Underrated hops

[Simonh82]

I second those who said Columbus. You can get Columbus and Cascade very cheaply now and they work brilliantly together in a West Coast pale ale /IPA.

My top pick for under rated hops is Brewers Gold. Its quite an old hop but is the grandparent of many of today's American hops. It was traditionally seen as a bittering hop but I think it works amazingly late in the boil and as a dry hop.

There is a beer by Crouch Vale Brewery called Brewers Gold which is basically a SMASH beer and that won champion beer of Britain. I made a clone(ish) recipe and it was beautiful.

I think it's even better paired with other English hops. One of my favourite brews was a golden ale with Brewers Gold and First Gold. It's also great with EKG.

A recent discovery was Eureka. Which I think tastes somewhere between Amarillo and Simcoe. It's quite piney but has definite orange notes too.

 

[Hoddy]

Pacific Jade is an under the radar favorite of mine.

Like a NZ version of columbus.

 

[pmh]

Currently waiting on my wheat beer to finish, used epic and minstrel hops, tasted really good before putting in fermenter

 

[An Ankoù]

I got caught up in the American hop fad some time ago... and wish I'd never fell for the hype. I found them boring at best and dreadful at worst, with the exception of Columbus/Tomahawk/Zeus, which I still find most agreeable. But my new favourite these days is.... Pilgrim! Don't hear too much about that one but it's a cracker.

What are you making with them, if I might inquire?