Hop comparison

Barbe Rouge vs Styrian Fox

Barbe Rouge is a dual-purpose hop from France; Styrian Fox is an aroma hop from Slovenia. Alpha acids: 7.5–9.5% for Barbe Rouge versus 6–12% for Styrian Fox, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 1.8–2.2 versus 0.7–1.7 mL/100 g. Styrian Fox has a clearly higher share of myrcene, the oil behind resinous, citrus and fruity notes. Shared aroma notes: strawberry. Barbe Rouge adds citrus fruit: kumquat, orange, lime; Styrian Fox, fruity (black current, peach), herbal (marjoram. Both stand out for raspberry notes, an uncommon descriptor in the catalogue.

	Barbe Rouge	Styrian Fox
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	6–12
Beta acids (% w/w)	–	2.7–3.7
Co-humulone (% of alpha)	–	26–30
Total oil (mL/100 g)	1.8–2.2	0.7–1.7
Myrcene (% of oil)	35–52	50–60
Humulene (% of oil)	15–25	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	citrus, berries and red fruit, other fruit, herbal	citrus, stone fruit, berries and red fruit, other fruit, floral, herbal, spicy
Descriptors	citrus fruit: kumquat, orange, lime, grapefruit, green herbaceous: aromatic plants, green tea, red berries: redcurrant, blackcurrant	fruity (black current, raspberry, strawberry, peach), herbal (marjoram, black tea), spicy (chilli, pepper
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