United by Hops IPA by Stoup Brewing: the hops, explained

What it'll taste like

Grapefruit ×3
Gooseberry ×2
Guava ×2
Orange ×2
Peach ×2
Anise
Apricot
Berry
Candy
Creamy
Floral
Herbal

What the 4 hops smell like, most shared first — from the hop growers' and breeders' own notes, not the brewery's. 4 from USA.

The hop bill

Idaho 7
USA · Dual purpose

Tangerine, Orange, Grapefruit, Tropical fruit, Guava, Pine

Bitterness High 9.5–15% α

Aroma oil 1–3 mL

Mostly myrcene 68%, humulene 20%

Grown 2025: 260 ac Idaho · 150 ac Washington
Ekuanot
USA

Grapefruit, Gooseberry, Guava, Anise, Orange

Bitterness Very high 12.9–15.7% α

Aroma oil 2.5–4.5 mL

Grown 2025: 316 ac Washington
Azacca
USA

Grapefruit, Pineapple, Gooseberry, Peach, Herbal

Bitterness Very high 11–16% α

Aroma oil 1.6–2.5 mL

Mostly myrcene 61%, humulene 25%
HBC 630
USA

Berry, Candy, Peach, Creamy, Sweet aromatics

Bitterness Very high 13–14% α

Aroma oil 2.5–3 mL

In the order Stoup Brewing lists them: United by Hops IPA ABV: 6.80 IBU: 65.00 SRM: 4.00 Categories: Hop Driven, IPA, Northwest This is a special beer brewed on Veterans Day by a Veteran and built around the Veterans Hop Blend from Yakima Chief Hops (a blend of Idaho 7, Ekuanot, Azacca, HBC 630 and HBC 472). YCH is generously donating $3/lb sold to the HunterSeven Foundation - an organization dedicated to researching military exposu.... 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

High Desert IPA - Collab w/Oak Park Brewing (Sacramento) and White Center Beer Star Stoup Brewing · shares Idaho 7, Azacca
Easy Choice IPA Cloudburst Brewing · shares Idaho 7, Ekuanot
Flip of the Coin IPA Cloudburst Brewing · shares Idaho 7, HBC 630
Unstuck in Time Ex Novo Brewing · shares Idaho 7, Azacca
Andre Georgetown Brewing · shares Idaho 7, Azacca

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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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