Barbe Rouge
- Origin Country
- France
- Alpha Acid
- 7.5 to 9.5%
- Oils
- 1.8 to 2.2 mL per 100 g
- US Acreage
- Not Found
- Medal Beers in 2026
- 1
- Breeder
- Comptoir Agricole breeding program (R&D Alsace)
Aroma
Red fruits, strawberry, bubble gum
Grown by
Not Found
Barbe Rouge
Variety Data
- Kind
- variety
- US Grown
- no
- Status
- proprietary
- Use
- not published
- Alpha Class
- medium (8 to 14 percent)
- Alpha
- 7.5 to 9.5
- Beta
- 3.5 to 4.6
- Cohumulone
- 25 to 28
- Total Oil
- 1.8 to 2.2
- Myrcene
- 52 to 58
- Humulene
- 17 to 21
- Identity Gap
- year_released: The sheet is dated September 2017 and gives no release year. | parentage: The Comptoir Agricole sheet publishes no parentage.
- Chemistry Gap
- caryophyllene, farnesene not published. Caryophyllene and farnesene shares: the sheet gives farnesene in mg per 100 g (0 to 3), not as a share of oil, and a humulene to caryophyllene ratio (3 to 3.3).
- Notes
- The sheet calls it an exclusive French hop from the Comptoir Agricole breeding program.
- Identity Source Urls
- johnihaas.com
- Chemistry Source Urls
- johnihaas.com
- Aroma Source Urls
- johnihaas.com
Aroma Descriptors
Each descriptor is attributed to the source that published it.
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| Source | |
|---|---|
| Red fruits | Comptoir Agricole technical data |
| strawberry | Comptoir Agricole technical data |
| bubble gum | Comptoir Agricole technical data |
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.
1 medal in view
| Form | Use | Farm Named by the Brewery | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | Wolf of the Woods | Second Dawn Brewing Co. | Italian-Style Pilsener | Not Found | Not Found | Not Found |
Beer Profile Cards
Breweries With a 2026 Medal Beer That Uses It
Each brewery links to its page.
| Second Dawn 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
Barbe Rouge is a hop variety from France, proprietary, from Comptoir Agricole breeding program (R&D Alsace). Its published alpha acid range is 7.5 to 9.5 percent.
Identity
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | France |
| Breeder or owner program | Comptoir Agricole breeding program (R&D Alsace) |
| Trademark | none found |
| Proprietary or public | proprietary |
| Year released | not published |
| Parentage | not published |
| Published use | not published |
| Alpha class | medium (8 to 14 percent) |
No other published names were found.
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 | 7.5 to 9.5 | percent |
| beta acids | 3.5 to 4.6 | percent |
| cohumulone | 25 to 28 | percent of alpha acids |
| total oil | 1.8 to 2.2 | ml per 100 g |
| myrcene | 52 to 58 | percent of total oil |
| humulene | 17 to 21 | percent of total oil |
| caryophyllene | not published | percent of total oil |
| farnesene | not published | percent of total oil |
The sheet calls it an exclusive French hop from the Comptoir Agricole breeding program.
Aroma
As published by Comptoir Agricole technical data: "Red fruits, strawberry, bubble gum"
Acreage
This variety is not grown commercially in the United States as far as the sources checked show, so US acreage does not apply.
Gaps
- Identity, year_released: The sheet is dated September 2017 and gives no release year.
- Identity, parentage: The Comptoir Agricole sheet publishes no parentage.
- Chemistry, caryophyllene, farnesene not published. Caryophyllene and farnesene shares: the sheet gives farnesene in mg per 100 g (0 to 3), not as a share of oil, and a humulene to caryophyllene ratio (3 to 3.3).