El Dorado is a dual-purpose hop that can be used in all hop additions throughout the brewing process.

El Dorado hops elicit responses of fruity notes and tropical fruit flavors. When used as a bittering hop, El Dorado lends a soft and balanced bitterness. When used in later additions El Dorado brings bright tropical fruit flavors and aromas of pear, watermelon, candy and stone fruit.

We found that Citra, Mosaic, Amarillo, Simcoe, Motueka, Galaxy & Cascade hops are commonly used alongside the El Dorado hop.

Experienced brewers have chosen the following hop varieties as substitutions of El Dorado:

Citra
Nelson Sauvin
Rakau