Hopfen-Kraft!

The variety 'Alberich' is characterized by its tamed growth. It is a socalled "dwarf-variety". But dwarf is not compareable to very smal plants by hop. Dwarf means the growth is much slower compared to other hops. Normally hops grows to ~8m high as a solitaire. 'Alberich' only reaches a hight of ~4m. Because of that 'Alberich' is ideal for smaller places like private gardens. Cultivation in containers also is possible.

New variety from the Hop Research Institute in Hüll with a pleasently mild aroma of currents and sweet fruits with a slightly resinous note.

Descendant of 'Herkules'

The speciality of this variety is it's own character of flavour. Using the actual varieties of the development-program from Hüll brewers have the chance to create their own flavourd beers. Beside 'Opal' even 'Smaragd' and 'Saphir' are developed having this idea in mind.
Trying breweries have shown that these varieties are creating very fine beers, no matter wheather you want to brew a typically Pilsner or Lager or spare-hoped american types or Weißbier. These varieties are developed to complete the offer on varieties.

One more step into this direction is the offer of the brand new so called "special Flavor hops".

'Opal' has very good aromatic ingredients beside a high content of alpha-acid. In cultivation the harvest is high on good grounds. The resitance against Verticillium, Peronospora and powdery meldew is good up to very good. The plant grows up zylindric, the quantity of humbles is high and well-formed! The riping time is middle to early.

'Teamaker' can score with a special feature: the bitterness (alpha acid) is very low.

Because of the very low content of bitterness it's especially interesting for usage beside bittering. It can be used for late hopping in brewing or for example in teas or cosmetic articels or all other ideas to which bitterness is disturbing.

 

'Cascade' is an us-american aromatic variety, released in 1972.
The origin is 'Fuggle'.

'Cascade' resists infections of downy meldew, is partly tolerant to Verticillium and prone to aphids.
This variety is characterised by low bitterness but also fine aromatic elements.
The content of alpa-acid should be about 3-6%.

Craft breweries love varieties like 'Cascde' because they could give the beer a personal character. The light flavour of Citrus is the reason for counting 'Cascade' to the socalled "flavour-hops".