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Hop flavours
PHA®
Natural hop flavours in the Classics and Topnotes ranges, dosed after filtration before packaging, including a water-based version.
PHA®
BarthHaas’s range of natural hop flavours, combining pure hop-derived flavours with a range of carriers to suit your needs, including the new water-based version (hop extracts emulsified with water and nothing else, no PG or ethanol). They suit lagers, pilsners, light and non-alcoholic beers and hop waters. They are dosed quickly after filtration, before packaging.
Use in: Post-filtration, before packaging
Key benefits
- no alpha acids: suitable for all packaging, including clear options
- quick post-filtration dosing, also in-line, on their own or alongside other flavours
- differentiating several products from a few or even a single production stream
- exacting specification: consistent aroma and flavour, ideal for large volumes and multiple sites
- water-based version: clean label, no dosing limits and no PG or ethanol
Variant: PHA® Classics
How to use
PHA® Classics lift the aroma and flavour of standard and premium lager-style beers, non-alcoholic beers and beverages such as hop waters. They work alongside other flavours in the beverage to add pleasant, recognisable hop aroma and flavour fractions.
Aroma profiles
| Profile | Character |
|---|---|
| Citrussy | Strong citrus with spice and background notes of rose, lemon and cedar. |
| Fruity | Bursting with fruity berry, lemon-lime citrus and floral with a woody finish. |
| Floral | Heady floral, bergamot, lemongrass with woody background notes. |
| Herbal | Robust herbal, grassy character accentuated with woody undertones. |
| Spicy | Complex spicy mixture including woody, floral, citrussy and fruity characteristics. |
| Woody | Resinous notes dominate with a fruity mixture of citrus and spicy notes. |
Source: barthhaasx.com (as of 24 Oct 2026). Technical and safety data sheets, whitepapers and pricing on request.
Variant: PHA® Topnotes
How to use
PHA® Topnotes add high-quality, variety-specific hop aroma and flavour to standard and premium beers and beverages such as lagers, non-alcoholic lagers and hop waters. They are endlessly flexible: from a subtle hint of Saaz to more complex and much-loved combinations such as Citra® and Mosaic®.
Available varieties
| Variety | Origin | Typical aroma |
|---|---|---|
| Citra® | USA | mango, blackberry, grapefruit, gooseberry, pineapple |
| Cascade | USA | blackberry, plum, lime, caramel, black currant |
| Saaz | Czech Republic | thyme, geranium, pine, cucumber, hay |
| Perle | Germany | lemon, marjoram, pepper, dried fruits, pear |
| Mosaic® | USA | pineapple, mango, passion fruit, gooseberry, onion |
| Herkules | Germany | lemon balm, lemon grass, tomato leaves, apricot, tarragon |
| Hallertauer Mittelfrüh | Germany | lilac, carnation, bergamot, resin, red currant |
| Chinook | USA | grapefruit, fennel, basil, pineapple, black currant |
| Mt. Hood | USA | fennel, tarragon, lemon, honey, curry |
| Lublin | Poland | juniper, apple blossom, curry, dill, cedar |
The range of varieties may change with the harvest and availability. Current status on request.
Source: barthhaasx.com (as of 24 Oct 2026). Technical and safety data sheets, whitepapers and pricing on request.