Crystal
An American noble-type aroma hop — floral, spicy, and mild.
What it tastes like
Crystal is a low-alpha American aroma hop in the noble style, with gentle floral, spicy and woody character and a hint of green pine. A triploid descendant of Hallertau Mittelfrüh, it brings a soft, refined aroma to lagers, pilsners and many classic ales.
Best in these styles
Beers showcasing Crystal
Specific beer examples coming soon.
Substitutes & relatives
If you can't source Crystal, these hops bring overlapping character.
Lineage & family
How Crystal 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
Crystal is a triploid aroma hop released in 1993 from the USDA breeding program in Oregon. A descendant of Hallertau Mittelfrüh (crossed with a Cascade-derived line), it is a half-sister of Mt. Hood, Liberty and Ultra.
Sources
So you can see nothing here is made up — the published specifications on this page are traceable to grower / breeder data: