A citrus hop with aromas of stoned fruits, liquorice, treacle-toffee and caramel with slight burnt notes.
Flavour and Aroma
Characteristics
Spicy, citrus, liquorice, resinous
Bittering Characteristics
Its bittering characteristics can best be described as spicy, citrus, liquorice and resinous.
Flavour Intensity
7
/10About this Hop
Flyer is an interesting resinous hop with a relatively high alpha characteristic and excellent dry hop aroma qualities.
Breeding
Flyer is still on trial and has not yet been released for commercial growing. It results from a cross made in 2002 between a high alpha-acid female breeding line and a low trellis-type male hop. Following promising results from advanced trial plots during 2007 and 2008, it was established on licensed farm trials with Wye Hops during 2009. The produce from the advanced plots was used for successful pilot brewing trials in 2010.
Analysis
Alpha acid
8.3-14.5%
Beta acid
4.1-6%
Co-Humulone
26-35%
Total Oils
about 0.6%
Myrcene
17.4-25%
Humulene
about 22.5%
Farnesene
about 0.7%