Hop comparison

Anchovy vs Styrian Fox

Anchovy is an aroma hop from USA; Styrian Fox is an aroma hop from Slovenia. Alpha acids: 12.6% for Anchovy versus 6–12% for Styrian Fox, so Anchovy brings noticeably more bitterness per gram. Total oil: 1.61 versus 0.7–1.7 mL/100 g. Anchovy adds watermelon, candied fruit necklace, touch of pine; Styrian Fox, fruity (black current, strawberry, peach). Both stand out for raspberry notes, an uncommon descriptor in the catalogue.

	Anchovy	Styrian Fox
Use	Aroma hop	Aroma hop
Origin	USA	Slovenia
Year	–	–
Breeder	Segal Ranch (valle de Yakima, Washington)	Slovenian Institute of Hop Research and Brewing, Žalec
Alpha acids (% w/w)	12.6	6–12
Beta acids (% w/w)	3.6	2.7–3.7
Co-humulone (% of alpha)	–	26–30
Total oil (mL/100 g)	1.61	0.7–1.7
Myrcene (% of oil)	–	50–60
Humulene (% of oil)	–	12–14
Caryophyllene (% of oil)	–	4.3–5.7
Farnesene (% of oil)	–	0.3–0.8
Linalool (% of oil)	–	0.5–0.9
Aroma families	berries and red fruit, other fruit, resinous, sweet	citrus, stone fruit, berries and red fruit, other fruit, floral, herbal, spicy
Descriptors	watermelon, candied fruit necklace, touch of pine, raspberry, pine	fruity (black current, raspberry, strawberry, peach), herbal (marjoram, black tea), spicy (chilli, pepper
Sources	2	1

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