Crossloaded by Georgetown Brewing: the hops, explained

What it'll taste like

Grapefruit ×3
Citrus ×2
Passionfruit ×2
Apricot
Cannabis
Dank
Floral
Lime
Mango
Melon
Mint
Peach

What the 4 hops smell like, most shared first — from the hop growers' and breeders' own notes, not the brewery's. 4 from USA.

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
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
El Dorado
USA

Melon, Pear, Apricot, Tangerine, Mint

Bitterness Very high 12–17% α

Aroma oil 1.5–3.3 mL

Mostly myrcene 70%, humulene 16%

Grown 2025: 434 ac Washington
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

In the order Georgetown Brewing lists them: Cascade, Strata, El Dorado, Citra. 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

Native Lands Hazy IPA Stoup Brewing · shares Strata, El Dorado, Citra
Not My Problem IPA Cloudburst Brewing · shares Cascade, Strata, Citra
Sounds Like A Party Cloudburst Brewing · shares Cascade, El Dorado, Citra
Midsummer Classic Ex Novo Brewing · shares Strata, El Dorado, Citra
Hook's Stash Aslan Brewing · shares Strata, El Dorado

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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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