Flavour and Aroma

With aromas described as floral, grassy and herbal with a hint of mint flavours, it has a wonderfully complex and relatively delicate set of aromas.

Characteristics

Herbal, floral, earthy.

Bittering Characteristics

Sovereign has a classic, well-rounded, green tea bittering characteristic.

Flavour Intensity

6 /10

Breeding

Bred from an open pollination made in 1995 at Horticulture Research International (HRI), Wye College in the UK and released in 2006, Sovereign is the grand-daughter of Pioneer and works well with Goldings in British bitters and pale ales.

Organic Status

Available as organic and conventionally grown hops

Fresh green hop cones hanging on climbing vines with serrated leaves in bright sunlight

Hop Analysis

Alpha acid 4.5-6.5%

Beta acid 2.1-3.1%

Co-Humulone 26-30%

Total Oils 0.6-1.0%

Myrcene 25-30%

Humulene 21-26%

Farnesene 3-5%

Brewers & Merchants

Whatever your role in the brewing industry, from Hop Merchant to Home brewer, great or small we would love to work with you.

As part of our drive to curate and maintain the wonderful heritage of English hops, we experiment with a range of aroma hops. Our varieties include intense apricot from Ernest, oranges from Bullion and the classic English flavours of Fuggle, Golding’s and Challenger amongst others.

We also are currently in the process of re-introducing a number of historic varieties no longer grown in the U.K including the Hukins Hop, lost in time in the British Hop Library for over 60 years as well as a range of experimental aromas. Interested and want to learn more, drop us a note today