Northern Brewer Pellets

Origin: Germany. An offspring of Brewers Gold with some ancestry from an American wild hop, this English-bred high alpha variety later found favor and acreage all over the world. In Germany its known primarily as a bittering hop. 

Usage: Dual purpose. German-grown Northern Brewer has a more noble and less pungent profile than when grown elsewhere, which makes it suited to a variety of traditional European styles where a strong or American hop signature may not be appropriate - German lagers, Belgian and Trappist ales, farmhouse-style beers. 

Aroma & Flavor Characteristics: Predominantly spicy with an undercurrent of woods and wild fruit, suggestive of its Brewers Gold parentage. Overall balanced with lasting flavor that reads as simply hoppy - not as outright woodsy and bright as US-grown Northern Brewer.