

Alpha Acid Range: 6.0-10.0%

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Houblon – BSG Northern Brewer