2019 marks the 100th anniversary of one of our favourite hops – Bullion! It belongs among the very first crossbreeds between American and English hops selected by Professor Salmon of Wye College in the UK, whose groundbreaking work led to the development of many of the hop varieties popular today. Its complex fruity and spicy flavour was considered too extreme back in the day and Bullion was mainly used as a bittering hop for stouts before more commercially viable varieties drove it into obscurity in the 1980′s. Chi-Ku is an India pale ale crammed full of Bullion for you to taste the rare origins of modern craft beer hops. Bullion hops display “American” aromas of black currant, pineapple and grapefruit along with “English” orange zest and tobacco leaf, as well as a distinct spicy note. Chi-Ku is brewed as a classic India pale ale with a bold hoppy aroma and bitterness to match.