Hop

Cascade

Also known as Cascade (Australia), Cascade (EE. UU.), Cascade (High-Oil Cascades), Cascade (UK), Cascade PL, German Cascade, NZ Cascade

Use

Aroma hop

Origin

USA, France, New Zealand, Australia, Germany, Argentina, Serbia, Poland, United Kingdom

Year

1972

Breeder

USDA (Oregon State University)

Sources

12 sources

Analysis

Alpha acids: 5.2–7 % p/p
Beta acids: 4.5–6.3 % p/p
Co-humulone: 33–40 % of alpha
Total oil: 0.8–1.4 mL/100 g
Myrcene: 45–56.8 % of oil
Humulene: 14.2–16 % of oil
Caryophyllene: 5.1–6 % of oil
Farnesene: 7.2–8 % of oil
Linalool: 0.4–0.6 % of oil
Geraniol: 0.1 % of oil
Selinene: 1.1–1.9 % of oil

Aroma

Citrus Tropical fruit Berries and red fruit Other fruit Floral Herbal Spicy Resinous

lycheesfloralgrapefruitcomplex citrustropical fruit and red berrylight apple blossomcomplex tropicalclassic citrus fruit

Intense but rounded citrus peel, orange, tangerine, floral, pine and lychee aromas.
British Hops Association

Floral with citrus aromas
Comptoir Agricole (hops-comptoir.com)

A testament to terroir. Freestyle NZ Cascade is all later harvest to develop tropical depth along with grapefruit-driven complex citrus, with light apple blossom and red berry in the background and none of the resinous pine notes typical of northern hemisphere Cascade.
Freestyle Hops

mid-strength citrus aroma with a slightly more floral flavour profile
Hop Products Australia

Floral, grapefruit, pine resin
Hop Products Australia

Lime, black currant
Hopsteiner

Substitutes for Cascade

Sources suggest replacing Cascade with Centennial, Lemondrop. By aroma families, descriptors, use and alpha acids, the closest profiles in the catalogue are Eris, Ceres, Eggers Special, Elixir.

According to the sources

Centennial Lemondrop

Compare

Cascade vs Amarillo Cascade vs Bobek Cascade vs Centennial Cascade vs Ceres Cascade vs Elixir Cascade vs Eris Cascade vs Jupiter Cascade vs Lemondrop Cascade vs Luminosa Cascade vs Mandarina Bavaria Cascade vs Strata Cascade vs Talus Cascade vs Zappa

Sources

British Hops Association · Cascade (UK) · United Kingdom · original sheet
Comptoir Agricole (hops-comptoir.com) · Cascade · France · original sheet
Freestyle Hops · Cascade · New Zealand · original sheet
HVG · German Cascade · Germany · original sheet
Hop Products Australia · Cascade (Australia) · Australia · original sheet
Hop Products Australia · Cascade (EE. UU.) · USA · original sheet
Hopsteiner · Cascade · USA · original sheet
Hukins Hops · Cascade · USA · original sheet
Indie Hops · Cascade · USA · original sheet
Lúpulos Patagónicos · Cascade · Argentina · original sheet
Petrovec Hops · Cascade · Serbia · original sheet
Polish Hops · Cascade · Poland · original sheet
Segal Ranch · Cascade · USA · original sheet

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