Lemondrop
- Origin Country
- United States
- Alpha Acid
- 5 to 7%
- Oils
- 1.5 to 2 mL per 100 g
- US Acreage
- Not Found
- Medal Beers in 2026
- 2
- Breeder
- Hopsteiner breeding program
Aroma
lemon, green tea, light melon
Grown by
Not Found
Lemondrop
Variety Data
- Also Published as
- Lemon Drop, Lemondrop Hopsteiner 01210
- Kind
- variety
- US Grown
- yes
- Trademark
- Lemondrop (trademark, per Hopsteiner)
- Status
- proprietary
- Parentage
- Aroma type hop from a cross between Cascade and USDA 19058 male (Hopsteiner experimental hop 01210)
- Use
- not published
- Alpha Class
- low (below 8 percent)
- Alpha
- 5 to 7
- Beta
- 4 to 6
- Cohumulone
- 28 to 34
- Total Oil
- 1.5 to 2
- Farnesene
- 6 to 7
- Identity Gap
- year_released: The Hopsteiner data sheet publishes no release year.
- Chemistry Gap
- myrcene, humulene, caryophyllene not published. Myrcene, humulene and caryophyllene shares: the Hopsteiner sheet lists only the caryophyllene to humulene ratio (0.56 to 0.58), farnesene and linalool.
- Identity Source Urls
- hopsteiner.us
- Chemistry Source Urls
- hopsteiner.us
- Aroma Source Urls
- hopsteiner.us
Aroma Descriptors
Each descriptor is attributed to the source that published it.
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| Source | |
|---|---|
| lemon | Hopsteiner data sheet |
| green tea | Hopsteiner data sheet |
| light melon | Hopsteiner data sheet |
US Acreage by State
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No US acreage has been published for this hop yet.
2026 Medal Beers That Use It
The farm column shows only a farm the brewery itself named for this hop.
2 medals in view
| Form | Use | Farm Named by the Brewery | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | Fuzztail | Sunriver Brewing Co. | American Wheat Beer | Not Found | Not Found | Not Found |
| Bronze | Yucatan Sunrise | Full Distance Brewing | Mexican-Style Pale Lager | Not Found | Not Found | Not Found |
Beer Profile Cards
Breweries With a 2026 Medal Beer That Uses It
Each brewery links to its page.
| Full Distance Brewing | 1 |
|---|---|
| Sunriver Brewing Co. | 1 |
Farms That Grow It
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
Lemondrop is a hop variety from the United States, proprietary, from Hopsteiner breeding program. Its published alpha acid range is 5 to 7 percent.
Identity
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | United States |
| Breeder or owner program | Hopsteiner breeding program |
| Trademark | Lemondrop (trademark, per Hopsteiner) |
| Proprietary or public | proprietary |
| Year released | not published |
| Parentage | Aroma type hop from a cross between Cascade and USDA 19058 male (Hopsteiner experimental hop 01210) |
| Published use | not published |
| Alpha class | low (below 8 percent) |
Also published as: Lemon Drop, Lemondrop Hopsteiner 01210.
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 | 5 to 7 | percent |
| beta acids | 4 to 6 | percent |
| cohumulone | 28 to 34 | percent of alpha acids |
| total oil | 1.5 to 2 | ml per 100 g |
| myrcene | not published | percent of total oil |
| humulene | not published | percent of total oil |
| caryophyllene | not published | percent of total oil |
| farnesene | 6 to 7 | percent of total oil |
Aroma
As published by Hopsteiner data sheet: "lemon, green tea, light melon"
Acreage
NASS names no line for this variety in the National Hop Report, so no state acreage is published for it.
Gaps
- Identity, year_released: The Hopsteiner data sheet publishes no release year.
- Chemistry, myrcene, humulene, caryophyllene not published. Myrcene, humulene and caryophyllene shares: the Hopsteiner sheet lists only the caryophyllene to humulene ratio (0.56 to 0.58), farnesene and linalool.