Azacca a.k.a. ADHA 483
A tropical powerhouse — mango, papaya, and bright citrus.
What it tastes like
Azacca (ADHA 483) is a bold tropical and citrus aroma hop — mango, papaya, orange and grapefruit — with high alpha that lets it both bitter and pack a fruity punch. It is a favorite for juicy, fruit-forward IPAs and pale ales.
Best in these styles
Beers showcasing Azacca
Specific beer examples coming soon.
Substitutes & relatives
If you can't source Azacca, these hops bring overlapping character.
Lineage & family
How Azacca connects to the rest of the hop family — its parents, and the varieties it spawned. Trace the full pedigree in the Hop Lineage explorer →
Blood relatives
Genetically closest in the pedigree (may taste different):
Pedigree data adapted from the Rohwer (2021) hop family tree (CC0 1.0). Compilation, analysis & visualisation © 2026 Veryation · Freshie™.
For brewers — technical profile
Oil composition
History
Azacca, released around 2013 by the American Dwarf Hop Association, is a cross of Toyomidori with ADHA 94/95. It is named for Azacca, a god of agriculture, reflecting its abundant tropical aroma.
Sources
So you can see nothing here is made up — the published specifications on this page are traceable to grower / breeder data: