Hop Type: Dual-Purpose
Origin: England
Alpha Acid: 5.0 - 8.0%
Similar Varieties: Fuggle, East Kent Golding
Common Styles: Bitters, Pale Ale, India Pale Ales, Mild, Brown Ales, and Scottish Ales
Progress was one of the first varieties to come out of a modern breeding program in England. Its lineage includes Whitbread Goldings and O.B.79, making it cousin to Target. Developed to create a very English Fuggle-like impression in the glass.
Moderate to strong suggestions of spring grass, herbs, and fresh flowers overlaid on woods and dried mint. Adds nice floral and grass/herbal complement when blended with fruitier varieties (think EKG or Sovereign) for late and dry hopping.
Very fine as a late kettle, hop back, or cask addition in the hoppy English trifecta: bitter, pale ale, IPA. Progress has a high enough alpha content to also perform light bittering duty in mild, brown, and Scottish ales. Adds a nice element to brown porters. Like Fuggle, does well as a single hop or component of a blend.