Bobek

A Slovenian aroma hop — lemon, grapefruit, and herbal spice.

Origin
Country
Slovenia
Released
Alpha Acid
3.4–7.8%

What it tastes like

Bobek is a Slovenian aroma hop, a daughter of Savinjski Golding. It brings bright lemon and grapefruit with green, herbal tomato-leaf and sage notes and a touch of spicy aniseed — a flavorful Styrian hop for lagers, pale ales and saisons.

lemongrapefruitherbalspicy

Best in these styles

Tasting Tip
Use Bobek late and in the dry hop for its lemon-grapefruit and herbal character.

Beers showcasing Bobek

Specific beer examples coming soon.

Substitutes & relatives

If you can't source Bobek, these hops bring overlapping character.

Lineage & family

How Bobek connects to the rest of the hop family — its parents, and the varieties it spawned. Trace the full pedigree in the Hop Lineage explorer →

TGNorthern BrewerBobek
Founding lineage
● TG 50%   ● Kent Golding 25%   ● OY1 12%   ● BB1 12%

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

Alpha Acid
3.4–7.8%
Beta Acid
4.0–6.1%
Total Oil
0.7–4.0 mL/100g

Oil composition

myrcene
45–57%
humulene
13–19%
caryophyllene
4–6%
farnesene
4–7%

History

Bobek is a Slovenian aroma hop, a daughter of Savinjski Golding and a sister to the Styrian Savinjski Golding line, developed at the IHPS in Slovenia.

Sources

So you can see nothing here is made up — the published specifications on this page are traceable to grower / breeder data:

Freshness Note
Keep Bobek cold and sealed to preserve its bright citrus-herbal aroma.

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