Hop
Triumph
An American aroma hop combining citrus and tropical character in a balance close to Citra.
Triumph is one of several recent varieties positioned as alternatives to the dominant proprietary hops, offering a similar citrus-tropical profile from a different supply chain.
That positioning is itself informative: hop selection in modern brewing is as much about availability and contracting as about aroma.
Aroma and flavour
Descriptors are impressions rather than analytical results. BeerHQ rates this characterisation as commonly reported.
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Analysis
| Alpha acid | 8–12% |
|---|---|
| Purpose | aroma |
| Origin | United States |
| 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 Triumph
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.
Harlequin 8–11% alpha
Shares citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit with Triumph; 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.
Southern Passion 9–11% alpha
Shares citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit with Triumph; 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.
Olicana 7–10% alpha
Shares citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit with Triumph; 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.
Nectaron 8–12% alpha
Shares citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit with Triumph; 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.
Styrian Wolf 10–15% alpha
Shares citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit with Triumph; an aroma variety though it bitters harder.
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.
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.
- Harlequin — Shares citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit with Triumph; an aroma variety at a comparable alpha acid.
- Southern Passion — Shares citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit with Triumph; an aroma variety at a comparable alpha acid.
- Olicana — Shares citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit with Triumph; an aroma variety at a comparable alpha acid.
- Nectaron — Shares citrus, tropical fruit, stone fruit with Triumph; an aroma variety at a comparable alpha acid.