Brewers Gold

[Legman]

I've been trying Brewers Gold hops in some of my Browns, Porters and Stouts. I don't have much experience with this hop yet, but I seem to be getting a bit of (citrus-like?) flavor from it even thought I just use it as a bittering hop.

Anyone else experience this? How would you describe this hop?

[The Professor]

How long is your boil, and are you using pellets, plugs, or whole leaf?

As my first choice hop, I use BG a lot (when I can get it) for both bittering and aroma but have never gotten a citrus character from it.

[BryanH]

Citrus? Not really to my senses. BG finds its' way into several of my beers specifically for the non-citrus dark fruit and black currant flavors it brings along.

[Legman]

Ok, maybe citrus would be the wrong word for this. I didn't mean like cascade flavor.
Let me ask this again. If using BG (pellets) as a bittering hop (60-90 min), do you ever notice any flavors from it?

[vpsihop1]

its a good dry hop for english beers, floral. not very citusy. never bittered with it