Loral
®
Loral is a hop brand developed by the Hop Breeding Company and released in 2016; previously known as HBC 291. It provides pleasant floral and herbal notes reminiscent of a noble aroma hop. Loral’s mother is U.S. Glacier and her grandmother the long established French noble aroma variety Tardif de Bourgogne. The father is a son of the Nugget variety. Loral is characterized by having numerous small, dense cones with moderate alpha acids.
Flavour profile
Floral, herbal
Ancestry
U.S. Glacier and U.S. Nugget
Recommended beer styles
Analytical data
Cultivation Area
US
Ancestry
U.S. Glacier and U.S. Nugget
Alpha Acids (%)
10.0 – 12.0%
Beta Acids (%)
4.5 – 5.5 %
Alpha/Beta Ratio
Cuhomulone (% of alpha acids)
Total Oils (ml/100g)
1.5 – 2.5ml/100g
Oil Concentration (microlitres of oil/g alpha)
Myrcene (% of whole oil)
37 – 39 %
Linalool (% of whole oil)
Caryophyllene (% of whole oil)
6 – 8 %
Farnesene (% of whole oil)
< 1 %
Humulene (% of whole oil)
23 – 25 %
Selinene (% of whole oil)
Humulene/Caryophllene Ratio
El Dorado
®
Characteristics
The El Dorado hop brand was released by CLS Farms LLC in Moxee Washington in 2010. Little information is available about its pedigree, but it is believed to be derived from a neomexicanus subspecies of Humulus lupulus. Its primary flavor character is fruity showing a blend of tropical fruit, watermelon and stone fruit.
Mosaic
®
Characteristics
Mosaic is an aroma hop brand developed by Hop Breeding Company LLC (John I. Haas, Inc. and Select Botanicals Group) and released in 2012. Mosaic offers a unique and complex blend of floral, tropical, fruity, and earthy characteristics that translate very favorably into several styles of beer. Mosaic is the daughter of YCR 14 Simcoe® and a Nugget derived male.