What do Alora Hops Taste Like? SMASH Beer Experiment - Brew Dudes

We give Alora Hops a run in this new SMASH beer sampling.
Alora hops are said to deliver peach and apricot with notes of melon and citrus. We had a hard time picking peach out of our sample. Overall the hop had a green melon aroma with notes of under-ripe fleshy fruits.
Alora hops might work as a standalone hop if used in higher quantities. Overall, we thought this hops fits into the nice filler hop category. It will likely be a supportive hop character to make other hops shine.
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[@andydrangstveit8975]

The precursors in this hop is supposed to make it really work well with those thiol yeasts. That’s what I’m gonna try it with

[@josephkeown9739]

Just brewed my swcond batch with these. This time a hazy ipa with helio gazer yeast, and lighter malt bill. I do get peach, but in a candy peach flavor, not a fruit peach flavor. I think its great.

[@pv4669]

Call me old school, but I think the chase for hop varieties is tied to the craft beer habit of chasing trends to keep up with their fickle young customers (The everyone wins a trophy generation). And I'm not a fan of it. I say stick with the basics. Germans and Czechs make some of the best beer in the world and they use just a few old school hops. Thanks Dudes!

[@treyokelly9662]

Although I agree with your theory, innovation and experimentation is how we create new staples. Though, I think breweries also need a solid fondness and understanding of classic styles.

[@Pokersmith]

Who the hell wants beer to taste like peach or melon? I want beer flavoured beer.

[@NeurosisNic]

So, what hops do you consider beer flavored beer?

[@Pokersmith]

@@NeurosisNic Pride of Ringwood

[@josephkeown9739]

Just brewed a pale ale with these. I think I'll be a little more heavy handed next time, but I was getting a peach ring gummy type of thing. I really enjoy it.

[@Hannes_Lind]

If you want peach use the Verdant IPA yeast from Lallemand, gives a ton of that on the nose.

[@carlkessler303]

I was waiting for the green grape skin flavor comment. It just usually seems to be a common comment. I heard green..... And then onion😮