[klickitat jim]

If you could request a new hop what would it be?

I'd like to see a companion to Mt Hood. Mt Adams, a PNW version of Saaz

[hopfenundmalz]

If you could request a new hop what would it be?

I'd like to see a companion to Mt Hood. Mt Adams, a PNW version of Saaz

They already have that PNW version of Saaz, but it was named Sterling.

[Stevie]

I love sterling. Use it in Kolsch, Saison and SMASH with 2-row.

[klickitat jim]

Oh cool. Thanks

[Pinski]

I'll have 2nd year Sterling bines next year, which means i should be able to taste and smell the benefits in next years brew. My request is for Santa to build me some proper trellis'.

[hopfenundmalz]

Oh cool. Thanks

There is a Mt. Rainer hop variety. You should contact the hop breeding companies and lobby for a Mt. Adams. It is a pretty snow covered volcanic cone.

[klickitat jim]

Yup, it's in my back yard. I'll have to get some sterling ASAP. Kinda getting into session ish brews lately

[HoosierBrew]

Sterling is a nice hop.  I've used it in Saison and blended it with IPA hops for a little background complexity. 

[jeffy]

I like to use it in my Euro lagers along with some noble hops.

[corkybstewart]

I would ask them to design a wide variety of hops that do well in the New Mexico desert, assuming adequate drip irrigation.  Cascade does great, but I'd like to have some others.

[Jimmy K]

I would ask them to design a wide variety of hops that do well in the New Mexico desert, assuming adequate drip irrigation.  Cascade does great, but I'd like to have some others.

Multihead is a variety grown in New Mexico. I just bought some on vacation. I don't know where it grows though, NM is a big state.

[corkybstewart]

I would ask them to design a wide variety of hops that do well in the New Mexico desert, assuming adequate drip irrigation.  Cascade does great, but I'd like to have some others.

Multihead is a variety grown in New Mexico. I just bought some on vacation. I don't know where it grows though, NM is a big state.

I talked to some guys a couple of years ago who were doing some research into wild hops found in NM, but they were very tight with info.  I saw somewhere that El Dorado is a hop developed from wild hops in NM but I don't know if that's true or not, and I've never heard of Multihead.

[bwana]

There are plenty enough types of hops for me to choose from. I am happy with this!

[erockrph]

I'm a big fan of Sterling. I do find it to have some fruity undertones that are beyond what I typically pick up from noble hops, which is fine for most of my purposes, but something to keep in mind. I like Ultra a lot, and I use it as a substitute for Saaz quite a bit. It has a lot of the same herbal/spice notes I get from Saaz, but with less of the lemonade character I pick up from Sterling.

As far as hop requests go, I say just keep 'em coming. I love trying out all the new varieties and trying to figure out where they belong in my brewers toolkit.

Some specific requests:
- Some sort of Super Motueka. I love the lime zest/lemongrass notes I get from Motueka, but most typical IPA hops just drown it out in a blend.
- Any other sort of flavor/aroma that can be difficult to get in your finished beer. If I saw a new hop variety that was described as something like Orange Blossom Honey, I'd be all over it.

[hopfenundmalz]

Multihead is a Humulus Lupulus Neomexicanus’ strain, from a google search. The farmer is Eric Desmarias. Might be what LR has for a commercial variety.