Ekuanot a.k.a. HBC 366, Equinox
A high-impact aroma hop — tropical fruit, citrus, and a bubblegum twist.
What it tastes like
Ekuanot (HBC 366, formerly Equinox) is a versatile high-oil aroma hop bursting with tropical fruit, citrus and stone fruit, with a signature bubblegum-and-melon twist. High alpha means it can bitter as well as deliver bold late-hop aroma.
Best in these styles
Beers showcasing Ekuanot
Specific beer examples coming soon.
Substitutes & relatives
If you can't source Ekuanot, these hops bring overlapping character.
Lineage & family
How Ekuanot connects to the rest of the hop family — its parents, and the varieties it spawned. Trace the full pedigree in the Hop Lineage explorer →
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
Ekuanot, released in 2014 as HBC 366 by the Hop Breeding Company, comes from a 2001 cross of Warrior with a wild-origin USDA male. It was briefly marketed as Equinox before being renamed Ekuanot.
Sources
So you can see nothing here is made up — the published specifications on this page are traceable to grower / breeder data: