Columbus/Tomahawk and Zeus carry a registered mark in the NASS table
Status
proprietary
Parentage
Share the same female parent as Nugget (John I. Haas sheet)
Use
bittering
Use Basis
beer bittering (John I. Haas sheet)
Alpha Class
high (14 percent and above)
Alpha
15 to 17
Beta
4.5 to 5
Cohumulone
28 to 32
Total Oil
2.5 to 3.5
Myrcene
50 to 60
Humulene
12 to 18
Caryophyllene
9 to 11
Farnesene Max
1
Nass Label
Columbus/Tomahawk
Identity Gap
year_released: not published in the sources checked (`https://www.johnihaas.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/MiniSpecSheets-Zeus.pdf`, `https://esmis.nal.usda.gov/sites/default/release-files/795696/hopsan25.txt`) | The sheet treats the three as one group and publishes no breeder or release year.
Notes
NASS reports Columbus, Tomahawk and Zeus together as one line, so the acreage applies to the group, not to Columbus alone.
Grown by. These farms publish this variety as grown. It does not mean a medal beer used hops from that farm.
Whole record, not narrowed by the filters.
No farm has been published as growing this hop yet.
Research Notes
Columbus/Tomahawk/Zeus is a hop group from the United States, proprietary, from Not stated on the John I. Haas sheet. Its published alpha acid range is 15 to 17 percent.
Identity
Field
Value
Origin
United States
Breeder or owner program
Not stated on the John I. Haas sheet
Trademark
Columbus/Tomahawk and Zeus carry a registered mark in the NASS table
Proprietary or public
proprietary
Year released
not published
Parentage
Share the same female parent as Nugget (John I. Haas sheet)
Published use
bittering (beer bittering (John I. Haas sheet))
Alpha class
high (14 percent and above)
Also published as: CTZ, Columbus Tomahawk Zeus, Tomahawk, Zeus.
Chemistry
Ranges are as published by the breeder or supplier named under sources; a single value means the source printed one figure.
Measure
Published
Unit
alpha acids
15 to 17
percent
beta acids
4.5 to 5
percent
cohumulone
28 to 32
percent of alpha acids
total oil
2.5 to 3.5
ml per 100 g
myrcene
50 to 60
percent of total oil
humulene
12 to 18
percent of total oil
caryophyllene
9 to 11
percent of total oil
farnesene
up to 1
percent of total oil
NASS reports Columbus, Tomahawk and Zeus together as one line, so the acreage applies to the group, not to Columbus alone.
Aroma
As published by John I. Haas variety sheet: "Lemon, black pepper, green onion, mango"
Acreage
Area harvested in acres, from the USDA NASS National Hop Report (line "Columbus/Tomahawk"). Each year comes from the newest report that covers it.
Year
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
2021
1,046
not listed
4,523
2022
520
not listed
3,998
2023
1,059
not listed
5,295
2024
811
not listed
4,627
2025
775
not listed
4,115
Production in 1,000 pounds.
Year
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
2021
3,314.8
not listed
12,013.1
2022
1,574
not listed
9,019.5
2023
2,793.6
not listed
13,052.2
2024
2,705.5
not listed
11,549
2025
2,636.6
not listed
10,789.5
A three state total cannot be computed for any year because at least one state is withheld or not listed.
Gaps
Identity, year_released: not published in the sources checked (https://www.johnihaas.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/MiniSpecSheets-Zeus.pdf, https://esmis.nal.usda.gov/sites/default/release-files/795696/hopsan25.txt)
Identity, The sheet treats the three as one group and publishes no breeder or release year.