List of dwarf hop varieties?

[seymour]

I don't know much about dwarf hop varieties (sometimes also called hedge varieties?)

Of course, I know the most popular one is First Gold (same thing sold as Prima Donna at garden centers, for some reason.)

Summit is another popular one, though it's technically only "semi-dwarf."

I've also heard of Hilary and Herald being used in the UK in the past, but it sounds like they may no longer be grown at all.

Surely there are more varieties. Can anyone list more? Any info about their brewing properties?

Cheers,
-Seymour

[6470zzy]

Summit
First Gold
Pioneer
Herald

Those are the only ones that I know of.

Cheers

[boingy]

They are also known as Hedgerow Hops so googling that might be more fruitful.

Murphy's list a few, many on a theme of girls names:

http://www.murphyandson.co.uk/BrewingAr ... pSpecs.htm

I've used Boadicea and Susan in the past but I had no idea they were dwarf. Neither of them stood out particularly but they both made nice beer.

[Eadweard]

Boadicea
Sovereign
Sussex
I wouldn't be surprised if Endeavour is too.

[Clibit]

Pilot is another I believe.

[seymour]

Good stuff, thanks everyone! Several of these, I had heard of but had no idea they were dwarf varieties. Keep 'em coming, and I'll keep updating this particular post as a master list.

• Dwarf/Hedgerow Hops:
  Boadicea
  Endeavour
  First Gold
  Gill
  Hilary
  Herald
  Irene/XG38
  Jeanette
  Jenny
  Joan
  Kate/SW199
  Pilot/ROS
  Pioneer, "semi-dwarf"
  Ruth
  Sovereign
  Summit, "semi-dwarf"
  Susan/93-50
  Sussex
  TA-200

[Clibit]

I think TA200 is Sovereign. According to this it is...

http://www.brew-dudes.com/category/hops/page/4

[scuppeteer]

Sussex

You sure about that Ed? How come the one out the back of the brewery is 15ft tall?

[Eadweard]

You're doing better than Peter Cyster then! http://www.britishhops.org.uk/sussex-hop/

It won a prize this year in the dwarf hop category.

[saintmatty]

Bumping this thread from 2013! Here is a list of English dwarf hops.

Pioneer
Herald
Pilot
Sovereign
Minstrel
Beata
Endeavour
Boadicea
Archer
First Gold

Sussex is not a dwarf. Herald seems to largely be out of production but I know of at least one grower who harvested some last year.

Does anyone have a list of dwarf hops (I think Jenny and Ruth were two of them) that were briefly around over 10 years ago?

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[Northern Brewer]

First Gold/Primadonna is the only one you're likely to see as rhizomes.

Across the pond the ADHA has developed several :

Azacca
Jarrylo
Pekko
Summit
ADHA 1940

[saintmatty]

I believe the American ones can be grown as taller plants too. Every time I see ADHA I think of ADHD!

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