Fish Have Feelings by Aslan Brewing: the hops, explained

What it'll taste like

Grapefruit ×5
Anise ×2
Floral ×2
Guava ×2
Orange ×2
Pine ×2
Resinous ×2
Apricot
Blackcurrant
Cannabis
Citrus
Dank

What the 5 hops smell like, most shared first — from the hop growers' and breeders' own notes, not the brewery's. 5 from USA.

The hop bill

Centennial
USA · Dual purpose

Citrus, Grapefruit, Lemon, Floral, Pine, Resinous

Bitterness High 7.8–11.5% α

Aroma oil 0.8–2.5 mL

Mostly myrcene 52%, humulene 13%

Grown 2025: 2,122 ac Washington · 417 ac Oregon
Chinook
USA

Grapefruit, Anise, Herbal, Pineapple, Blackcurrant

Bitterness High 10.7–15% α

Aroma oil 1.5–2.5 mL

Grown 2025: 954 ac Washington · 103 ac Oregon
Ekuanot
USA

Grapefruit, Gooseberry, Guava, Anise, Orange

Bitterness Very high 12.9–15.7% α

Aroma oil 2.5–4.5 mL

Grown 2025: 316 ac Washington
Idaho 7
USA · Dual purpose

Tangerine, Orange, Grapefruit, Tropical fruit, Guava, Pine

Bitterness High 9.5–15% α

Aroma oil 1–3 mL

Mostly myrcene 68%, humulene 20%

Grown 2025: 260 ac Idaho · 150 ac Washington
Strata
USA

Passionfruit, Strawberry, Grapefruit, Cannabis, Dank

Bitterness Very high 12–15% α

Aroma oil 2.3–3.5 mL

Mostly myrcene 63%, humulene 28%

Grown 2025: 326 ac Oregon

In the order Aslan Brewing lists them: Centennial, Chinook, Ekuanot, Idaho 7, Strata. From the brewery's page for this beer. Forms like Cryo and CO2 extract are the same variety processed differently.

Beers like this one · the closest hop bills on file

Ginger Rye Aslan Brewing · shares Centennial, Chinook
Leo Rising Aslan Brewing · shares Centennial, Strata
Fresh Hop Mirrored Realities Fort George Brewery · shares Chinook, Strata
Ecotone Georgetown Brewing · shares Chinook, Strata
Clear History… Cloudburst Brewing · shares Centennial, Chinook

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New to hop talk? What these words mean

Bitterness (alpha acid): How much bite a hop gives when it's boiled. Under 5% is gentle, 13%+ is a bruiser. It's why a West Coast IPA snaps and a pilsner doesn't.
Aroma oil: The smelly part of the hop — where the citrus, pine and tropical fruit come from. More oil, more punch when it's added late or dry-hopped.
Myrcene, humulene…: The main oils. Lots of myrcene reads fruity and resinous; humulene and caryophyllene read woody, herbal, spicy.
Aroma / bittering / dual purpose: What brewers mostly use the hop for: smell, bite, or both.
Fresh (wet) hop: Hops straight from the field into the beer, same day, never dried. Only at harvest, late August into October.
Cryo, CGX, LupoMax, Incognito: The same hop, processed: concentrated powder or extract, for more aroma with less vegetal taste.

In Brooks’s glass

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