Simcoe Studies Top Secret R&D Version by Stoup Brewing: the hops, explained

The hop bill

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

In the order Stoup Brewing lists them: Simcoe Studies Top Secret R&D Version ABV: 6.70 IBU: 78.00 SRM: 4.00 Categories: Hop Driven, Experimental, IPA, Northwest If you're looking for a lesson in the deliciousness of Simcoe hops, drink this beer! The beer is brewed with a top secret R&D product from our friends at Yakima Chief Hops that we are not at liberty to discuss. What we can tell you is that if you are searching for the citrus.... 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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