Northern Brewer hop is a German cross between a Canterbury Golding and ‘OB21’ – a male seedling of Brewers Gold. It is mainly grown in the US and Germany.

Best used as a bittering hop and is commonly used only to bitter the beer during brewing, and not for too much flavour and aromas.

Northern Brewer hops have aroma descriptors that include evergreen, wood and mint. US Northern Brewer contains slightly higher alpha acids and high myrcene oil content than the German variety, resulting in a herbal, wood and peppery aroma. It is suitable for any stage of the brewing process.

Experienced brewers have chosen the following hop varieties as substitutions of Northern Brewer;

Galena
Perle
Magnum
Chinook