What Hops would you not brew with again?

[Nigel1969]

Have you ever been disappointed with certain varieties of hops, that you've either used as bittering, flavour, aroma. Which ones don't go with others, etc..

[TC2642]

Beata, tasted like a fault to me.

[a-slayer]

In a word.. Cascade. Didn't like it at all.

[Pinto]

Never brewed with... and never will. Simcoe.

[mysterio]

Aussie Stella, really didn't get on well with that one.

[Dennis King]

Target - harsh

[seymour]

In a word.. Cascade. Didn't like it at all.

There's a lot to not like about Cascade, I agree. Overrated and overused, for sure. But if you'll endulge me, next time you put together a fairly hops-forward brew, use all your favourite hops exactly as intended, but then add 1 oz of Cascade at 30-40 min remaining. Not the whole boil, not right at then end, but there in the middle. It adds a really interesting tanginess used thus, a little peppery and grassy too, without so much played-out grapefruit.

[timbo41]

Sonnet...read somewhere it was EKG like so used late in a northdown bittered simple mild. Just not getting anything from it, but admittedly that could be 'cos I've a lot to learn about mixing and matching my flavours. Perhaps this thread would be better with tried and tested combos that DO work? ?

[orlando]

Target - harsh

Ditto. I was persuaded by reading GW's BYOBRA book to buy them as they seemed to be used in quite a few beers. Harsh is fair.

[boingy]

I've never found a hop I really don't like. I've overdone a few and also had a few where I have thought "where are the hops?" but both of those are down to the brewer rather than the hops.

I brewed an all-Target beer that was just OK.

A single hop cascade beer is one of my favourites.

[AnthonyUK]

I've never like a beer with Nelson Sauvin so would probably never use it.

I love Simcoe though it does need to be used carefully.

[Dr. Dextrin]

Mount Hood.

[leedsbrew]

Aurora! Aka Super Styrians! Just tasted like soap to me!

[bob3000]

My homegrown bramling X is really harsh, I'll give it a few more go's but not keen so far got loads of it.

[barneey]

Target - harsh

Ditto. I was persuaded by reading GW's BYOBRA book to buy them as they seemed to be used in quite a few beers. Harsh is fair.

What's wrong with you people nothing wrong with Target - one of the best Green Hop beers this year IMHO was the Old Dairy target green hop.

Back to the original question I`m getting a little fed up with Amarillo this and Amarillo that - probably been drinking too much of it.

My homegrown bramling X is really harsh, I'll give it a few more go's but not keen so far got loads of it.

If you fancy swapping any let me know - I like BX


Have I got a harsh taste bud problem?