EAST KENT GOLDINGS FINISHING HOPS

East Kent Goldings is the queen of English hops: floral, citrus, and refined.

East Kent Golding is to British brewers what Hallertau Mittelfrüh is to their German colleagues. A premium appellation, East Kent Goldings hops can only come from East Kent – Goldings hops grown in other counties are known as UK Goldings.

Flowery with citrus peel or citrus candy overtones and a herbaceous, spring meadow-like undercurrent. Gentle and refined, dry hopping can bring forth its citrus aspects alongside a fresh grassy note.

Regarded for centuries as England’s finest hop, EKG has been a spotlight flavour in the profiles of hoppy ales from the British Isles: IPA, pale ale, and bitter.

It’s used at lower rates to subtler effect in Scottish and other darker, maltier ales.