Hop
Warrior
A very clean American high-alpha bittering hop, favoured for smooth bitterness in IPA.
Aroma and flavour
Descriptors are impressions rather than analytical results. BeerHQ rates this characterisation as well established.
Belongs to
Analysis
| Alpha acid | 15–17% |
|---|---|
| Cohumulone | 22–26% |
| Purpose | bittering |
| 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
- Bittering (early boil). Added at or near the start of the boil, where long exposure isomerises alpha acids into bitterness and drives off aroma.
- First wort. Added to the kettle as it fills, before the boil. Associated with a rounder, smoother bitterness.
If you like Warrior
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.
Zeus 13–17% alpha
Shares pine and resin, herbal with Warrior; a bittering variety at a comparable alpha acid.
Not the same: brings earth and wood that Warrior does not; lacks the citrus of Warrior.
Close enough in both aroma and alpha acid to swap in a recipe.
Apollo 15–20% alpha
Shares pine and resin, citrus with Warrior; a bittering variety though it bitters harder.
Not the same: brings earth and wood that Warrior does not; lacks the herbal of Warrior.
Smells alike, but the alpha acid differs enough that a like-for-like swap would change the bitterness.
Columbus 14–18% alpha
Shares pine and resin, citrus with Warrior; a dual-purpose variety at a comparable alpha acid.
Not the same: brings earth and wood and allium that Warrior does not; lacks the herbal of Warrior.
Comparable alpha acid, but a different aroma — a bittering substitute rather than a character one.
Magnum 12–16% alpha · editorial
The German equivalent clean bittering hop.
Not the same: brings noble spice and floral that Warrior does not; lacks the pine and resin and citrus and herbal of Warrior.
Smells alike, but the alpha acid differs enough that a like-for-like swap would change the bitterness.
Azacca 14–16% alpha
Shares pine and resin, citrus with Warrior; a dual-purpose variety at a comparable alpha acid.
Not the same: brings tropical fruit that Warrior does not; lacks the herbal of Warrior.
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.