Mount Hood
About
Mt. Hood is an aroma variety released in 1989 from the U.S.D.A. breeding program in Oregon. The variety is a triploid daughter of Hallertauer Mittelfrueh and a sister to Liberty with analytical data similar to both. It has a low alpha acids and beta acids content, low cohumulone content in the alpha acids, high humulene content in the essential oil and a mild aroma. Subtle aroma characteristics make it suitable for Light and Helles Lagers, Bocks and wheat beers, possibly Biere de Garde, Marzen and Oktoberfest too.
Origin
The Mount Hood cultivar is an aroma variety that was developed in Oregon in the late 1980s. It is a triploid seedling of the Hallertauer variety. It was selected from a cross between the tetraploid Hallertauer Mittlefruh and an aroma type male.