Belmont Station 28th Anniversary West Coast IPA by pFriem Family Brewers: the hops, explained

What it'll taste like

Anise ×2
Grapefruit ×2
Herbal ×2
Mango ×2
Passionfruit ×2
Pine ×2
Apricot
Blackcurrant
Blueberry
Citrus
Dank
Floral

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

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
Mosaic
USA · Dual purpose

regularCryo

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
Simcoe
USA · Dual purpose

regularDynaBoost

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
Columbus
USA

Cryo

Spice, Onion / garlic, Tomato leaf, Anise

Bitterness Very high 13.9–18% α

Aroma oil 2.5–3.5 mL

Mostly myrcene 52%, humulene 31%

Grown 2025: 4,115 ac Washington · 775 ac Idaho
Krush
USA

HyperBoost

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

In the order pFriem Family Brewers lists them: Chinook, Mosaic, Mosaic Cryo, Simcoe, Simcoe Dynaboost, Columbus Cryo, Krush Hyperboost. 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

None More Dank Cloudburst Brewing · shares Chinook, Mosaic, Simcoe, Columbus
Lucille Georgetown Brewing · shares Chinook, Simcoe, Columbus, Krush
Wembley IPA Reuben's Brews · shares Chinook, Mosaic, Simcoe, Columbus
Safe Word Triple IPA Breakside Brewery · shares Mosaic, Simcoe, Columbus, Krush
West Coast IPA is UNDead Stoup Brewing · shares Mosaic, Simcoe, Columbus, Krush

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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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