- Recipes:
- 14,346
- Purpose:
- Aroma
- Alpha:
- Moderate
- Origin:
- 🇺🇸 United States
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Mount Hood hops are a versatile and popular American hop variety, named after the iconic Mount Hood in Oregon. These hops were first released in 1989 by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) through a hybridization program, which aimed to create a domestic alternative to the classic European Noble hops. As a result, Mount Hood hops are descendants of …