Pioneer

Use in brewing

Dual purpose.
The variety has proved to be quite unusual with a very pleasant, lemon, citrus aroma. Initial brews have proved to be very successful with very distinctive, hoppy characteristics

Substitutions

East Kent Golding

Origin/History

Sister to the new English Herald hop and distantly related to Wye Yeoman. It combines a pleasant aroma with a moderately high (8-10%) alpha acid content.

Agronomics

It shows vigorous growth and produces a firm hedge of cones.
It is resistant to powdery mildew, and has moderate resistance to vertcillium wilt and downy mildew.

Storage

Good