Enigma a.k.a. 02-016-008

Australian white-wine bomb: redcurrant and pinot gris.

Origin

Australia

Country

Australia

Released

2013

Alpha Acid

17.9–19.5%

What it tastes like

Enigma is a high-impact Australian hop bred by Hop Products Australia from Swiss Tettnang stock. It throws crisp white-grape and pinot gris notes alongside tart redcurrant, raspberry and sweet rockmelon. Its character shifts dramatically with dose and timing, so brewers treat it as a flexible late-addition and dry-hop variety — use a light hand or it can dominate a beer.

redcurrantwhite grapepinot grisraspberryrockmelon

Best in these styles

IPApale aleIndia pale lagersummer alesour

Tasting Tip

Dose carefully and add late or as a dry hop — its white-wine and redcurrant character intensifies and shifts with timing, and it can easily overpower a beer.

Beers showcasing Enigma

Specific beer examples coming soon.

Substitutes & relatives

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

For brewers — technical profile

Alpha Acid

17.9–19.5%

Beta Acid

6.7–7.6%

Total Oil

3.0–3.7 mL/100g

Oil composition

myrcene

23.0-30.0%

humulene

12.4-18.8%

caryophyllene

6.3-8.0%

farnesene

9.2-11.4%

History

Enigma (cultivar code 02-016-008) was bred by Hop Products Australia (HPA) and is a descendant of the Swiss Tettnang (Tettnanger) hop crossed with North American material — although Tettnang-derived, it grows vigorously like a North American hop. It was commercially released around 2013, with expanded plantings producing its first generous crop in 2015.

Sources

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

Freshness Note

High total-oil variety; store cold and sealed and use fresh, as its delicate wine and berry aromatics fade with age.

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