What Do Loral Hops Taste Like? SMaSH Beer Experiment

Loral hops this week fill in for another SMaSH brew taste test.

Mike swears he was getting some bit of fruit and maybe something tropical out of these hops. The reality is the commercial descriptor for these hops are really more focused on the prior Nobel like character of these hops.

This hop has a subtle spice not which was less intense than a Norther Brewer or Liberty hop. That spice was there nonetheless.

This hop was subtle all around. The bittering was slightly pithy in the palate but it didn't linger for too long.
Overall this hop has some interesting character but it seems like it would be another real good candidate as a blending hop. Something to be used to add balance to otherwise juicy, fruity hops.

Have you worked with Loral Hops yet? Let us know in the comments below.

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