Barbe Rouge vs Endeavour
Barbe Rouge is a dual-purpose hop from France; Endeavour is a dual-purpose hop from United Kingdom. Alpha acids: 7.5–9.5% for Barbe Rouge versus 8–10.5% for Endeavour, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 1.8–2.2 versus 1.1–1.7 mL/100 g. Barbe Rouge has a clearly higher share of myrcene, the oil behind resinous, citrus and fruity notes. Shared aroma notes: lime, grapefruit, blackcurrant. Barbe Rouge adds citrus fruit: kumquat, orange, green herbaceous: aromatic plants; Endeavour, spicy, citrus, loganberry. Both stand out for raspberry notes, an uncommon descriptor in the catalogue. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Barbe Rouge | Endeavour | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Dual-purpose hop | Dual-purpose hop |
| Origin | France | United Kingdom |
| Year | – | – |
| Breeder | – | Wye Hops, Reino Unido |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 7.5–9.5 | 8–10.5 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | – | 3.8–5.3 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | – | 30–36 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 1.8–2.2 | 1.1–1.7 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 35–52 | 27–37 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 15–25 | 3–10 |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | – | 5–8 |
| Aroma families | citrus, berries and red fruit, other fruit, herbal | citrus, berries and red fruit, spicy |
| Descriptors | citrus fruit: kumquat, orange, lime, grapefruit, green herbaceous: aromatic plants, green tea, red berries: redcurrant, blackcurrant | blackcurrant, spicy, citrus, loganberry, spice, grapefruit, lime |
| Sources | 1 | 2 |
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