Day Trip IPA by Stoup Brewing: the hops, explained

What it'll taste like

Anise ×2
Apricot ×2
Grapefruit ×2
Herbal ×2
Onion / garlic ×2
Pine ×2
Blueberry
Citrus
Creamy
Dank
Floral
Lemon

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

Columbus
USA

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
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
Mosaic
USA · Dual purpose

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
Amarillo
USA

Apricot, Grapefruit, Melon, Creamy, Tea

Bitterness Moderate 6.7–11% α

Aroma oil 1–2 mL

Grown 2025: 1,158 ac Washington · 503 ac Idaho · 213 ac Oregon
Zeus
USA

Anise, Licorice, Lemon, Herbal, Onion / garlic

Bitterness Very high 13.4–17.5% α

Aroma oil 2.5–3.5 mL

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

In the order Stoup Brewing lists them: Day Trip IPA ABV: 7.80 IBU: 75.00 SRM: 6.00 Categories: Hop Driven, IPA, Northwest The dank foundation of this IPA starts with Columbus for bittering and Simcoe, Columbus and Mosaic in the whirlpool. Dry hopping with Amarillo, Mosaic and Zeus results in a resinous, piney funk – a good, hoppy kind of funk. A bit of citrus rounds out this beer, making it the perfect companion for a wet, cold, Nor.... 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

Cousin Eddie Georgetown Brewing · shares Columbus, Simcoe, Mosaic, Amarillo
Eddie Georgetown Brewing · shares Columbus, Simcoe, Mosaic, Amarillo
Smashing Reuben's Brews · shares Columbus, Simcoe, Mosaic, Amarillo
Ink Reuben's Brews · shares Columbus, Simcoe, Amarillo
Resin Nation Sunriver Brewing · shares Simcoe, Mosaic, Amarillo

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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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