Hop
Palisade
An American aroma hop with apricot, grass and clean floral character.
Aroma and flavour
Descriptors are impressions rather than analytical results. BeerHQ rates this characterisation as commonly reported.
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Analysis
| Alpha acid | 6–10% |
|---|---|
| Purpose | aroma |
| Origin | United States |
| Storage stability | good |
The name is a registered trademark rather than a plain variety name, which affects what a label may say and who may grow it.
How it is used
- Late boil. Added in the last few minutes, retaining more aromatic oils while adding modest bitterness.
- Dry hop. Added after the boil, during or after fermentation. Contributes aroma and flavour with essentially no isomerised bitterness.
If you like Palisade
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.
Amarillo 8–11% alpha
Shares stone fruit, floral with Palisade; an aroma variety though it bitters harder.
Not the same: brings citrus that Palisade does not; lacks the grass of Palisade.
Smells alike, but the alpha acid differs enough that a like-for-like swap would change the bitterness.
Boadicea 5–9% alpha
Shares grass, floral with Palisade; an aroma variety at a comparable alpha acid.
Not the same: brings herbal that Palisade does not; lacks the stone fruit of Palisade.
Close enough in both aroma and alpha acid to swap in a recipe.
Sovereign 5–7% alpha
Shares grass, floral with Palisade; an aroma variety at a comparable alpha acid.
Not the same: brings herbal that Palisade does not; lacks the stone fruit of Palisade.
Smells alike, but the alpha acid differs enough that a like-for-like swap would change the bitterness.
Huell Melon 7–8% alpha
Shares stone fruit, floral with Palisade; an aroma variety at a comparable alpha acid.
Not the same: brings tropical fruit that Palisade does not; lacks the grass of Palisade.
Close enough in both aroma and alpha acid to swap in a recipe.
Whitbread Golding Variety 5–8% alpha
Shares stone fruit, floral with Palisade; an aroma variety at a comparable alpha acid.
Not the same: brings earth and wood that Palisade does not; lacks the grass of Palisade.
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.
- Boadicea — Shares grass, floral with Palisade; an aroma variety at a comparable alpha acid.
- Huell Melon — Shares stone fruit, floral with Palisade; an aroma variety at a comparable alpha acid.
- Whitbread Golding Variety — Shares stone fruit, floral with Palisade; an aroma variety at a comparable alpha acid.
- Summer — Shares stone fruit, floral with Palisade; an aroma variety at a comparable alpha acid.