Belgian Pale Ale by Stoup Brewing: the hops, explained

What it'll taste like

Floral
Herbal
Noble
Spice
Tea
Woody

What the 2 hops smell like, most shared first — from the hop growers' and breeders' own notes, not the brewery's. 1 from Germany, 1 from USA.

The hop bill

Hallertau Mittelfruh
Germany · Aroma

Noble, Herbal, Floral, Spice, Tea, Woody

Bitterness Gentle 2.3–6.6% α

Aroma oil 0.7–1.3 mL

Mostly humulene 42%, myrcene 24%

Grown 2025: 44 ac Idaho
Palisade
USA

No aroma descriptors on file yet.

Bitterness Moderate 5.5–9.5% α

Aroma oil 1.4–1.6 mL

In the order Stoup Brewing lists them: Belgian Pale Ale ABV: 5.40 IBU: 35.00 SRM: 7.00 Categories: Yeast Driven, Malt Driven, Belgian Moderate malt, a bit of spice and a light fruity finish define this Pike Brewing Collaboration beer. Hopping combines a blend of Old World and New World flair. Paying homage to the Old World, Hallertau Mittelfruh adds some herbal and spicy notes. Dry hopping with Palisade brings the New World to the f.... 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.

In Brooks’s glass

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