'Brewers Gold' Beer Hops Vine - Humulus - Grow your own Beer! - 4" Pot
Brewer's Gold is an old man in the history of modern brewing. It has moderate alpha acid content, high yield, and vigorous growth.Wye College in England gave rise to this variety in 1919 by crossing Wild Manitoba BB1 with open pollination. This bittering or late addition hops has a spice to its flavor and aroma.No other vine is faster growing or more effective as an ornamental screen. Plants can grow up to 20 feet in one year when grown in a sunny location and are easily trained on a fence of trellis. Each year they die back to the crown in winter. In late summer the vines bear cone-like flowers that have a fresh, pine-like fragrance. The flowers are used in beer-making. Dark green, deeply lobed foliage is very attractive.