Progress
Pine and resin-forward, with spice and herbal.
Origin🇬🇧United Kingdom
Flavor profile
- Pine and resin4
- Spice3
- Herbal3
- Stone fruit2
- Berry2
- Citrus1
- Tropical fruit1
- Grassy1
Main source of bitterness — isomerizes over the boil to set IBU.
Contributes aroma and slow-aging bitterness; not isomerized in the boil.
How bitterness ages — ~1:1 is common in aroma varieties.
Share of alpha as cohumulone — lower reads as a smoother bitterness.
Total essential oil — the bulk indicator of aroma intensity.
What to substitute for Progress
Common questions
- What can I substitute for Progress?
- Ernest, Agnus, and Northern Brewer (German) — the closest by flavor and alpha acid.
- What does Progress taste like?
- Pine and resin-forward, with spice and herbal.
- What is Progress's alpha acid?
- 5.0–7.6%
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