Best Guess IPA

The hop bill

• HBC 522

  USA

  Floral, Orange, Grapefruit, Pine, Citrus

  Bitterness High 9.5–12% α
  Aroma oil 1.4–2.3 mL

• 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

• Cascade

  USA · Dual purpose

  Grapefruit, Citrus, Floral, Spice, Pine, Woody

  Bitterness Moderate 4.5–8% α
  Aroma oil 0.7–1.5 mL
  Mostly myrcene 46%, humulene 15%

  Grown 2025: 1,719 ac Washington · 487 ac Oregon

• Citra

  USA · Dual purpose

  Passionfruit, Mango, Grapefruit, Citrus, Tropical fruit, Lime

  Bitterness High 11–14.3% α
  Aroma oil 2.2–2.8 mL
  Mostly myrcene 60%, humulene 12%

  Grown 2025: 5,327 ac Washington · 1,525 ac Oregon · 729 ac Idaho

• Simcoe

  USA · Dual purpose

  Pine, Resinous, Passionfruit, Grapefruit, Apricot, Dank

  Bitterness Very high 10–16% α
  Aroma oil 0.5–3 mL
  Mostly myrcene 59%, humulene 15%

  Grown 2025: 2,962 ac Washington · 431 ac Oregon · 97 ac Idaho

In the order Cloudburst Brewing lists them: Best Guess IPA IPA | 6.4% ABV | 50 IBU We’ve been playing around with HBC 522 going on 8? 9? years, so when Yakima Chief asked us to brew with it again as part of their FWD program, we didn’t bat an eye. Originally bred as a Centennial replacement, it’s now more of a Cascade replacement? Essentially a new “C” hop but with better agronomics and thus, better yields. In the past, we got notes of .... From the brewery's page for this beer. Forms like Cryo and CO2 extract are the same variety processed differently.