Flavour and Aroma

Phoenix has excellent fresh flavour characteristics that include pine, floral, chocolate, molasses and slightly spicy.

Characteristics

Molasses, chocolate, spicy.

Bittering Characteristics

Phoenix produces a well balanced and rich bitterness.

Flavour Intensity

5

/10

About this Hop

Phoenix is an unusual hop with high oil content making it a good alternative to a dual-purpose or bittering hop. Brewers have reported interesting results when using it as a late hop. It is a little known hop as it was originally grown and sold to just one brewer.

Breeding

Developed at the same time as Admiral, Phoenix is a seedling of Yeoman, developed at Horticulture Research International (HRI), Wye College in the UK and released for general cultivation in 1996. Phoenix produces good-sized cones well down the bine. A versatile and robust variety, with a high tolerance to wilt, resistance to strains of powdery mildew, but susceptible to downy mildew. It has excellent storage stability.

Analysis

Alpha acid
8-12%
Beta acid
3.8-5.4%
Co-Humulone
30%
Total Oils
1.2-2.5%
Myrcene
24%
Humulene
30%
Farnesene
1.5%