Friendly Rivalry IPA by Cloudburst Brewing: the hops, explained

The hop bill

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

In the order Cloudburst Brewing lists them: Friendly Rivalry IPA IPA | 6.6% ABV | 53 IBU Last month, we had Ben & Cindy Smith of B&D Farms up to help on a brew day. While many in the industry are familiar with them due to their Cascade Cup winning prowess, they’re also one of five Oregon farmers behind the West Coast Hop Breeding Company. We’ve played around with WCHB’s first proprietary hop (McKenzie) a few times, and we jumped at the .... From the brewery's page for this beer. Forms like Cryo and CO2 extract are the same variety processed differently.

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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.

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