Hop
Aramis
A modern French variety bred from Strisselspalt, keeping noble character at a workable alpha.
Aramis was bred to give French brewers a hop with Strisselspalt's aroma and enough alpha to bitter with, which is the same problem the Hüll programme has been solving in Germany for decades.
The result is herbal and lightly spicy with a citrus edge, and it substitutes reasonably for Tettnanger where a little more bittering power is wanted.
Aroma and flavour
Descriptors are impressions rather than analytical results. BeerHQ rates this characterisation as commonly reported.
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Analysis
| Alpha acid | 7–9% |
|---|---|
| Purpose | dual purpose |
| Origin | France |
| Storage stability | unknown |
How it is used
- Late boil. Added in the last few minutes, retaining more aromatic oils while adding modest bitterness.
- Whirlpool / hop stand. Steeped below boiling after flameout. Extracts aroma and flavour with limited additional bitterness.
- Dry hop. Added after the boil, during or after fermentation. Contributes aroma and flavour with essentially no isomerised bitterness.
If you like Aramis
Hops with comparable character. Similarity and substitutability are different questions, so each entry says which it is: a hop can smell alike and still change the beer if its alpha acid is far off.
Sterling 6–9% alpha
Shares noble spice, herbal, citrus with Aramis; a dual-purpose variety at a comparable alpha acid.
Not the same: nothing in the recorded profile separates the two, which means BeerHQ cannot tell you how they differ rather than that they are interchangeable.
Close enough in both aroma and alpha acid to swap in a recipe.
Kazbek 5–8% alpha
Shares noble spice, herbal, citrus with Aramis; an aroma variety at a comparable alpha acid.
Not the same: nothing in the recorded profile separates the two, which means BeerHQ cannot tell you how they differ rather than that they are interchangeable.
Smells alike, but the alpha acid differs enough that a like-for-like swap would change the bitterness.
Opal 5–9% alpha
Shares noble spice, herbal, citrus with Aramis; a dual-purpose variety at a comparable alpha acid.
Not the same: nothing in the recorded profile separates the two, which means BeerHQ cannot tell you how they differ rather than that they are interchangeable.
Close enough in both aroma and alpha acid to swap in a recipe.
Talus 7–9% alpha
Shares herbal, citrus with Aramis; an aroma variety at a comparable alpha acid.
Not the same: brings tropical fruit that Aramis does not; lacks the noble spice of Aramis.
Comparable alpha acid, but a different aroma — a bittering substitute rather than a character one.
Mount Hood 4–8% alpha
Shares noble spice, herbal with Aramis; an aroma variety though it bitters more gently.
Not the same: brings floral that Aramis does not; lacks the citrus of Aramis.
Smells alike, but the alpha acid differs enough that a like-for-like swap would change the bitterness.
Straight substitutes
Close enough in both character and alpha acid to swap at a similar weight. Substitution is directional and imperfect — these are the nearest available options, not equivalents.
- Sterling — Shares noble spice, herbal, citrus with Aramis; a dual-purpose variety at a comparable alpha acid.
- Opal — Shares noble spice, herbal, citrus with Aramis; a dual-purpose variety at a comparable alpha acid.
- Premiant — Shares noble spice, herbal with Aramis; a dual-purpose variety at a comparable alpha acid.
- Cashmere — Shares herbal, citrus with Aramis; an aroma variety at a comparable alpha acid.