Tomahawk

Tomahawk is a bittering hop of recent origin. Tomahawk is often referred to as CTZ, a trio of similar hops including Columbus and Zeus. The exact lineage of Tomahawk is unknown, however it is widely assumed that Brewer’s Gold and several undisclosed American varieties played significant parenting roles. It was developed in the 1980s by Charles Zimmerman who had worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture until 1979 and who subsequently held positions with various private hop-processing and trading companies.

Tomahawk is a dual-purpose hop that can be used in all hop additions throughout the brewing process.

Tomahawk has aroma descriptors that include black pepper, licorice, curry and subtle citrus.

Some hops just taste better together. We recently analyzed [ 1 ] hundreds of the most popular beers to find which hops are commonly paired together. We found that Simcoe , Centennial , Amarillo & Cascade hops are commonly used alongside the Tomahawk hop. This is not a complete list, but should give you a good idea of what hops are commonly used together.