challenger on decline?

[BeerisGOD]

http://www.thehomebrewcompany.co.uk...g-70-aa-vacuum-packed-2015-harvest-p-437.html

just wandering if this means the end for challenger hops? (last couple of paragraphs)

 

[peebee]

They'll probably disappear into obscurity like "Progress" that was reported as declining decades ago.

"Progress" has disappeared hasn't it?

 

[MyQul]

I hope not. Challenger is on my list of hops to try out.

I'm guessing not tbh. Because of the increasing expense of the popular American hops such as citra I think people will turn from the more 'exotic' hops and make to more local, domestic ones. I can see a revival in UK hops hops such as challenger

 

[Slid]

They'll probably disappear into obscurity like "Progress" that was reported as declining decades ago.

"Progress" has disappeared hasn't it?

Not altogether. I picked some up from Worcester Hop Shop earlier this year for the princely sum of £2.40. Now I just need a recipe.

 

[chub1]

Not altogether. I picked some up from Worcester Hop Shop earlier this year for the princely sum of �£2.40. Now I just need a recipe.

I hope not as i pesonally like challenger

 

[peebee]

Not altogether. I picked some up from Worcester Hop Shop earlier this year for the princely sum of �£2.40. Now I just need a recipe.

I'm being... what's the word?

"Progress" is still out there, as are "Fuggles" which it was a substitute for, that's what I'm getting at. "Challanger" was a high alpha replacement for "Goldings", then we got "First Gold", and so it goes on. "Goldings" are doing pretty well though.

 

[Slid]

I'm being... what's the word?

"Progress" is still out there, as are "Fuggles" which it was a substitute for, that's what I'm getting at. "Challanger" was a high alpha replacement for "Goldings", then we got "First Gold", and so it goes on. "Goldings" are doing pretty well though.

Yeah, OK. Sort of ironic but not exactly - I can't think of the word either.:lol:

 

[cheshirehomebrew]

I have some progress at home my local HBS has them in

 

[terrym]

http://www.thehomebrewcompany.co.uk...g-70-aa-vacuum-packed-2015-harvest-p-437.html

just wandering if this means the end for challenger hops? (last couple of paragraphs)

Worthington (or Coors) will be looking for something else since it is one of the hops that goes into their White Shield.