Barbe Rouge

Barbe Rouge is a French grown aroma hop with an alpha acid of 3.8-10.0% and a beta acid of 3.3-4.6%. It is owned by Hops France under Cultivar/Brand ID P 09-2.

It features notes of citrus fruit and fine red berries specifically kumquat, orange, lime, red currant, strawberry and raspberry. All of these fruits are found in the delicate aromatics where the very fine red fruit and strawberry intermingle with bubble gum aromas tinted by spicy notes that are slightly citrusy and herbal. There is refined and non-lingering bitterness.

Barbe Rouge is a solid choice for your Belgian Ales, Pilsners, Amber Ales, Biere de Gardes, Pale Ales, Black IPAs, Porters and Saisons.


Co-Humulone as % of Alpha Acids: 24-28%
Total Oils (mL/100g): 1.1-3.0
Myrcene: 35-60%
Humulene: 15-25%
Caryophyllene: 2-4%
Farnesene: 0-4%
All Others (including β-pinene, linalool, geraniol & selinene): 7-48%
Colupulone: 48-50%
Linalool: 12-16%
Xanthohumol (X): 0.4-0.53%


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