Bitter Gold
- Variety:
- Bitter Gold
- Assignment:
- Aroma
- Genetic origin:
- US
- Direct substitutes:
- Amarillo, Lemondrop , Triple Pearl
- Creative substitutes:
- Cascade , Chinook , Willamette
Brief history
Bitter Gold was released in 1999 from breeding material that includes Brewer's Gold, Bullion, Comet and Fuggle. It was developed to combine useful bittering potential with an expressive aroma.
General description
A complex profile with grapefruit, pine and floral notes, accompanied by fruity and lightly grassy tones.
Brewing use
Suitable for both bittering and late additions. It can add citrus-pine character to pale ales, IPAs and other hop-forward styles.
Grow-on-Demand Programme
Our Grow-on-Demand Programme gives breweries access to American and New Zealand hop varieties that are currently produced in limited quantities in Europe.
Adapted to León
The programme is based on a nursery collection of 34 plants from European, American and New Zealand genetic backgrounds, established in León for more than five years.
Their agronomic performance has been monitored annually, providing a solid basis for assessing how each variety behaves under local growing conditions.
Production based on demand
The programme is designed to develop commercial production according to brewery requirements.
Reaching commercial scale takes approximately three years:
- Year one: propagation and establishment.
- Year two: first, limited harvest.
- Year three: larger and more stable commercial production.
This allows us to plan specific varieties in advance and adjust planted area and production volumes to expected demand.
Taking part
Interested breweries can contact us for more information. Our aim is to make difficult-to-source American and New Zealand varieties available through planned, demand-led production in León.