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Using America hops wasn't anything new to British brewing in the 1890s.
But that was just for bittering, Dobbin's Yakima Grande was probably the first British beer that showcased the flavour of a USian hop, as a clone of SNPA. Even things like Willamette are really just Fuggles with a suntan, (see also Savinjski) - highlighting things like Centennial and Ahtanum is a step up.
As an aside, it's a bit of a shame how Ahtanum is under-rated, I think it's a really nice hop but it would probably do better if its name began with C....