Hop comparison
Boadicea vs Goldings
Boadicea and Goldings are both aroma hops from United Kingdom. Alpha acids: 7.5–9.5% for Boadicea versus 4–9.5% for Goldings, a similar bittering potential. Total oil: 1.4–1.8 versus 0.4–0.8 mL/100 g. Shared aroma notes: spicy, floral. Boadicea adds light, dried fruit, ripe fruit; Goldings, honey, earthy, herbal notes. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, they are among each other's closest profiles in the catalogue.
| Boadicea | Goldings | |
|---|---|---|
| Use | Aroma hop | Aroma hop |
| Origin | United Kingdom | United Kingdom |
| Year | 2004 | – |
| Breeder | – | – |
| Alpha acids (% w/w) | 7.5–9.5 | 4–9.5 |
| Beta acids (% w/w) | 3.3–3.9 | 1.9–3 |
| Co-humulone (% of alpha) | 26–27 | 25–30 |
| Total oil (mL/100 g) | 1.4–1.8 | 0.4–0.8 |
| Myrcene (% of oil) | 33 | 25 |
| Humulene (% of oil) | 20 | 36 |
| Farnesene (% of oil) | 4.5–5.5 | 0–1.1 |
| Linalool (% of oil) | 0.2–0.4 | 1–1.1 |
| Aroma families | other fruit, floral, herbal, spicy | floral, herbal, spicy, earthy and woody, sweet |
| Descriptors | spicy, light, floral, dried fruit, ripe fruit | spicy, honey, earthy, herbal notes, floral, slightly spicy |
| Sources | 2 | 3 |
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