| Name | Alpha Acid % | Possible Sub | Flavor Description |
| Admiral (U.K.) | 13.5-16% | U.K. Challenger, U.K. Northdown, U.K. Target | Known for its bittering potential. |
| Ahtanum™ | 4-6.3% | Amarillo, Cascade | Floral, citrus, sharp, and piney. |
| Amarillo® | 8-9% | Cascade, Centennial | Citrusy, flowery. |
| Apollo | 15-19% | Zeus | A high alpha acid varietal known for its disease resistance. |
| Aurora (Slovenia) | 6-8% | Northern Brewer | |
| Azacca® (U.S.) | 14-16% | A dual-use, high-alpha hop. Aroma and flavor characteristics of apricot, ripe mango, orchard fruit, orange, grapefruit, pine, and pineapple. | |
| Belma (U.S.) | 12.10% | Clean bitterness, citrus, tropical fruit flavors. | |
| Boadicea (U.K.) | 8-9% | spicy | |
| Bobeck (Slovenia) | 3.5-7% | U.K. Fuggle | |
| Bramling Cross (U.K.) | 5-7% | U.K. Kent Golding, U.K. Progress, Whitbread Golding Variety | Quite mild, fruity currant aroma. |
| Bravo | 14-17% | Apollo, Zeus | |
| Brewer's Gold (German) | 6-7% | Bullion, Galena, Northdown, Northern Brewer | Black currant, fruity, spicy. |
| Brewer's Gold (U.S.) | 7-10% | Bullion | Bittering hop with neutral aroma character. |
| Bullion (U.K.) | 6.5-9% | Columbus, Northern Brewer | A rich hop primarily used for bittering. Intense blackcurrant aroma. |
| Calypso (U.S.) | 12-14% | Exhibits pleasant fruity notes-apple, pear, fruit punch. | |
| Cannabis, Decarboxylated | N/A | ||
| Cascade (Argentina) | 3-5% | Any noble hops | Different than US grown Cascades with more of a spicy flavor and lemony aroma. |
| Cascade (New Zealand) | 6-8% | Ahtanum, Cascade, Centennial | Similar to US Cascade, has floral, citrus grapefruit character. |
| Cascade (U.S.) | 4.5-7% | Amarillo, Centennial, possibly Columbus | Pleasant, flowery, spicy, and citrusy. Can have a grapefruit flavor. |
| Cashmere (U.S.) | 7.7-9.1% | This dual purpose variety is an offspring of Cascade and Northern Brewer. Cashmere has aroma and flavor characteristics of melon, lemon, lime, herbs, and citrus fruits. | |
| Celeia (Slovenia) | 3-6% | Styrian Golding | Moderate and pleasant zesty bitterness with matching floral aroma, making its use widespread in both ale and lager brewing. Stores very well. |
| Centennial | 8-11.5% | Cascade, possibly Columbus | Medium with floral and citrus tones. |
| Challenger (U.K.) | 6.5-8.5% | Northern Brewer, U.S. or German Perle | Mild to moderate, quite spicy. |
| Chinook | 10-14% | Columbus, Northern Brewer, Nugget, U.K. Target | Mild to medium-heavy, spicy, piney, and grapefruity. |
| Citra® (U.S.) | 11-13% | Intense citrusy flavor. | |
| Cluster | 5.5-8.5% | Galena | Medium and quite spicy. |
| Cluster | 6-8.5% | Used as a kettle hop for bittering. | |
| Columbus | 11-16% | Chinook, Northern Brewer, Nugget, U.K. Target | Pleasant, with pungent aroma. |
| Comet (U.S.) | 9-11% | Grapefruit, lemon, orange, and grassy notes. | |
| Crystal | 2-4.5% | French Strisslespalt, Hallertauer, Hersbrucker, Liberty, Mt. Hood | Mild and pleasant, spicy and flowery. |
| CTZ | 14.5-16.5% | Columbus, Tomahawk, and Zeus. High on the bittering scale yet also valued for its oil content. | |
| El Dorado (U.S.) | 14-16% | Dual purpose hop with fruity, tropical flavors. | |
| Ella (Australia) | 13.3-16.3% | Dual purpose hop that displays floral and subtle spice notes. When used as a late addition or dry hop, it imparts grapefruit and topical flavors. | |
| Eroica (German) | 9-12% | Chinook, Galena, Nugget | Strong but pleasant aroma. |
| Eureka! | 17-19% | Simcoe | An offspring of Apollo and German Merkur, Eureka! has aromas and characteristics of strong herbal notes, pine, mint, grapefruit rind, tangerine, and other citrus. Great for brewers looking for varieties to use in late addition, whirlpool, or “hop stand” hop additions. |
| First Gold (U.K.) | 6.5-8.5% | maybe Crystal, U.K. Kent Golding | A little like Golding family; spicy. |
| Fuggle (U.K.) | 4-5.5% | Styrian Golding, U.S. Fuggle, Willamette | Mild, pleasant, hoppy, and robust. |
| Fuggle (U.S.) | 4-5.5% | Styrian Golding, U.K. Fuggle, U.S. Tettnanger, Willamette | Mild and pleasant, earthy and fruity. |
| Galaxy™ (Australia) | 11-16% | When used as a late addition or dry hopped, it contributes a pungent flavor of passionfruit and citrus. | |
| Galena | 10-14% | Chinook, Nugget, Pride of Ringwood | Medium but pleasant hoppiness, citrusy. |
| Glacier (U.S.) | 5-9% | Styrian Golding, U.S. Fuggle, U.S. Tettnanger, Willamette | Dual purpose hop with a citrus earthy aroma. |
| Golding (U.S.) | 4-6% | U.K. Golding, U.K. Progress, Whitbread Golding Variety | Mild, extremely pleasant, and gently hoppy. |
| Green Bullet (New Zealand) | 11-14% | Crystal, Hallertauer Tradition, Liberty, Mt. Hood, Ultra | Dual purpose hop. |
| Hallertau Aroma (New Zealand) | 6.5-8.5% | Perle | A dual purpose hop which has been used to replace Perle |
| Hallertau Blanc (German) | 9-12% | Winey, passion fruit, grapefruit, gooseberry, pineapple character. | |
| Hallertauer (U.S.) | 3.5-5.5% | Hallertauer Tradition, Liberty, Ultra | Very mild, pleasant, and slightly flowery, some spicy. |
| Hallertauer Gold (German) | 6-6.5% | Crystal, Mt. Hood | Known for its aromatic properties similar to Hallertauer. |
| Hallertauer Mittelfrüh (German) | 3-5.5% | German Tradition, Liberty, Ultra | Mild and pleasant. |
| Hallertauer Tradition (German) | 3.5-5.5% | Crystal, Liberty | Known for its aromatic properties. A replacement for Hallertauer Mittelfrüh. |
| Herald (U.K.) | 11-13% | New dual-purpose hop | |
| Herkules (German) | 12-17% | bittering hop | |
| Hersbrucker (German) | 3-5.5% | French Strisslespalt, Mt. Hood | Mild to semi-strong, pleasant, hoppy. |
| Horizon | 11-14% | Magnum | Spicy, floral. Low co-humulone results in clean tasting beer. |
| Huell Melon (German) | 7-8% | Honeydew melon and strawberry aroma. | |
| Idaho (U.S.) | 12-15% | A dual-purpose variety with flavors and aromas of tropical fruit, orange, apricot, black tea, pine, and herbs. | |
| Jarrylo™ (U.S.) | 15-17% | A high-alpha hop, the flavor imparts a mild sweetness and a tea-like spice, with flavors and aromas of banana, pear, spice, and herbal notes. | |
| Kent Golding (U.K.) | 4-5.5% | U.K. Progress, U.S. Golding, Whitbread Golding Variety | Gentle, fragrant, and pleasant. |
| Kohatu (New Zealand) | 3% | Aroma hop with high essential oils and intense floral characters of pine needles and tropical fruit. | |
| Legacy (U.S.) | NA | Clean grapefruit, floral, black currant notes and a spicy aroma. | |
| Lemondrop (U.S.) | 5-7% | Amarillo | This aroma hop originated from a cross between Cascade and USDA 19058 male. It features (of course) lemony, floral, earthy, herbal, grassy, citrus, pepper, and pine notes. |
| Liberty | 3-6% | Hallertauer, Hallertauer Tradition, Mt. Hood | Mild and clean aroma, slightly spicy character. |
| Lublin (Poland) | 3-4.5% | Czech Saaz, U.S. Saaz, U.S. Tettnanger | Mild and typical of noble aroma types, spicy, herbal. |
| Magnum (German) | 12-16% | Northdown, Northern Brewer | Known for bittering value and quality. |
| Magnum (U.S.) | 10-14% | Northdown, Northern Brewer | High alpha variety |
| Mandarina Bavaria (German) | 7-10% | Cascade | Mandarin orangey flavor and aroma. |
| Marynka (Poland) | 9-12% | New hop variety with intense aroma | |
| Merkur (German) | 12-15% | Magnum | high-alpha, bittering hop |
| Millenium | 12-15% | Nugget | Mild, herbal, similar to Nugget. |
| Mosaic™ | 11.5-13.5% | Nugget, Simcoe | Both fruity and containing grassy, floral, earthy notes. |
| Motueka (New Zealand) | 6.5-7.5% | Czech Saaz, U.S. Saaz | Aroma hop that is fruity, tropical and citrusy. |
| Mt. Hood | 3-8% | Crystal, French Strisslespalt, Hersbrucker | Mild, pleasant, and clean, somewhat pungent and resiny. |
| Mt. Rainier (U.S.) | 5-8.1% | Hallertauer | only available in 2012 |
| Nelson Sauvin (New Zealand) | 12-14% | Distinctive white wine "fruitiness," gooseberry. Considered by some as "extreme," this hop is often used in specialty craft and seasonal beers. | |
| Newport | 13-17% | Galena, Nugget | Fairly pungent. |
| Northdown (U.K.) | 7.5-9.5% | Fruity with some spiciness. | |
| Northern Brewer (German) | 7-10% | Chinook, U.S. Northern Brewer | Medium-strong with some wild tones. |
| Northern Brewer (U.S.) | 6-10% | Chinook, Nugget | Medium-strong with some wild tones. |
| Northwest Golding | 4-5% | Known for aromatic properties. | |
| Nugget | 11-14.5% | Chinook, Columbus, Galena, U.K. Target | Quite heavy and herbal. |
| Olympic | 11-13% | Chinook | Mild to medium, citrusy aroma, spicy. |
| Opal (German) | 5-8% | Styrian Golding | German dual-purpose hop |
| Orbit (New Zealand) | NA | Orbit is different each year as it uses a proprietary blend of hops specially selected out of the New Zealand “Hops with a Difference” breeding program. | |
| Pacific Gem (New Zealand) | 13-15% | Galena | Bittering hop with delicate blackberry and floral oak. Pleasant aroma and high bitterness level. |
| Pacific Jade (New Zealand) | 12-14% | A "soft" bittering hop with spicy and citrus aroma qualities. | |
| Pacifica (New Zealand) | 5-6% | Hallertau family | An aroma hop with some citrus and floral character |
| Palisade® | 5.5-9.5% | Perhaps Cascade | Some "American" characteristics. |
| Pekko™ (U.S.) | 13-16% | Saaz | A clean and pleasant variety with floral mint, herbal, citrus, thyme, cucumber, lemon, and sage characteristics. Sometimes described as “Saaz like.” |
| Perle (German) | 6-8.5% | Northern Brewer, U.S. Perle | Moderately intense, good and hoppy, fruity and a little spicy. |
| Perle (U.S.) | 6-9.5% | Chinook, Cluster, Galena, Northern Brewer | Known for its aromatic and bittering properties, pleasant and slightly spicy. |
| Phoenix (U.K.) | 9-13% | U.K. Challenger, U.K. Kent Golding, U.K. Northdown | Dual purpose hop with aromas of pine, chocolate, molasses, and floral. |
| Pilgrim (U.K.) | 9-13% | U.K. Challenger, U.K. Target | Dual purpose hop with citrusy, fruity, spicy, and lemon aromas. |
| Pioneer (U.K.) | 8-10% | U.K. Kent Golding | A mild, typical English aroma. |
| Polaris (German) | 18-24% | Minty, icy quality. | |
| Premiant (Czech) | 8-12.5% | A dual purpose variety with a balanced bitterness and slightly spicy aroma | |
| Pride of Ringwood (Australia) | 7-10% | Cluster, Galena | Quite pronounced, woody, earthy, herbal. |
| Progress (U.K.) | 5-7.5% | Fuggle, U.K. Kent Golding | Moderately strong, good aroma. |
| Rakau (New Zealand) | 9-11% | High alpha acids and oil content (particularly myrcene) with low cohumulone, making it ideal for the “hoppy not bitter” school of new world IPAs. Aromas and flavors of ripe fruit, grassiness, lemon, grapefruit juice, and hints of tropical flowers. | |
| Riwaka (New Zealand) | 4.5-6.5% | Czech Saaz, possible American "C" hops | Citrusy, grapefruit aroma hop |
| Saaz (Czech) | 3-4.5% | U.S. Saaz | Very mild with pleasant hoppy notes, earthy, spicy, and herbal. |
| Saaz (U.S.) | 3-5% | Czech Saaz | Mild and pleasant, earthy and spicy. |
| SAB 98J1763 (South Africa) | 12% | One of the best experimental variety from SAB hop farms. Citrus aroma like Cascade, Simcoe and Summit, Ect | |
| SAB XJA2/436 (South Africa) | 12-13% | Experimental variety from SAB hop farms | |
| Santiam | 5-7.9% | German Spalt, German Spalt Select, German Tettnanger | Noble characteristics. |
| Saphir (German) | 2.5-4.5% | Any noble hops | Mild aroma hop. |
| Satus | 12.5-14% | Galena | Known for its bittering and aromatic properties. |
| Select (German) | 4-6% | Czech Saaz, German Spalt, Tettnanger | noble-type aroma |
| Simcoe® | 12-14% | A bittering and aromatic hop. | |
| Sladek (Czech) | 5-6% | Czech Saaz, U.S. Saaz, U.S. Tettnanger | A dual-purpose Saaz hybrid. |
| Smaragd (German) | 4-6% | Fruity and floral aromas. | |
| Sorachi Ace (Japan) | 13-16% | Bittering hop with lemony aroma | |
| Southern Aroma (South Africa) | 3.5-4.5% | Hop variety with a herbal and floral flavour profile | |
| Southern Cross (New Zealand) | 11-14% | Piney, resinous bittering hop | |
| Southern Dawn (South Africa) | 10-12% | A versatile aromatic and bittering hop. Originating from the original Southern Brewer. A more aromatic hop than Southern Promise. It profiles good plum, and pineapple notes. | |
| Southern Passion (South Africa) | 10-12% | Previously known as US 4/78, this hop is known for prominent granadilla/passion fruit notes and solid bittering potential. This hop originates from a Saaz and Halletauer crossing. | |
| Southern Promise (South Africa) | 9.5-11.5% | A versatile bittering and aroma hop. With smooth earthy, woody fragrances. A clean bitterness is created with a hoppy bouquet profiling grapefruit, apricot, and ginger | |
| Southern Star (South Africa) | 11-14% | An effective and good bittering hop, showing off some fine smooth bitterness. The prominent flavours and aromas available are apricot, celery, and grapefruit | |
| Sovereign (U.K.) | 5-6% | U.K. Fuggle | mild flavor |
| Spalt (German) | 4-5.5% | German Spalt Select, U.S. Saaz, U.S. Tettnanger | Mild and pleasant, slightly spicy. |
| Spalt Select (German) | 4-6% | German Spalt, U.S. Saaz, U.S. Tettnanger | Very fine Spalter-type aroma. |
| Spalt Select (U.S.) | 3-5% | Saaz, Tettnanger | Medium intensity and pleasant hoppy qualities. Medium-strong aroma with wild American tones. |
| Sterling | 6-9% | Saaz | Herbal, spicy, pleasant aroma, hint of floral and citrus. |
| Strisslespalt (France) | 3-5% | Crystal, Hersbrucker, Mt. Hood | Medium intensity, pleasant, hoppy. |
| Styrian Aurora | 7-9.5% | Northern Brewer, Styrian Golding, U.S. Styrian Bobek | Intense, pleasant and hoppy. Very suitable for extraction and for combination with other varieties in the brewing process. |
| Styrian Bobek | 3.5-7% | Styrian Golding, U.K. Fuggle, U.S. Fuggle, Willamette | Intense, pleasant hop aroma. Similar to Fuggle type. |
| Styrian Celeia | 3-6% | Saaz, Slovenia Bobeck, Styrian Golding | Pleasant, hoppy. A high-quality aroma variety with excellent bitterness and aroma qualities. |
| Styrian Golding (Slovenia) | 4.5-6% | U.K. Fuggle, U.S. Fuggle, Willamette | Delicate, slightly spicy. |
| Summer (Australia) | 5.6-6.4% | A hop variety formerly known as Summer Saaz that has a gentle floral aroma, slightly earthy. Expect apricot and stone fruit notes when used in dry hopping. | |
| Summit™ | 16-18% | Simcoe | Ultra high-alpha bittering hop |
| Sun | 12-16% | Magnum | High-alpha hop with intense character |
| Super Alpha (New Zealand) | 10-12% | Earthy, piney bittering hop. | |
| Super Pride (Australia) | 14% | Pride of Ringwood | A high alpha variety bred from Pride of Ringwood. |
| Target (U.K.) | 9.5-12.5% | Fuggle, Willamette | Pleasant English hop aroma, quite intense. |
| Taurus (German) | 12-17% | Magnum | high-alpha hop |
| Tettnanger (German) | 3.5-5.5% | German Spalt, German Spalt Select, Saaz, U.S. Tettnanger | Mild and pleasant, slightly spicy, herbal. |
| Tettnanger (U.S.) | 3.4-5.2% | Czech Saaz, German Spalt, Santiam | An aromatic hop, mild and slightly spicy. |
| Tomahawk® | 15-17% | Columbus | Primarily a bittering hop. |
| Topaz (Australia) | 13.7-17.7% | A dual purpose hop, Topaz adds a resinous, grassy flavors; however, with later additions and in higher gravity brews, light tropical fruit flavors (some say lychee) become more pronounced. | |
| Tradition (German) | 5-7% | Hallertauer Mittelfrüh, Hersbrucker | Very fine and similar to Hallertauer Mittelfrüh. |
| Ultra | 2-4.1% | Hallertauer Tradition, Liberty, Saaz | Very good to outstanding, some Saaz-like qualities. Aromatic properties similar to Hallertauer. |
| Vanguard | 4-5.7% | Hallertauer Mittelfrüh, Saaz | Aroma similar to continental European types. |
| Vic Secret (Australia) | 14-17% | An aroma hop with resinous, grassy and mild fruit flavors. Late and dry hop additions introduce appealing clean and distinct pineapple and pine characters. Lighter and less dominant than Galaxy. | |
| Wai-iti (New Zealand) | 3.40% | Saaz | Aroma hop with a startlingly citrus aroma made up of mandarin, lemon and lime zest |
| Waimea (New Zealand) | 16-19% | High alpha but also lots of oils giving fresh tangelo and citrus fruit aroma with pine needles | |
| Wakatu (New Zealand) | NA | Hallertauer Mittelfrüh, Nelson Sauvin | Wakatu features floral aromas, as well as notes of fresh lime zest, citrus oils, and has a Mittlefrüh-style sweetness. |
| Warrior® | 15-17% | Nugget | A bittering and aromatic hop. |
| Whitbread Golding Variety (U.K.) | 5-7% | Glacier, Styrian Golding, U.K. Kent Golding, U.K. Progress, U.K. Target | Quite pleasant and hoppy, moderately intense, slightly spicy. |
| Willamette | 3.5-6% | Styrian Golding, U.S. Fuggle, U.S. Tettnanger | Mild and pleasant, slightly spicy, fruity, floral, a little earthy. |
| Zeus | 13-17% | Columbus | Aromatic and pleasant. |