Polaris Hops

[stef]

Most recent email from Niko hops talks about this new variety:

We are also pleased and excited to announce the availability of the hop variety Polaris. This is a "brand new high alpha hop with strong, pleasant, fruity, refreshing, Gletschereisbonbon (glacier-like) notes". We've also been given the descriptor of "glacier candy". Here's some stats:
Alpha Acids: 21.3%
Beta Acids: 5.5%
Cohumulone: 27%
Oil Content: 4.4ml/100g of dried cones (to put this into perspective Cascade is generally .7-1.4ml/100g)
Polaris Pricing: $25/lb, $14.50/8oz, $3.75/2oz

Looks pretty good to me! Have no idea what a glacier tastes like though... (cold? icy? hard? windy? slow moving?)

Anyone heard of them/used them before?

Cheers

Stef

 

[Nick JD]

 

[keifer33]

Aliens!

 

[bignath]

Could use them in a lawnmower beer.....

Or a tribute beer to Megadeth. Call it 'Rust in Peace' Ale

 

[Nick JD]

I would guess they are quite wintergreen-flavoured (minty-anise).

Yuk?

Read elsewhere it's a german super cascade.

21% AA? Whoa.

 

[NewtownClown]

Glacier ice candy roll, 24 pieces

Description: Refreshing candy to suck without fat. When eating this candy feels the breath of truly fresh and free.

Contents: 24 rolls of 42g

Ingredients: glucose syrup, sugar, citric acid and lactic acid, flavor, natural menthol. May contain traces of milk and wheat.

Nutritional values ​​per 100g: Energy: 1662kj / 391kcal
Protein: 0g
Carbohydrates: 96g
Fat: 0g