Tide Breaker by Aslan Brewing: the hops, explained

What it'll taste like

Grapefruit ×3
Herbal ×2
Mango ×2
Passionfruit ×2
Anise
Apricot
Blackcurrant
Blueberry
Cannabis
Citrus
Creamy
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

Amarillo
USA

Apricot, Grapefruit, Melon, Creamy, Tea

Bitterness Moderate 6.7–11% α

Aroma oil 1–2 mL

Grown 2025: 1,158 ac Washington · 503 ac Idaho · 213 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
Krush
USA

Mango, Orange, Peach, Guava, Passionfruit

Bitterness High 10–14.1% α

Aroma oil 1.5–3 mL

Mostly myrcene 61%, humulene 22%

Grown 2025: 331 ac Washington
Mosaic
USA · Dual purpose

Blueberry, Mango, Tropical fruit, Citrus, Herbal, Pine

Bitterness High 10–15% α

Aroma oil 0.5–3 mL

Mostly myrcene 53%, humulene 15%

Grown 2025: 2,246 ac Washington · 684 ac Oregon · 558 ac Idaho
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: Amarillo, Chinook, Krush, Mosaic, 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

Moderate to Severe Cloudburst Brewing · shares Chinook, Krush, Mosaic, Strata
But Make It Special IPA Cloudburst Brewing · shares Amarillo, Chinook, Strata
Hidden Track IPA Stoup Brewing · shares Amarillo, Chinook, Strata
Mosaic + Strata West Coast IPA pFriem Family Brewers · shares Chinook, Mosaic, Strata
West Coast IPA Breakside Brewery · shares Krush, Mosaic, Strata

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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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