Tech Neck IPA by Stoup Brewing: the hops, explained

What it'll taste like

Citrus ×2
Berry
Floral
Grapefruit
Grassy
Herbal
Lime
Mango
Passionfruit
Peach
Tropical fruit

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

The hop bill

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
Loral
USA

Cryo

Floral, Herbal, Citrus, Berry, Grassy

Bitterness High 9.7–15% α

Aroma oil 1.8–2.9 mL

Mostly myrcene 55%, humulene 33%

In the order Stoup Brewing lists them: [Retired] Tech Neck IPA ABV: 6.80 IBU: 50.00 SRM: 4.00 Categories: Hop Driven, IPA, Northwest Well sure, hand held phones and devices are ruining our manners not to mention our attention spans but are they growing horns on the back of our heads? We say it’s not worth the risk so we packed our latest IPA with Citra, Equanot and Loral Cryo for loads of citrus and berry flavor with just enough old.... 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

Loral Brut Reuben's Brews · shares Citra, Loral
Striker American Wheat Reuben's Brews · shares Citra, Loral
Cross Current IPA Stoup Brewing · shares Citra, Loral
Loral IPA Stoup Brewing · shares Citra, Loral
Citra Slicker Wet Hop IPA Bale Breaker Brewing · shares Citra, Loral

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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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