Pedigree	Raised in 1927 from the commercial Golding variety Bramling crossed with a Manitoban wild male hop
Maturity	Early to mid-season
Yield	1,500 - 2,000 kg./ha or 1,350 - 1,800 lb./ac.
Growth Habit	Moderately vigorous but produces few shoots in the Spring.
Disease Reaction	Tolerant to Verticillium wilt and hop mosaic. Fairly tolerant to both downy and powdery mildew.
Pickability	No problems
Drying/Baling	No problems
Cone Structure	Medium sized, moderately tight, plumpish cone.
Quality Luplin Medium yellow in color. Aroma Quite mild and not unpleasant, fruity currant aroma Alpha Acids 5.0 - 7.0% w/w Beta Acids 2.5 - 3.5% w/w Co-Humulone 25 - 30% of alpha acids Storageability 60 - 70% of alpha acids remaining after six (6) months storage at 20º C. Total Oil 0.8- 1.2 mls/100 grams Myrcene 35 - 40% of whole oil Humulene 28- 33% of whole oil Caryphyllene 14 - 18% of whole oil Farnesene <1% of whole oil
General Trade Perception	Acceptable general-purpose aroma hop but lacking the fineness of Golding aroma. Originally bred as a replacement for the Goldings, good all around English hop.
Possible Substitutions	UK Kent Golding, UK Progress, Whitbred's Golding Variety
Beer Styles	ESB, Bitter, pale Ale
Other Information	Its tolerance to Verticillium wilt allowed its expansion in the U.K. as the acreage of Fuggles and Goldings declined.