The purpose of this chart is to help you find the right variety of hops for your beer, either by beer style or alpha acid %. In addition, if the hop you are looking for is not readily available then potential substitutions are listed.
| Hop Name | Hop Alpha Acid % | Common Beer Styles | Hop Substitutions | Hop Characteristics |
| Admiral (U.K.) | 13.5% to 16% | Ale | U.K. Target, U.K. Northdown, U.K. Challenger | Known for its bittering potential. |
| Ahtanum | 4% to 6.3% | – | Cascade, Amarillo | Floral, citrus, sharp, and piney. |
| Amarillo | 8% to 9% | Ale, IPA | Cascade, Centennial | Citrusy, flowery. |
| Apollo | 15% to 19% | Ale, IPA | Zeus | A high alpha acid varietal known for its disease resistance. |
| Aramis | 7.9 – 8.3% | Belgian-style Ales | Centennial, Chinook, Hallertau, Tettnang | Very fine spice and herbal notes with subtle citrus characteristics |
| Aurora | 7.0 – 9.5% | Ale | Styrian Bobek, Styrian Savinjski Golding | Intense and pleasant displaying floral, pine and hoppy characteristics |
| Boadicea (U.K.) | 8% to 9% | Mild floral and spicy characteristics with slightly grassy overtones | ||
| Bobek | 3.5 – 7.0% | English-style Ale | – | Intense and pleasant with floral, pine and hop overtones |
| Bramling Cross (U.K.) | 5% to 7% | ESB, bitter, pale ale | U.K. Kent Golding, U.K. Progress, Whitbread Golding Variety | Quite mild, fruity currant aroma. |
| Bravo | 14% to 17% | American IPA, American Pale Ale, Stout | Apollo, Zeus | New Super High Alpha. The higher Co-Ho levels mean a not completely smooth bittering, but not as harsh as Chinook. (it’s bittering properties are similar to Simcoe). Flavor and aroma are described as an earthy spice and herb, fruity and floral |
| Brewer’s Gold | 7% to 8.5% | English ale | Bullion | Bittering hop with neutral aroma character. |
| Brewer’s Gold (German) | 6% to 7% | Ale, heavier German-style lagers | Northdown, Northern Brewer, Galena, Bullion | Black currant, fruity, spicy. |
| Bullion | 6.5% to 9% | IPA, ESB, stout | Columbus, Northern Brewer, German Brewer’s Gold | A rich hop primarily used for bittering. Intense blackcurrant aroma. |
| Calypso | 10% to 12% | Ales, Stous | — | Pleasant, fruity aroma, with hints of pear and apple |
| Cascade | 4.5% to 7% | Pale ale, IPA, porter, barleywine | Centennial, Amarillo, possibly Columbus | Pleasant, flowery, spicy, and citrusy. Can have a grapefruit flavor. |
| Cashmere | 7.7 – 9.1% | IPA | – | Mild herbal aroma with strong melon, lemon, lime and slightly spicy notes. |
| Celeia | 3.0 – 6.0% | English-style Ale | Saaz, Styrian Bobek, Styrian Savinjski Golding | Pleasant and hoppy, similar to traditional European varieties |
| Centennial | 8% to 11.5% | All ale styles, has been used with wheat beer | Cascade, possibly Columbus | Medium with floral and citrus tones. |
| Challenger (U.K.) | 6.5% to 8.5% | English-style ales, porter, stout, ESB, bitter | U.S. or German Perle, Northern Brewer | Mild to moderate, quite spicy. |
| Chelan | 12.0 – 14.5% | American-style Ale | Galena, Nugget | Mild floral and citrus characteristics |
| Chinook | 10% to 14% | Pale ale, IPA, stout, porter, lager | Nugget, Columbus, Northern Brewer, U.K. Target | Mild to medium-heavy, spicy, piney, and grapefruity. |
| Citra | 11% to 13% | Pale Ale, IPA | Simcoe, C Hops | Very fruity Citrus, peach, apricot, passion fruit, grapefruit, lime, melon, gooseberry, lychee fruit, pineapple, mango, papaya and other tropical fruit flavors and aromas. |
| Cluster | 5.5% to 8.5% | Ale and lager (good aroma for ale, good bittering for lager) | Galena | Medium and quite spicy. |
| Columbus | 11% to 16% | IPA, pale ale, stout | Nugget, Chinook, U.K. Target, Northern Brewer | Pleasant, with pungent aroma. |
| Crystal | 2% to 4.5% | Lager, pilsner, ESB | Mt. Hood, Hersbrucker, French Strisslespalt, Liberty, Hallertauer | Mild and pleasant, spicy and flowery. |
| El Dorado | 14% to 16% | IPA, Pale Ale | An intense, candy-like aroma of cherry, pear and fruit. Can taste like cherry Jolly Ranchers in extra- hoppy beers. | |
| Equinox | 14.4 – 15.6% | – | – | A pronounced aroma profile with citrus, tropical fruit, floral and herbal characteristics. Specific descriptors include lemon, lime, papaya, apple, and green pepper. |
| Eroica | 9% to 12% | Wheat | Galena, Nugget, Chinook | Strong but pleasant aroma. |
| Falconers Flight (US) | 10.50% | IPA, Pale Ale | Cascade, Ahtanum, Sorachi Ace | Tropical, citrus, floral, lemon and grapefruit. |
| Falconers Seven Seas (US) | 9% to 10% | IPA, Pale Ale | Simcoe | Fruity, citrus, spicy, earthy. A cross-breed of 7 “C” variety hops. |
| First Gold (U.K.) | 6.5% to 8.5% | Ale, ESB | U.K. Kent Golding, maybe Crystal | A little like Golding family; spicy. |
| Fuggle (U.K.) | 4% to 5.5% | All English-style ales, ESB, bitter, lager | U.S. Fuggle, Willamette, Styrian Golding | Mild, pleasant, hoppy, and robust. |
| Fuggle (U.S.) | 4% to 5.5% | Any English-style beer or American ale | U.K. Fuggle, Willamette, Styrian Golding, U.S. Tettnanger | Mild and pleasant, earthy and fruity. |
| Galaxy | 13% to 15% | IPA, Pale Ale | Citra, Amarillo, Centennial | Tropical passionfruit, citrus hints of peach, mango. Similar to Citra but more fruity, less dank. |
| Galena | 10% to 14% | Ale, porter, stout, ESB, bitter | Nugget, Pride of Ringwood, Chinook | Medium but pleasant hoppiness, citrusy. |
| Glacier (U.S.) | 5% to 9% | Americal Ale, ESB | Styrian Golding, U.S. Fuggle, U.S. Tettnanger, Willamette | Dual purpose hop with a citrus earthy aroma. |
| Golding (U.S.) | 4% to 6% | Pale ale, ESB, all English-style beer | U.K. Golding, Whitbread Golding Variety, U.K. Progress, and possibly the Fuggle family | Mild, extremely pleasant, and gently hoppy. |
| Hallertau Blanc | Hallertau Blanc | American-style Ale | – | Floral and fruity with passion fruit, grapefruit, pineapple, grape and lemongrass overtones |
| Hallertau Hersbrucker (German) | 3% to 5.5% | Lager, pilsner, bock, wheat | Mt. Hood, French Strisslespalt | Mild to semi-strong, pleasant, hoppy. |
| Hallertauer (U.S.) | 3.5% to 5.5% | Lager, pilsner, bock, wheat | Liberty, Ultra, Hallertauer Tradition | Very mild, pleasant, and slightly flowery, some spicy. |
| Hallertauer Gold | 6% to 6.5% | – | Crystal, Mt. Hood | Known for its aromatic properties similar to Hallertauer. |
| Hallertauer Mittelfrüh | 3% to 5.5% | Lager, bock, wheat, maybe pilsner | Liberty, German Tradition, Ultra | Mild and pleasant. |
| Hallertauer Tradition (Ger.) | 3.5% to 5.5% | Mild-flavored beers | Crystal, Liberty | Known for its aromatic properties. A replacement for Hallertauer Mittelfrüh. |
| Herkules | 12.0 – 17.0% | German-style Ales | – | Spicy, floral and hop notes with hints of pine, black pepper and melon |
| Horizon | 11% to 14% | Ale, lager | Magnum or a high- alpha hop | Pleasantly hoppy. |
| Hull Melon | 6.9 – 7.5% | – | – | Distinct fruit characteristics including honeydew melon and strawberry flavors |
| Kent Golding (U.K.) | 4% to 5.5% | All English-style ales, ESB, bitter | U.S. Golding, Whitbread Golding Variety, U.K. Progress | Gentle, fragrant, and pleasant. |
| Liberty | 3% to 6% | Lager, pilsner, bock, wheat | Hallertauer Tradition, Hallertauer, Mt. Hood | Mild and clean aroma, slightly spicy character. |
| Magnum | 13% to 15% | All beers, particularly lager, pilsner, stout | Northern Brewer | Known for bittering value and quality. |
| Mandarina Bavaria | 7.0 – 10.0% | – | – | Distinct tangerine and citrus flavors |
| Mandarina Bavaria | 12.0 – 15.0% | Lager | Magnum, German Taurus, German Traditon | Strong earthy, floral and citrus impressions |
| Millenium | 14.5 – 16.5% | Stout | Columbus, Nugget, Summit | Mild and resinous with floral and herbal tones |
| Mosaic | 11.5 – 13.5% | IPA | – | A complex array of tropical fruit, citrus, berry, herbal, earthy and pine characteristics |
| Mt. Hood | 3% to 8% | Lager, pilsner, bock, wheat | Crystal, French Strisslespalt, Hersbrucker | Mild, pleasant, and clean, somewhat pungent and resiny. |
| Mt. Rainier | 5.0 – 8.1% | Lager | Brewer’s Gold, Fuggle, Hallertau | Excellent floral and noble aromas, with citrus and licorice overtones |
| Newport | 13.5 – 17.0% | Barley Wine | Brewer’s Gold, Fuggle, Galena, Magnum, Nugget | Mild |
| Northdown (U.K.) | 7.5% to 9.5% | All ales, porter | – | Fruity with some spiciness. |
| Northern Brewer (German) | 7% to 10% | ESB, bitter, English pale ale, porter | Chinook, U.S. Northern Brewer | Medium-strong with some wild tones. |
| Northern Brewer (U.S.) | 6% to 10% | ESB, bitter, English pale ale, porter, California (steam) beer | Nugget, Chinook | Medium-strong with some wild tones. |
| Northwest Golding | 4% to 5% | Ale, porter, stout, ESB, bitter | – | Known for aromatic properties. |
| Nugget | 11% to 14.5% | Light lager | Columbus, Chinook, U.K. Target, Galena | Quite heavy and herbal. |
| Olympic | 11% to 13% | – | Chinook | Mild to medium, citrusy aroma, spicy. |
| Opal | 5.0 – 8.0% | Belgian-style Ales | Tettnang, UK East Kent Golding, Styrian Savinjski Golding | Even dispersal of all aroma characteristics – fruity, floral, herbal and hoppy tones all appear |
| Palisade | 5.5 – 9.5% | English-style Ale | Willamette | Apricot, grass and clean floral charcteristics |
| Perle (German) | 6% to 8.5% | Pale ale, porter, lager | U.S. Perle, Northern Brewer | Moderately intense, good and hoppy, fruity and a little spicy. |
| Perle (U.S.) | 6% to 9.5% | Pale ale, porter, German styles | Northern Brewer, Cluster, Galena, Chinook | Known for its aromatic and bittering properties, pleasant and slightly spicy. |
| Phoenix (U.K.) | 4.2% to 5.5% | All ales | U.K. Northdown, U.K. Kent Golding, U.K. Challenger | Similar to U.K. Challenger. |
| Pioneer (U.K.) | 8% to 10% | Ale, ESB | U.K. Kent Golding | A mild, typical English aroma. |
| Polaris | 18.0 – 23.0% | – | – | Intense floral and pleasant mint tones |
| Polish Lublin | 3% to 4.5% | Pilsner | U.S. Saaz, Czech Saaz, U.S. Tettnanger | Mild and typical of noble aroma types, spicy, herbal. |
| Premiant | 7.0 – 11.0% | – | – | Pleasant, mild aroma |
| Pride of Ringwood (Australia) | 7% to 10% | Australian lager | Galena, Cluster | Quite pronounced, woody, earthy, herbal. |
| Progress (U.K.) | 5% to 7.5% | Ale, bitter, ESB, porter | U.K. Kent Golding, Fuggle | Moderately strong, good aroma. |
| Saaz (Czech) | 3% to 4.5% | Pilsner | U.S. Saaz, Polish Lublin | Very mild with pleasant hoppy notes, earthy, spicy, and herbal. |
| Saaz (U.S.) | 3% to 5% | Pilsner, lager, wheat | Czech Saaz, Polish Lublin | Mild and pleasant, earthy and spicy. |
| Santiam | 5% to 7.9% | Lager, American ale, pilsner | German Tettnanger, German Spalt, German Spalt Select | Noble characteristics. |
| Saphir | 2.0 – 4.5% | Belgian-style Ales | Hallertau | Distinct spicy, fruit and citrus (tangerine) tones |
| Satus | 12.5% to 14% | – | Galena | Known for its bittering and aromatic properties. |
| Select | 3.0 – 6.5% | Lager | Saaz, Tettnang, German Hersbruker, German Spalt, German Tettnang | Floral and fruit characteristics |
| Simcoe | 12% to 14% | IPA | Magnum, Summit | Unique passionfruit, pine, earth and citrus characteristics |
| Sladek | 5.0 – 9.0% | Lager | – | Fruity flavor profile including hints of peach, grapefruit and passion fruit |
| Smaragd (Emerald) | 4.0 – 6.0% | Ale | – | Predominantly fruity with strong floral and hop tones |
| Sorachi Ace | 10.0 – 16.0% | Pale Ale | – | Unique lemon and dill characteristics |
| Sovereign | 4.5 – 6.5% | Pale Ale | – | Pleasant but intense fruity flavors with mild floral, grassy, herbal and mint characteristics |
| Spalt (German) | 4% to 5.5% | Lager | U.S. Saaz, U.S. Tettnanger, German Spalt Select | Mild and pleasant, slightly spicy. |
| Spalt Select (German) | 4% to 6% | Lager, and any beer where noble aroma is wanted | U.S. Saaz, U.S. Tettnanger, German Spalt | Very fine Spalter-type aroma. |
| Spalt Select (U.S.) | 3% to 5% | German lagers | Tettnanger, Saaz | Medium intensity and pleasant hoppy qualities. Medium-strong aroma with wild American tones. |
| Sterling | 6% to 9% | Lager, ale, pilsner | Saaz, Polish Lublin | Herbal, spicy, pleasant aroma, hint of floral and citrus. |
| Strisslespalt (France) | 3% to 5% | Pilsner, lager, wheat | Mt. Hood, Crystal, Hersbrucker | Medium intensity, pleasant, hoppy. |
| Styrian Golding (Slovenia) | 4.5% to 6% | All English-style ales, ESB, bitter, lager | U.S. Fuggle, U.K. Fuggle, Willamette | Delicate, slightly spicy. |
| Summit | 17.5% to 19.5% | IPAs, Imperial IPAs | Simcoe | Orange, tangerine, citrus notes. |
| Sussex | 4.3 – 5.8% | Ale | – | Delicate (similar to Fuggle) |
| Tahoma | 7.2 – 8.2% | – | – | Predominate citrus and lemon notes with cedar, pine, floral, pepper and subtle green melon notes. |
| Target (U.K.) | 9.5% to 12.5% | All ale and lager | Fuggle, Willamette | Pleasant English hop aroma, quite intense. |
| Taurus | 12.0 – 17.0% | German-style Ales | Citra, Magnum, German Traditon | Strong noble characteristics |
| Tettnanger (German) | 3.5% to 5.5% | Lager, ale | German Spalt, German Spalt Select, U.S. Tettnanger, Saaz | Mild and pleasant, slightly spicy, herbal. |
| Tettnanger (U.S.) | 3.4% to 5.2% | German ales and lagers, American lagers, wheat | German Spalt, Czech Saaz Santiam | An aromatic hop, mild and slightly spicy. |
| Tomahawk | 15% to 17% | Ale | Columbus | Primarily a bittering hop. |
| Tradition (German) | 5% to 7% | Lager, pilsner | Hersbrucker, Hallertauer Mittelfrüh | Very fine and similar to Hallertauer Mittelfrüh. |
| TriplePearl | 10.25 – 11.2% | Pale Ale | Perle | Pleasant and balanced with notes of melon, orange citrus, resin, spice and pepper. |
| Triskel | ~2.6% | Belgian-style Ales | Ahtanum, Centennial, Chinook, Simcoe | Strong floral, fruit and citrus characteristics |
| Ultra | 2% to 4.1% | Lager, pilsner, wheat, finish hop in ales | Liberty, Hallertauer Tradition, Saaz | Very good to outstanding, some Saaz-like qualities. Aromatic properties similar to Hallertauer. |
| Vanguard | 4% to 5.67% | – | Saaz, Hallertauer Mittelfrüh | Aroma similar to continental European types. |
| Warrior | 15% to 17% | Ale, stout | Nugget | A bittering and aromatic hop. |
| WGV (Whitbread Golding Variety) (U.K.) | 5% to 7% | Ale | U.K. Kent Golding, U.K. Progress | Quite pleasant and hoppy, moderately intense. |
| Willamette | 3.5% to 6% | Pale ale, ESB, bitter, English- style ale, porter, stout | U.S. Fuggle, U.S. Tettnanger, Styrian Golding | Mild and pleasant, slightly spicy, fruity, floral, a little earthy. |
| Yakima Cluster | 6% to 8.5% | – | – | Used as a kettle hop for bittering. |
| Zeus | 13% to 17% | – | Columbus | Aromatic and pleasant. |
