Triumph Hop Profile: Aroma & Flavor

Since it was bred from a range of Noble hops, it’s no surprise that Triumph strikes a lot of familiar notes from the lager category: fruit, spice, and woody aromatics. Triumph was intended as a higher-alpha aroma variety to complement other American alternatives to classic Noble hop varieties from Europe. It complements lagers, pale ales, and a lot of other lighter styles.

2022 was our first harvest of mature Vermont Triumph! Since it was bred from a range of Noble hops, it’s no surprise that Triumph strikes familiar notes from other lager hops but is a lot more fruit forward. We get notes of kiwi and persimmon along with some woody notes that are typical of noble bops.

Triumph Hop History

Triumph is the most recent release by the USDA’s public hop breeding program. After being in development for nearly two decades, it was finally released in 2019. We’re excited to be growing Triumph in Vermont!

Triumph has a varied, classic heritage: East Kent Golding, Hallertau Mittelfruh, Nugget, and Brewers Gold are all predecessors of Triumph. This is a Noble hop through and through, only bred to grow in America rather than Europe.

Triumph was intended as a higher-alpha aroma variety to complement other American alternatives to classic Noble hop varieties from Europe. It’s a perfect complement to lagers, pale ales, and a lot of other lighter styles.

Beers that use Triumph hops

IPA, Pale Ale, Lager

When to add Triumph hops

Like all our varieties, Triumph is a dual-purpose hop that can be added in the boil or in dry-hopping.

What hops go well with Triumph?

Cashmere, Idaho 7, Citra, Mosaic, Centennial

Triumph hop substitute options

Willamette, Hallertau Mittelfruh, Nugget, Brewers Gold