I was sent a sample of Columbia hops in an order I received recently. I know nothing about them. Can anybody fill me in?
Have you seen this from Freshops?
USDA ACCESSION NO.: 21040
SELECTION: Seedling selection 6761-61 of cross 6761 made at Corvallis, Oregon in 1967.
GENUS: Humulus
SPECIES: lupulus
CULTIVAR: Columbia
PEDIGREE: Tetraploid Fuggle (USDA 21003) x Fuggle seedling 2-4
PRIMARY SITE: USDA Hop Germplasm Collection, OSU East Farm
ORIGIN: Cross 6761 made in 1967 at Corvallis, Oregon
DATE RECEIVED: Selected and Accession No. assigned in 1971
METHOD RECEIVED: Seedling selection.
AVAILABILITY: No restrictions, commercial cultivar.
REFERENCES: Haunold, A., S. T. Likens, C. E. Homer, C. E. Zimmer
mann and D. D. Roberts. Registration of Columbia Hop
(Registration No. 5). Crop Sci. 16:738-739. 1976.
Haunold, A., S. T. Likens, C. E. Homer, G. B. Nicker
son and C. E. Zimmermann. Columbia and Willamette, two
new aroma-type hop varieties. Brewers Digest 52:36-39, 56. 1977.
Schwartz, B. W. New American Hop Varieties. In:
Steiner’s Guide to American Hops, Book 2. 1977. S. S.
Steiner, New York, NY.
MATURITY: Medium late
LEAF COLOR: Dark green
SEX: Female
DISEASES: Downy Mildew: resistant
Verticillium wilt: resistant
Viruses: free of Prunus Necrotic Ringspot virus (cherry and apple strain) and
Hop mosaic virus
VIGOR: Excellent
POLLEN SHEDDING: Very good, 1800 to 2200 lbs per acre
SIDE ARM LENGTH: 24-40 inches
ALPHA ACIDS: 8.8% (10 year range: 6.8 to 11.5%)
BETA ACIDS: 4.0% (10 year range: 2.9 to 5.6%)
COHUMULONE: 40%
STORAGE STABILITY: Very good
OIL: 1.21 ml/100 9 (10 year range: 0.46 to 1.61). Humulene 16.7%
Caryophyllene 7.3%; myrcene 54.6%; farnesene 4.1%. H/C ratio = 2.26
MAJOR TRAITS: Triploid (2n=30), seedless even in the presence of
fertile males, high yield potential, Fuggle type aroma
profile, good storage stability, medium small cone size.
OTHER INFORMATION: Sister selection of Willamette (USDA 21041). About 300
acres grown commercially in Oregon in the early 1980’s
but discontinued in favor of Willamette.
Thanks, Ron! I hadn’t seen that. Glad to know that they’re Fuggle like before I used them!
If they are looking for feedback, tell them to change the name. 
Columbia/Columbus is too close.
Yeah, I know! I got them in an order from Ted. Don’t know who grows them.
Sister of Willamette. Named after another river in the PNW?
I’ll bet you’re right, Jeff!
Yeah, an awfully big sister :) But there are plenty of other rivers they could have used.
Snake and Salmon don’t seem too appealing for things going into my beer…