Warrior

A clean high-alpha bittering hop with herbal-citrus edges.

Country
USA
Released
Alpha Acid
13.0–18.0%

What it tastes like

Warrior is a high-alpha bittering hop valued for smooth, clean bitterness with a relatively neutral, herbal-citrus character. Brewers reach for it as a dependable kettle hop in IPAs and pale ales where they want efficient bitterness without a loud aroma signature.

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Best in these styles

Tasting Tip
Warrior shines as a clean bittering charge — it lays down smooth bitterness and lets aroma hops define the late additions.

Beers showcasing Warrior

Specific beer examples coming soon.

Substitutes & relatives

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

Lineage & family

Warrior is a landrace / founding variety — a root of the hop family tree. Trace where it leads in the Hop Lineage explorer →

EkuanotWarrior

All 1 descendants
Ekuanot

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
13.0–18.0%
Beta Acid
4.0–6.0%
Total Oil
1.0–2.5 mL/100g

Oil composition

myrcene
40–55%
humulene
12–18%
caryophyllene
9–14%
farnesene
0.1–1%

History

Warrior is a high-alpha bittering variety grown in the US Pacific Northwest. Its parentage has not been publicly disclosed.

Sources

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

Freshness Note
As a high-alpha hop, Warrior carries plenty of bittering potential; store cold and sealed to keep the bitterness clean.

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