SINGLE HOP ( I left out C hops as single hop beers since pretty much everybody has tried that)
1/ Azacca - Mango/peach, citrus. It’s kind of medium assertive so it works really well in APA and IPA but doesn’t beat you over the head. I like it in a single hop APA. Blends with any C hop really well.
2/ Galaxy - Pungent citrus and tropical fruit. Good in hoppy APA and IPA. Works solo, but blends with C hops well, as well as Simcoe and Nelson Sauvin IMO. More pungent than Azacca but a great hop.
3/ Equinox - Unique hop. Citrus/lime and fruity/tropical. Really intense, resiny in a good way. Works well solo, but I blended it separately with Columbus, Chinook and Simcoe. Liked all three.
BLENDS - I usually shoot to balance citrus, tropical/fruity, and pine/dank.
Galaxy/Simcoe - nice balance of citrus, fruit, pine
Lemon Drop/El Dorado - Use 2-2.5 Lemon Drop: 1 El Dorado. It’s the combo in Stone Delicious IPA.
Amarillo/Simcoe - been done a lot but it’s a great combo of citrus/orange and pungent pine.
Amarillo/Citra/Columbus - balance of citrus, tropical, and dank.
Citra/Centennial/Chinook - citrus, tropical, and pine.
Cascade/Centennial - old school, but good
Mandarina Bavaria/Crystal - American lagers, blonde ale. Nice.
Mt Hood with C hops - work well together. Mt Hood/Cascade and Mt Hood/Centennial are simple and good.
Mt Hood/Liberty - really nice together. Better than the sum of their parts.
Nelson/Galaxy - Pungent fruit/citrus bomb.
Ahtanum/Amarillo/Simcoe
Amarillo/Cascade/Centennial/Mt Hood
Tip of the iceberg. I left out Mosaic because I know you’re not a fan. I’ll edit more when I think of them.