{ "name": "Simcoe® Brand", "hgc_code": "SMC", "land": "USA", "anbaugebiet": "Yakima Valley, Washington", "beschreibung": "Simcoe® is an exclusive variety from Yakima Chief Ranches, patented in 2000 (US6900373). With 12 to 15.5 per cent alpha and one of the most complex aroma profiles in the hop world, described as passion fruit, pine, citrus and strawberry, Simcoe® ranks among the most significant IPA hops of the twenty-first century. The low cohumulone of 15 to 20 per cent gives a surprisingly soft, elegant bitterness despite the high alpha value.", "alpha_min": 12, "alpha_max": 15.5, "beta_min": 3.5, "beta_max": 5.5, "cohumulon_min": 15, "cohumulon_max": 20, "gesamtoel_min": 1.5, "gesamtoel_max": 3, "myrcen_min": 40, "myrcen_max": 50, "humulen_min": 15, "humulen_max": 20, "caryophyllen_min": 9, "caryophyllen_max": 11, "farnasen_min": null, "farnasen_max": 1, "linalool_min": null, "linalool_max": 0.8, "selinen_min": null, "selinen_max": null, "polyphenole_min": 3.5, "polyphenole_max": 5, "xanthohumol_min": 0.2, "xanthohumol_max": 0.5, "lagerstabilitaet": "Good", "trockenresistenz": "Moderate", "ernte": "Mid to late", "anbauland": "USA", "schutzrecht": "® Yakima Chief Ranches (Patent US6900373, ausgelaufen 2020)", "anbau_extra": [ { "label": "Breeder", "wert": "Yakima Chief Ranches, Yakima Valley" }, { "label": "Released", "wert": "2000 (patent US6900373)" }, { "label": "Exclusivity", "wert": "From Yakima Chief Ranches only, not freely available for growing" }, { "label": "Distinctive feature", "wert": "The only hop with pine and passion fruit as its lead aromas" } ], "sensorik": [ { "label": "Resinous", "typ": "harzig", "wert": 85 }, { "label": "Tropical", "typ": "tropisch", "wert": 80 }, { "label": "Citrus", "typ": "zitrus", "wert": 72 }, { "label": "Fruity", "typ": "fruchtig", "wert": 65 }, { "label": "Spicy", "typ": "wuerzig", "wert": 45 } ], "aroma_gruppen": { "Kiefer & Harz": "Pine, resin and a light earthy spice, the West Coast signature profile", "Tropical & passion fruit": "Passion fruit, mango and tropical fruit, the layer of complexity", "Zitrus & Beeren": "Grapefruit, citrus and strawberry, varying with the timing of the addition" }, "sensorik_im_bier": "In early additions: efficient, soft bitterness (the lowest cohumulone among US dual-purpose hops). In whirlpool and dry hop: the full pine and passion fruit profile. The interplay of these seemingly opposite aromas is the secret of Simcoe®.", "bierstile": [ "IPA", "Double IPA", "West Coast IPA", "Pale Ale", "American Amber Ale" ], "brauhinweis": "Dual-purpose: early additions for efficient, soft bittering. Whirlpool and dry hop for the full pine and passion fruit profile. A classic single hop for West Coast IPAs. Combines well with Citra® for a citrus boost or Columbus/CTZ for an earthy undertone.", "substituierbar_durch": [ { "name": "Citra®", "hinweis": "More intensely tropical, with less pine." }, { "name": "Amarillo®", "hinweis": "Orange and mandarin instead of pine and passion fruit." }, { "name": "Columbus/CTZ", "hinweis": "Similar alpha, more earthy and spicy, without the passion fruit." }, { "name": "Chinook", "hinweis": "More pine-led, less tropical." } ], "fun_fact": "Simcoe® is the most used single hop in the West Coast IPA and helped shape an entire beer culture. Patent US6900373 expired in 2020, yet Yakima Chief Ranches still controls production through exclusive growing contracts. The name comes from Fort Simcoe in Washington, not Lake Simcoe in Canada.", "quellen": [ { "name": "Beer Maverick – Simcoe", "url": "https://beermaverick.com/hop/simcoe/" }, { "name": "ACS Omega – Selinene als Marker europäischer Hopfenlinien", "url": "https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsomega.5c06162" } ] }