Hop
Bobek
A Slovenian aroma hop descended from Northern Brewer, softer and more floral than its parent.
Bobek carries a floral, faintly citric character over the herbal base typical of Slovenian hops. It is a common component of Slovenian lager and increasingly used in pale ales wanting a gentler European aroma.
Its Northern Brewer ancestry shows in the bittering, which is cleaner than the alpha figure suggests.
Aroma and flavour
Descriptors are impressions rather than analytical results. BeerHQ rates this characterisation as commonly reported.
Belongs to
Analysis
| Alpha acid | 3–7% |
|---|---|
| Purpose | dual purpose |
| Origin | Slovenia |
| 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 Bobek
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.
Southern Aroma 3–5% alpha
Shares floral, herbal, citrus with Bobek; 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.
Close enough in both aroma and alpha acid to swap in a recipe.
Diamant 2–4% alpha
Shares floral, herbal, citrus with Bobek; an aroma variety though it bitters more gently.
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.
Celeia 3–6% alpha
Shares floral, herbal with Bobek; an aroma variety at a comparable alpha acid.
Not the same: brings earth and wood that Bobek does not; lacks the citrus of Bobek.
Close enough in both aroma and alpha acid to swap in a recipe.
Styrian Goldings 5–6% alpha
Shares herbal, citrus with Bobek; an aroma variety at a comparable alpha acid.
Not the same: brings earth and wood that Bobek does not; lacks the floral of Bobek.
Close enough in both aroma and alpha acid to swap in a recipe.
Harmonie 5–8% alpha
Shares floral, herbal with Bobek; an aroma variety at a comparable alpha acid.
Not the same: brings noble spice that Bobek does not; lacks the citrus of Bobek.
Close enough in both aroma and alpha acid to swap in a recipe.
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.
- Southern Aroma — Shares floral, herbal, citrus with Bobek; an aroma variety at a comparable alpha acid.
- Celeia — Shares floral, herbal with Bobek; an aroma variety at a comparable alpha acid.
- Styrian Goldings — Shares herbal, citrus with Bobek; an aroma variety at a comparable alpha acid.
- Harmonie — Shares floral, herbal with Bobek; an aroma variety at a comparable alpha acid.