TriceraMOB IPA by Triceratops Brewing: the hops, explained

What it'll taste like

Grapefruit ×2
Peach ×2
Citrus
Gooseberry
Herbal
Lime
Mango
Passionfruit
Pineapple
Tropical fruit

What the 3 hops smell like, most shared first — from the hop growers' and breeders' own notes, not the brewery's. 3 from USA.

The hop bill

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%
Bravo
USA

No aroma descriptors on file yet.

Bitterness Very high 14–17% α

Aroma oil 1.6–2.4 mL

Grown 2025: 114 ac Washington
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

In the order Triceratops Brewing lists them: We got together with our friends at Aberdeen’s Mount Olympus Brewing to brush up on our hoppy ABC’s. Aiming for a beer that’s big on flavor and drinkability we used Azacca, Bravo, and Citra hops to impart bold notes of lime, mango, and grapefruit. Meanwhile, white wheat and rolled oats in the mash keep it soft and pillowy. But all you really need to know is that it’s fundamentally delicious.. 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

Shogun Assassin IPA Triceratops Brewing · shares Azacca, Bravo, Citra
Almost Champions Cloudburst Brewing · shares Azacca, Citra
Fresh Hop Fiend DH Lager Stoup Brewing · shares Azacca, Citra
Laugh Bazooka IPA Stoup Brewing · shares Azacca, Citra
Frozen Assets Cloudburst Brewing · shares Azacca, Citra

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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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