Hops reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 191 Reddit reviews across 7 subreddits and 25 posts to rank the best Hops brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/Homebrewing, r/TheBrewery, r/hopwater, r/homebrewingUK, r/evansville. Top-rated brands include Mosaic (4.8/5), Cascade (4.6/5), Chinook (4.3/5).
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Reviews191
Subreddits7
Posts25
Brands95
Products19
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By Brand
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#1
Mosaic
4.8
(9)
"Mosaic, Centennial, Hallertau Blanc"
"Mosaic, cascade, el dorado"
"Mosaic, saaz, fuggle/magnum"
"Mosaic, Amarillo, Citra"
"Mosaic, Cascade and Amarillo."
"Mosaic, Riwaka and Cascade."
"Mosaic and Citra are good hops."
"Mosaic presents to me like mangoes, peaches, and tropical fruit, with some pine and citrus backnotes."
"Mosaic, simcoe and amarillo."
#2
Cascade
4.6
(9)
"Stand out North American/Oceania hops to the same IBU ratings as the recipe have been: Cascade; El Dorado; Galaxy; Motueka; Citra."
"Cascade and Centennial work with any IPA."
"Iv had a rye with Cascade and Mosaic that was really good."
"Cascade, centennial, and willamette"
"Cascade can grow just about anywhere."
"I’ve been growing hops in the uk for the last 5 years, specifically cascade."
"Cascade, Simcoe, maybe dry hop with Mosaic?"
"Cascade, Saaz, and Goldings."
"I've used fuggles, east kent goldings, willimette, and cascade."
#3
Chinook
4.3
(9)
"Yea I’m going to go with chinook bittering hops then centennial and mosaic for the rest."
"Chinook"
"Chinook and Sequoia might be an interesting mix."
"Chinoooookkkk"
"I used Chinook and Citra"
"Chinook, amarillo, simcoe, centennial, cascade, citra"
"Resiny, piney, spicy, earthy...chinook, northdown, pacific crest"
"I make a rye ipa that is quite tasty. Use Chinook, Cascade, Amarillo and Azacca"
"Simcoe, Tettnanger, Chinook."
#4
Centennial
4.8
(8)
"Centennial will never let you down."
"Maybe: Centennial, Citra, and East Kent Goldings."
"Centennial, Saaz, Simcoe"
"Give me Centennial, something Nobel, and some sort of IPA cheater hop."
"I used 17oz fresh whole cone Centennial hops in a 5gal batch and got great flavor."
"My best performer is Centennial, it doesn't seem bothered by the heat at all."
"Centennial, amarillo and Nectaron."
"Saaz. Centennial. Lemondrop."
#5
Saaz
4.5
(8)
"Saaz, centennial, and EKG"
"Saaz, citra, and probably mt hood."
"Saaz, mandarina bavaria, cascade."
"Saaz, Goldings, aaaaaand.... northern brewer I guess?"
"We quite liked it!"
"Magnum, Halltertau Mittlefru and Saaz."
"Cascade, Saaz, and Goldings."
"Saaz. Centennial. Lemondrop."
#6
Citra
4.9
(7)
"Citra and Columbus."
"Citra, Nelson Sauvin, and Saaz"
"Citra, Hallertau, Cascade"
"Citra, Cascade and Saaz"
"Citra, Mittelfrüh, CTZ"
"Citra is probably one of my favorite hops for any hoppy styles."
"Citra + Saaz is mine."
#7
YCH
4.6
(7)
"YCH seems to have the best quality in my experience overall."
"YCH, which you can also get from your local Country Malt warehouse if you are too small to go direct."
"I second YCH. I've been happy with what I've."
"YCH for spot."
"That said, I’m a big fan of YCH. They’re kind of at the forefront of a lo."
"YCH and Brew Culture. The latter also carries YCH among other brands like Roys Farm."
"YCH and Hopsteiner, but really only because those two have sent sales reps out to visit and they both took the time to show me what they had to offer."
#8
Magnum
4.4
(7)
"Magnum, EKG, Galaxy"
"Magnum, Galaxy, Tettnang"
"Magnum, centennial, and citra."
"I always use Magnum for my Irish Dry."
"Magnum, saaz and perle."
"Magnum. Saaz. Tettnang."
"Magnum, Centennial, Saaz."
#9
Simcoe
4.5
(6)
"Amarillo and Simcoe or just Simcoe."
"Simcoe, cascade, citra, Columbus."
"Simcoe, Mosaic and Saaz"
"Lean on piney and resinous flavors, rather than just citrus, to punch through the hops."
"Mosaic, simcoe and amarillo."
"Simcoe, Tettnanger, Chinook."
#10
Amarillo
4.5
(6)
"Last time I made one I use Amarillo, and that worked well."
"I like Amarillo, Azacca, or even just chinook."
"I have made this Terrapin Rye Pale Ale clone a few times and really liked the hop combo with it."
"I really enjoy Amarillo in my red IPAs."
"Bittered with magnum at 60, then Amarillo and Simcoe for everything else at 10 and 5"
"Centennial, amarillo and Nectaron."
#11
Columbus
5.0
(4)
"Columbus. It has that dank flavor."
"I do Columbus, Centennial, and Cascade in mine."
"A long while ago I would say Columbus and Chinook dry hop."
"Columbus, citra, chinook"
#12
Nectaron
4.3
(4)
"Did a Nectaron and Marris Otter with Kviek yeast and it was great."
"I use Nectaron a LOT since it came out since it's local to me."
"Centennial, amarillo and Nectaron."
"So I don't do your work, what does Nectaron hops provide (AA, flavors, etc...)?"
#13
El Dorado
4.3
(4)
"El Dorado, Loral, HBC472"
"El Dorado has a lot of melon notes and Mosaic is pretty tropical, dank, and sometimes has a blueberry character."
"El Dorado, Centennial, Eclipse, Pacifica, Amarillo with CTZ bittering."
"I like el dorado and strata very much so maybe to spice it up I'd add something european like melon, kazbek, wolf or something more traditional as saaz or tettnanger."
#14
Crosby
4.7
(3)
"Crosby has a smaller spot portfolio than some of the others but I find their quality is the best."
"My go to is Crosby."
"Crosby quality seems pretty high for spot."
#15
Yakima Valley Hops
4.7
(3)
"Https://yakimavalleyhops.com/products/warrior-hop-pellets"
"Mosaic hop hash is superb; especially for dry hopping."
"Yakima Valley Hops sells aged lambic hop pellets, and they're super cheap."
#16
Warrior
4.3
(3)
"Warrior is a great bittering hop."
"Warrior, Nelson S., and galaxy."
"Warrior? Nothing past a 60 min addition; it’s an aggressive hop that’s no very tasty in late additions."
#17
Goldings
4.0
(3)
"US Goldings are my preference for that sort of thing."
"Cascade, Saaz, and Goldings."
"I've used fuggles, east kent goldings, willimette, and cascade."
#18
Sorachi Ace
5.0
(2)
"Sorachi Ace."
"Sorachi Ace, Columbus, and Hallertauer Mittelfrüh."
#19
CTZ
5.0
(2)
"My go to is 1/3 each of ctz, centennial and citra."
"CTZ, Citra, Galaxy"
#20
Inkbird Vacuum Sealer
5.0
(2)
"I have been very happy with the unit at a great price. So far I have only used it to seal up my dried homegrown hops."
"Can confirm that this is a great product."
#21
Hopsteiner
5.0
(2)
"Https://www.hopsteiner.com/variety-data-sheets/Eureka/"
"Hopsteiner and Roy Farms are also great."
#22
Lakefront Brewery
5.0
(2)
"Lakefront Brewery in Milwaukee has a pretty amazing red IPA using WI Magnum, Cascade, Chinook, Centennial."
"Lakefront Brewery in Milwaukee has a pretty amazing red IPA using WI Magnum, Cascade, Chinook, Centennial."
#23
Willamette Hops
4.5
(2)
"WILLAMETTE ALL DAY LONG"
"Willamette - great hop, more like Fuggles than EKG or noble."
#24
Tettnanger
4.5
(2)
"Tettnanger, Comet, cashmere"
"Simcoe, Tettnanger, Chinook."
#25
Galaxy
4.5
(2)
"Galaxy, Citra, and Elipse"
"My Rye IPA has Galaxy for bittering and Mosaic for everything else"
#26
Saphir
4.5
(2)
"Saphir, Talus, EKG"
"I’ve had lots of success with saphir and aramis if you count those in the noble fam."
#27
Bramling Cross
4.5
(2)
"Bramling Cross"
"Bramling cross would work well with blackcurrant"
#28
Weber
4.0
(2)
"[Weber's] used to have it. Give them a call."
"When I last bought some a few months back I went to Weber Equipment in Newburgh and they had a decent amount of varieties in a mini fridge in the back corner."
#29
Fuggles
4.0
(2)
"Fuggles, EKG and Moutere"
"I've used fuggles, east kent goldings, willimette, and cascade."
#30
Willamette
3.5
(2)
"Get a pound or two of these whole leaf Willamette hops, poke some holes in the bags and set them out to age."
"I've used fuggles, east kent goldings, willimette, and cascade."
#31
Horizon
5.0
(1)
"I'm a big fan of horizon hops for this endeavor."
#32
Bravo
5.0
(1)
"I make an amazing Red IPA with Bravo, Citra, and mosaic."
#33
Challenger
5.0
(1)
"I had good luck with Challenger. Excellent for everything, dry hopping as well."
#34
Crystal
5.0
(1)
"Crystal is awesome in English Bitter."
#35
Motueka
5.0
(1)
"Motueka."
#36
Apollo
5.0
(1)
"Apollo, Simcoe, and Citra."
#37
Lemon Drop
5.0
(1)
"I bet lemondrop would be good."
#38
Island Brew Byou
5.0
(1)
"The best place on the Island I’ve found is Island Brew Byou. They’re in Langford. Very nice, extremely enthusiastic about brewing!"
#39
Brewers Corner
5.0
(1)
"Brewers Corner in Nanaimo for specialty malt, adjuncts, hops and yeast."
#40
Sabro
5.0
(1)
"I made an 6.2%abv, 20% Rye/80% Maris IPA a few months ago with Sabro that I crushed."
#41
Citra, Galaxy, Mosaic
5.0
(1)
"A classic combination, and the combination I use in my go to hazy/neipa."
#42
Tettnang
5.0
(1)
"Tettnang, Citra, Centennial"
#43
Idaho 7
5.0
(1)
"Idaho 7, Triumph, and Chinook"
#44
Hallertauer
5.0
(1)
"Hallertauer, Cascade, Mosaic"
#45
Hallertauer Mittelfreu
5.0
(1)
"Hallertauer Mittelfreu, Citra, and Centennial."
#46
Cluster
5.0
(1)
"Cluster, Hallertau, Tettnang"
#47
Hallertau Mittelfruh
5.0
(1)
"Hallertau Mittelfruh, East Kent Goldings, and Cascade."
#48
Nelson Sauvin
5.0
(1)
"Nelson sauvin, Saaz, Williamette"
#49
Cashmere
5.0
(1)
"Cashmere, mount hood, and saaz"
#50
Azacca
5.0
(1)
"Azacca, Citra, Hallertau Blanc"
#51
Cryo Hops
5.0
(1)
"I've gone up to 4oz per gallon dry hops and have loved my results."
#52
Lemon Drop Hops
5.0
(1)
"Lemon drop hops"
#53
Lemon Drop and Amarillo
5.0
(1)
"Lemon drop and Amarillo."
#54
Chinook, Challenger
5.0
(1)
"I totally agree with all the suggestions for bolder pine and resinous hops like Chinook."
#55
Chinook, Amarillo, Nugget, Columbus, Summit
5.0
(1)
"Chinook , Amarillo , Nugget, Columbus , Summit."
#56
Barbe Rouge, Strata, El Dorado, Cashmere, Bru-1, Citra, Mosaic
5.0
(1)
"I have used and would use again the following hops for sour beers."
#57
El Dorado, Citra, Amarillo
5.0
(1)
"I like to use hops that would add a sweet juicy aspect to it when dry hopped."
#58
Michigan Hop Alliance
5.0
(1)
"I enjoy Michigan Hop Alliance."
#59
The Hop Guild
5.0
(1)
"The Hop Guild (Formerly New York Hop Guild) has been killing it."
#60
Tahoma
5.0
(1)
"Tahoma, Vista, Glacier"
#61
Golden Promise
5.0
(1)
"Another vote for Golden Promise."
#62
CTZ, Centennial, Citra
5.0
(1)
"My house IPA is 55% MO, 20% rye, 20% Munich and 5% crystal. 1/3 each of ctz, centennial and citra."
#63
Citra, Mosaic
5.0
(1)
"Plus, you can be with them and get the good varieties, citra, mosaic, etc."
#64
Best Malz
5.0
(1)
"Best Malz Heidelberg is my vote. Beautiful malt."
#65
Dingeman's
5.0
(1)
"Dingeman's Belgian Pilsner lets the hops take the forefront the best imo."
#66
Yakima Chief
5.0
(1)
"Assuming you’re US based : https://www.yakimachief.com/commercial-aged-hops"
#67
Galena
5.0
(1)
"My records for our Rye DIPA indicate Galena, Centennial, Cascade through the boil, then dry hopped with Mosaic and Citra."
#68
Marris Otter
5.0
(1)
"Can't go wrong with Marris Otter in any other case."
#69
Ekuanot
5.0
(1)
"If you wanna go for a more herbal touch perhaps Ekuanot and Idaho 7 could be worth a try."
#70
HBC 630
5.0
(1)
"HBC630 or HBC472 are interesting if you wanted to try something that was a bit different."
#71
Crazy Horse
5.0
(1)
"We use a local hop farm for almost all of our hops."
#72
Mystic
4.0
(1)
"Use other British hops like Mystic, Jester, Olicana, Endeavour, Admiral, Challenger and Target."
#73
Comet
4.0
(1)
"Comet has some nice dank, citrusy flavors when dry hopped and blends well with other hops."
#74
Mittelfrüh
4.0
(1)
"Mittelfrüh/Saaz is a good combo for noble German vibes."
#75
Strata
4.0
(1)
"Strata might fit pretty well."
#76
Hallertau Mittelfrüh
4.0
(1)
"I get lemon in particular from a 5-minute addition of Hallertau Mittelfreuh in lagers and cream ales."
#77
Maris Otter
4.0
(1)
"For smash ales I would recommend something with more flavor than a typical pale malt, like Maris Otter or Golden Promise."
#78
Mecca Grade Lamonta
4.0
(1)
"I’ve had good luck with Mecca Grade Lamonta (pale). Nice flavor but let’s the hops shine."
#79
US Goldings Hops
4.0
(1)
"US Goldings might be my top choice - like an English hop but a little more citrus."
#80
Crystal Hops
4.0
(1)
"Crystal is another top choice."
#81
Mt. Hood Hops
4.0
(1)
"Mt. Hood - great hop, more like Fuggles than EKG or noble."
#82
Hollingberry
4.0
(1)
"I contract mainly with Hollingberry and Hopsteiner, and have never had a bad experience with either."
#83
Roy Farms
4.0
(1)
"I buy way too many hops from Roy Farms"
#84
Pekko
4.0
(1)
"Hop water has been a much more enjoyable experience. Pekko is my favorite so far."
#85
Samuel Adams
4.0
(1)
"It’s a lemon radler that has a straight lemon aftertaste as opposed to hops like most beers."
#86
Luplin Exchange
4.0
(1)
"Luplinexchange"
#87
EKG
4.0
(1)
"EKG"
#88
Nugget
4.0
(1)
"I've grown Nugget & Cascade for many years."
#89
Victory
4.0
(1)
"Victory for a little malt character to compliment the hops and your yeast selection."
#90
Teamaker
4.0
(1)
"There's a hop variety specifically for tea, they're aptly named teamaker hops."
#91
Lemondrop
4.0
(1)
"Saaz. Centennial. Lemondrop."
#92
Noble
4.0
(1)
"Defintely a noble hop for lagers."
#93
Hallertau Mittlefru
4.0
(1)
"Magnum, Halltertau Mittlefru and Saaz."
#94
Adnams
4.0
(1)
"Many UK breweries have been making traditional styles (available in cask and bottles) with US hops for ages. Adnams Ghost ship or Mosaic immediately c"
#95
Fresh Hops
3.0
(1)
"The last time I bought aged lambic hops was from (ironically) Fresh Hops."
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