Hop comparison

Monroe vs Styrian Fox

Monroe is an aroma hop from Germany; Styrian Fox is an aroma hop from Slovenia. Alpha acids: 2–7.5% for Monroe versus 6–12% for Styrian Fox, so Styrian Fox brings noticeably more bitterness per gram. Total oil: 0.7–1.9 versus 0.7–1.7 mL/100 g. Shared aroma notes: strawberry. Monroe adds cherry, plum, yoghurt; Styrian Fox, fruity (black current, raspberry, peach). Both stand out for raspberry notes, an uncommon descriptor in the catalogue.

	Monroe	Styrian Fox
Use	Aroma hop	Aroma hop
Origin	Germany	Slovenia
Year	–	–
Breeder	–	Slovenian Institute of Hop Research and Brewing, Žalec
Alpha acids (% w/w)	2–7.5	6–12
Beta acids (% w/w)	5.4–9.3	2.7–3.7
Co-humulone (% of alpha)	–	26–30
Total oil (mL/100 g)	0.7–1.9	0.7–1.7
Myrcene (% of oil)	55	50–60
Humulene (% of oil)	15.3	12–14
Caryophyllene (% of oil)	5.3	4.3–5.7
Farnesene (% of oil)	5.4	0.3–0.8
Linalool (% of oil)	1.2	0.5–0.9
Aroma families	citrus, stone fruit, berries and red fruit, herbal	citrus, stone fruit, berries and red fruit, other fruit, floral, herbal, spicy
Descriptors	cherry, plum, strawberry, yoghurt, red currant	fruity (black current, raspberry, strawberry, peach), herbal (marjoram, black tea), spicy (chilli, pepper
Sources	1	1

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