Rose hops in 1896

Like most brewers, Rose used multiple hops in all their beers. At least two types and often as many as four. The majority were English, backed up with some German and American types.

Those English hops mostly came from either Worcester or Kent. Not much of a surprise there, as they were the two largest hop growing regions in the UK. Sussex, on the other hand, was a minor hop region. It’s interesting that hops from there show up so often in Rose’s beers.

The foreign hops came from two countries: the USA and Germany. Along with the UK, they were the largest producers of hops in the world. But UK brewers’ opinions of them were very different. German hops, along with those from Bohemia, were the only foreign hops considered to have as good a flavour as the best English examples.

In contrast, American hops were liked because of their high alpha acid content and low price. Their flavour, however, wasn’t liked. Hence their use mostly at the start of the boil. 

Rose hops in 1896
Beer	Style	hop 1	hop 2	hop 3	hop 4
M	Mild	Sussex 1894	Worcs 1895
X	Mild	Sussex 1894	Worcs 1894	Bavarian 1894	Kent 1895
XX	Mild	Kent 1894	Sussex 1894	Worcs 1894	Bavarian 1895
XXX	Mild	Sussex 1894	Worcs 1894	Bavarian 1894	Kent 1895
XXXX	Mild	Kent 1896	California 1894	Worcs 1895
B	Pale Ale	Kent 1894	Hallertau 1895	Worcs 1895
AK	Pale Ale	Kent 1894	Hallertau 1894	Worcs 1894	Kent 1895
IPA	IPA	California 1894	English 1896	English 1896	English 18987
PA	Pale Ale	Kent 1894	Hallertau 1894	Worcs 1894	Kent 1895
Stout	Stout	Sussex 1894	California 1893	Worcs 1895
Source:
Rose brewing record held at the North Yorkshire County Record Office, catalogue number ZDI.