Hop
Endeavour
An English hop bred from Cascade and a British variety, giving berry character over an English base.
Endeavour is a genuine hybrid of traditions: American citrus over the earthy, fruity base of English hops, with a blackcurrant note that neither parent supplies alone.
It is a useful hop for anyone trying to modernise a bitter without turning it into an American pale ale.
Aroma and flavour
Descriptors are impressions rather than analytical results. BeerHQ rates this characterisation as commonly reported.
Belongs to
Analysis
| Alpha acid | 8–10% |
|---|---|
| Purpose | dual purpose |
| Origin | United Kingdom |
| 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 Endeavour
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.
Jester 7–9% alpha
Shares berry, citrus with Endeavour; an aroma variety at a comparable alpha acid.
Not the same: brings tropical fruit that Endeavour does not; lacks the earth and wood of Endeavour.
Close enough in both aroma and alpha acid to swap in a recipe.
Galena 11–14% alpha
Shares berry, citrus, earth and wood with Endeavour; a bittering variety though it bitters harder.
Not the same: 4 points higher in alpha acid, so a like-for-like weight swap would change the bitterness.
Smells alike, but the alpha acid differs enough that a like-for-like swap would change the bitterness.
Brewer's Gold 6–9% alpha
Shares berry, earth and wood with Endeavour; a dual-purpose variety at a comparable alpha acid.
Not the same: brings noble spice that Endeavour does not; lacks the citrus of Endeavour.
Smells alike, but the alpha acid differs enough that a like-for-like swap would change the bitterness.
Barbe Rouge 7–10% alpha
Shares berry, citrus with Endeavour; an aroma variety at a comparable alpha acid.
Not the same: brings stone fruit that Endeavour does not; lacks the earth and wood of Endeavour.
Close enough in both aroma and alpha acid to swap in a recipe.
First Gold 7–9% alpha
Shares citrus, earth and wood with Endeavour; a dual-purpose variety at a comparable alpha acid.
Not the same: brings floral that Endeavour does not; lacks the berry of Endeavour.
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.
- Jester — Shares berry, citrus with Endeavour; an aroma variety at a comparable alpha acid.
- Barbe Rouge — Shares berry, citrus with Endeavour; an aroma variety at a comparable alpha acid.