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Pleasant Aroma Hops

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Beer Maverick has found 4 hops that have been classified as having Pleasant aroma and/or flavor characteristics. The most popular secondary descriptors of this subset of hops are pleasant (4), floral (2), citrus (1), mint (1) & herbal (1).

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Defender

Purpose: Aroma  •  Country: UK  •  αA: 3.3-6%  •  βA: 1.1-2.5%  •  CoH: 23-32%  •  Oils: 0.28-0.98 mL/100g

Defender hops add a pleasant, European-style aroma....

Other aroma descriptors include pleasant.

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Pekko

Purpose: Dual  •  Country: USA  •  αA: 13-16%  •  βA: 3.5-5%  •  CoH: 27-30%  •  Oils: 1-3 mL/100g

The Pekko hop is an intriguing mix of flavors like mint, pear, citrus, cucumber and floral aspects. Pekko's complex and clean characteristics of floral, citrus, and mint lend itself to many styles of beer....

Other aroma descriptors include pleasant, floral, citrus, mint, herbal, mellow, pineapple, thyme, cucumber, sage & lemon.

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Ultra

Purpose: Aroma  •  Country: USA  •  αA: 3-9.7%  •  βA: 3.6-5%  •  CoH: 25-35%  •  Oils: 0.8-1.5 mL/100g

Ultra hops have aroma descriptors that include mild, spicy and floral bouquet. Ultra is related to traditional German varieties and can be utilized in similar applications....

Other aroma descriptors include mild, pleasant & floral.

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Vanguard

Purpose: Aroma  •  Country: USA  •  αA: 4-6.5%  •  βA: 5.5-7%  •  CoH: 14-20%  •  Oils: 0.4-1 mL/100g

Vanguard hops have aroma descriptors that include woody and cedar notes. It is an aroma variety with similar characteristics to Hallertau Mittelfrüh. Vanguard is typically utilized in traditional German style beers as a noble type variety....

Other aroma descriptors include woody, tobacco, pleasant, grassy & cedar.

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