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Warrior substitutes

Proven alternatives to Warrior and hops with a similar aroma profile. Pick by availability, price or country of origin.

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Direct substitutes

8

CTZ

USADual purpose8230
IPAAPAPils
Alpha acid14.5–17%
Beta acid4.5–5.5%
Total oil2.5–4.5 mL
Black currantLicoriceCurryCitrus+2

Columbus

USADual purpose8230
IPAAPAPils
Alpha acid14–18%
Beta acid4.5–6%
Total oil2.5–4.5 mL
EarthyBlack currantLicoriceCurry+6
Magnum (GR)

Magnum (GR)

GermanyBittering1980
IPAImperial StoutBarleywine
Alpha acid11–16%
Beta acid4.5–7%
Total oil1.6–2.6 mL
AppleBlack currantCleanCitrus+3

Magnum (US)

USABittering1980
IPAImperial StoutBarleywine
Alpha acid10–16%
Beta acid4.5–7%
Total oil1.6–3 mL
FloralCitrusSpicyNutmeg+1
Nugget

Nugget

USADual purpose1983
IPAAPAPils
Alpha acid9.5–16%
Beta acid3–5.8%
Total oil0.9–3.3 mL
HerbalCitrusGingerPineapple+5
Summit

Summit

USABittering2003
IPAImperial StoutBarleywine
Alpha acid15–17.5%
Beta acid4–6.5%
Total oil1.5–3 mL
Black currantAniseIncenseOrange+8

Tomahawk

USADual purpose8230
IPAAPAPils
Alpha acid15–17.5%
Beta acid4.5–6%
Total oil2.5–4.5 mL
CitrusBlack currantLicoriceCurry+1
Zeus

Zeus

USABittering8230
IPAImperial StoutBarleywine
Alpha acid13–17.5%
Beta acid4–6.5%
Total oil2.4–4.5 mL
Black currantLicoriceCurryPungent

How to swap it in a recipe

Bitterness scales with alpha acid times weight, so for bittering additions rescale the weight by the alpha ratio — the multiplier for each substitute is given below. For late, whirlpool and dry-hop additions dose 1:1 by weight and go by aroma instead, because alpha acids do not drive those.

Warrior → CTZ

last-resort match

Use 1.03× the weight for the same bitterness

alpha acids 16.25% → 15.75% · 0% aroma match

Loses
Pine, Mild, Resin
Adds
Black currant, Licorice, Curry, Citrus, Cannabis, Dank

Warrior → Columbus

last-resort match

Use 1.02× the weight for the same bitterness

alpha acids 16.25% → 16% · 0% aroma match

Loses
Pine, Mild, Resin
Adds
Earthy, Black currant, Licorice, Curry, Spicy, Citrus, Floral, Pungent, Dank, Cannabis

Warrior → Magnum (GR)

last-resort match

Use 1.2× the weight for the same bitterness

alpha acids 16.25% → 13.5% · 0% aroma match

Loses
Pine, Mild, Resin
Adds
Apple, Black currant, Clean, Citrus, Clean, Floral, Fruity

Warrior → Magnum (US)

last-resort match

Use 1.25× the weight for the same bitterness

alpha acids 16.25% → 13% · 0% aroma match

Loses
Pine, Mild, Resin
Adds
Floral, Citrus, Spicy, Nutmeg, Black currant

Warrior → Nugget

last-resort match

Use 1.27× the weight for the same bitterness

alpha acids 16.25% → 12.75% · 0% aroma match

Loses
Pine, Mild, Resin
Adds
Herbal, Citrus, Ginger, Pineapple, Geranium, Lychee, Herbal, Earthy, Coconut

Warrior → Summit

last-resort match

Use the same weight for the same bitterness

alpha acids 16.25% → 16.25% · 0% aroma match

Loses
Pine, Mild, Resin
Adds
Black currant, Anise, Incense, Orange, Grapefruit, Tangerine, Earthy, Citrus, Onion, Garlic, Dank, Cannabis

Warrior → Tomahawk

last-resort match

Use the same weight for the same bitterness

alpha acids 16.25% → 16.25% · 0% aroma match

Loses
Pine, Mild, Resin
Adds
Citrus, Black currant, Licorice, Curry, Onion

Warrior → Zeus

last-resort match

Use 1.07× the weight for the same bitterness

alpha acids 16.25% → 15.25% · 0% aroma match

Loses
Pine, Mild, Resin
Adds
Black currant, Licorice, Curry, Pungent

How to pick a substitute

Look for similar alpha acid content (within 2%) and overlapping aroma notes. The more shared notes, the safer the swap.

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