2025 Canadian Bitter Gold Hop Pellets – Canadian Dual-Purpose Aroma Hops | Northwest Hops

Canadian Bitter Gold Hop Profile

• Originally bred in the US (Yakima, Washington—released in 2003), but also grown in Canada
• Canadian Bitter Gold can express a slightly softer, fruitier character due to the local terroir

• Dual-purpose (high alpha for bittering, with rich flavor/aroma)

• 13–15.5%

• 4–7%

• Orange: Sweet orange peel, tangerine zest
• Apricot/Stone Fruit: Significant ripe apricot, peach, and nectar
• Melon: Honeydew, cantaloupe, and a touch of watermelon
• Pear: Subtle juicy pear (a unique element of Bitter Gold)
• Pine: Mild, balanced piney backbone
• Other: Sometimes soft floral notes, faint grass, or candy-like sweetness (more pronounced in Canadian-grown)

• Canadian Bitter Gold is appreciated for its smooth, potent, and clean bitterness
• As a late and dry hop, it delivers a very fruity, almost fruit-cocktail character with the classic American pine note kept in check
• Works well in single-hop or in blends with citrus/tropical or soft noble hops

• IPA, Double IPA, Pale Ale
• Blonde Ale, Golden Ale, Cream Ale
• Wheat Beer, Saison, Fruit Beer
• Modern Lager, West Coast Ale

• US Bitter Gold (very close—generally indistinguishable in most beers)
• Nugget (more herbal, less fruit)
• Columbus/CTZ (higher dank and pine, less stone fruit)
• El Dorado (also very fruity, but more melon/candy)