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History of Amarillo Hops
The history of the Amarillo variety starts with a chance discovery. Unlike many other varieties there was no purposeful breeding of different plants to amplify certain characteristics and minimize others, no involvement of the USDA hop breeding program. It is the whim of nature, pure and simple, that we have to thank for this hop.
In 1990, a small hop bine was discovered growing alongside the Liberty hops at Virgil Gamache Farms in Washington. The plant looked different. There was a slight yellowish cast to the bine and immature leaves. Liberty hop cones are generally medium sized with dusky yellow insides........