Fresh Press West Coast Fresh Hop IPA by Wander Brewing: the hops, explained

What it'll taste like

Grapefruit ×3
Citrus ×2
Apricot
Creamy
Floral
Lime
Mango
Melon
Passionfruit
Peach
Pine
Spice

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

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
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
Cascade
USA · Dual purpose

Grapefruit, Citrus, Floral, Spice, Pine, Woody

Bitterness Moderate 4.5–8% α

Aroma oil 0.7–1.5 mL

Mostly myrcene 46%, humulene 15%

Grown 2025: 1,719 ac Washington · 487 ac Oregon

In the order Wander Brewing lists them: Fresh Press West Coast Fresh Hop IPA Roy Farms, Moxee, WA 6. 5% ABV // 60 IBU // 6 SRM A showcase of Citra, Amarillo, and Cascade hops. Transportational aroma that might as well be a cool breeze right off the hop fields themselves. Vivid hop character without being punishing. of whole cone fresh hops from Roy Farms of Yakima Washington.. 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

Same Ghost Every Night IPA Cloudburst Brewing · shares Citra, Amarillo, Cascade
2.22.22 IPA Stoup Brewing · shares Citra, Amarillo, Cascade
Brewing Down the House IPA Stoup Brewing · shares Citra, Amarillo, Cascade
Back To December Cloudburst Brewing · shares Citra, Cascade
Tumble Off Pale Ale Barley Brown's Beer · shares Amarillo, Cascade

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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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