Hop comparison

Barbe Rouge vs Styrian Cardinal

Barbe Rouge is a dual-purpose hop from France; Styrian Cardinal is an aroma hop from Slovenia. Alpha acids: 7.5–9.5% for Barbe Rouge versus 10–15% for Styrian Cardinal, so Styrian Cardinal brings noticeably more bitterness per gram. Total oil: 1.8–2.2 versus 3–4 mL/100 g. Shared aroma notes: lime. Barbe Rouge adds citrus fruit: kumquat, orange, grapefruit; Styrian Cardinal, fruity (pineapple, plums, banana. Both stand out for raspberry notes, an uncommon descriptor in the catalogue.

	Barbe Rouge	Styrian Cardinal
Use	Dual-purpose hop	Aroma hop
Origin	France	Slovenia
Year	–	–
Breeder	–	Slovenian Institute of Hop Research and Brewing, Žalec
Alpha acids (% w/w)	7.5–9.5	10–15
Beta acids (% w/w)	–	3.2–4.6
Co-humulone (% of alpha)	–	31–37
Total oil (mL/100 g)	1.8–2.2	3–4
Myrcene (% of oil)	35–52	40–50
Humulene (% of oil)	15–25	15–22
Caryophyllene (% of oil)	–	8–11
Farnesene (% of oil)	–	5–7
Linalool (% of oil)	–	0.6–1
Aroma families	citrus, berries and red fruit, other fruit, herbal	citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit, berries and red fruit, other fruit, floral, herbal, spicy, sweet
Descriptors	citrus fruit: kumquat, orange, lime, grapefruit, green herbaceous: aromatic plants, green tea, red berries: redcurrant, blackcurrant	fruity (pineapple, plums, banana, caramel, black current, raspberry), citrus (orange, lime
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