As I mentioned in another thread, Hop Union gave the local Homebrew Club some experimental hops back in January. I came away with 6 oz. of HBC 291 (total oil 2.3, AA 11.7). Aromas are supposed to be majoring on floral, spicy, citrus.
So I brewed a Pale Ale using .45 oz. CTZ at 60 minutes for bittering for 22 IBUs.
Then 3 oz. of 291 at 2 minutes for 9.7 IBUs.
And dry hopped the remaining 3 oz. for 5 days
The aroma was very floral - I thought honeysuckle, and had a notable grassy aspect. Additionally there was a tropical fruit hovering beneath those, I thought guava.
The flavor majored on Salmonberry and lemongrass.
Overall a very interesting hop. I will guess it will be a success but not a major player. It could be stunning in just the right recipe.
Does anybody know if its possible to obtain this hop? I tasted in in Sierra Nevada’s Harvest series and I’m hooked. Super bitter up front, piney on the way down, and the bitterness completely disappeared among the citrus back end - best of all hop worlds. I need to find a source or another beer that uses this hop.
A orangish (most often at least) raspberry like berry. Looks a bit like salmon eggs. Very popular in Alaska and western Canada. Salmonberry is to Alaska what Marionberry is to Oregon.
Duvel brings out a Triple Hop every year, with a third hop besides Saaz and Styrian. This year it’s HBC 291. As I’m not a Duvel fan, and even less a Triple Hop fan, I was not even going to taste it, but I guess now I will have to, for science. To check whether I taste an unknown type of west coast berry.
