Description
Savinjski Goldings Hops – Slovenia – 4–6% AA
A classic European hop with delicate floral character and refined herbal spice
Savinjski Goldings is a traditional Slovenian hop known for its smooth bitterness and elegant aroma. With notes of floral blossom, gentle spice, and soft herbal character, it offers a refined profile similar to classic English varieties.
A staple of European brewing, Savinjski Goldings is ideal for balanced, traditional beer styles.
Key Features
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🇸🇮 Origin: Slovenia
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🌿 Flavour: Floral, herbal, spice, earthy
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🍺 Best For: Lagers, Pilsners, Belgian Ales, English Ales
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🔬 Alpha Acid: 4–6%
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🧪 Hop Type: Aroma
About Savinjski Goldings Hops
Savinjski Goldings hops are grown in Slovenia’s Savinja Valley, a region well known for producing high-quality aroma hops. Despite the name, Savinjski Goldings is not a direct Goldings variety, but rather a regional designation historically linked to Fuggle-type hops grown in Slovenia.
Over time, the name has become associated with a group of Slovenian hops offering a similar refined character to traditional English varieties. This gives Savinjski Goldings its familiar balance of floral, herbal, and lightly spicy notes.
It is widely used in European brewing, particularly in lagers and Belgian-style beers, where subtlety and balance are key.
Flavour & Aroma Profile
Expect soft, traditional notes of:
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Floral blossom
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Herbal character
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Gentle spice
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Earthy undertones
Brewing Applications
Savinjski Goldings is ideal for brewers looking to create balanced, traditional European-style beers.
Perfect for:
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Lagers
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Pilsners
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Belgian Ales
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English Ales
Works particularly well for:
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Late additions to enhance aroma
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Supporting clean, balanced recipes
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Building classic European flavour profiles
Popular in:
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Continental lagers and pilsners
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Belgian ales with subtle hop character
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Traditional European-style beers focused on balance
Substitutes
If you’re looking for similar hop varieties, consider:
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Styrian Goldings
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Fuggle
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East Kent Goldings
Specifications
| Attribute | Details |
|---|---|
| Origin | Slovenia |
| Alpha Acid | 4–6% |
| Beta Acid | 2–4% (approx.) |
| Hop Type | Aroma |
| Typical Use | Aroma |
| Flavour Profile | Floral, herbal, spice |
Freshness, Packaging & Traceability
At The Malt Miller, we take hop quality seriously. All hops are stored in our temperature-controlled cold store to maintain their freshness, aroma, and brewing performance.
Each pack is nitrogen flushed and sealed in a high-quality, resealable mylar bag. This protects the hops from light, oxygen, and moisture — preserving their essential oils and alpha acids until you’re ready to brew.
Every pack is labelled with a batch code, allowing full traceability back to the supplier. This means you can access detailed information such as alpha acid content and harvest year, giving you complete confidence and consistency in your brewing.
We contract and source our hops from the finest merchants and farms around the world, ensuring you get the chance to brew with the same high quality product that professional breweries use.
Using mylar bags which prevent light degradation of the hops, flushing the bags with nitrogen to remove oxygen and cold storage of them until ordered by you, ensures the hops are as fresh as possible.
If you want to learn more about hops and how to use them then check out our Help Centre where you will find blog posts and our Brew With Us ESSENTIALS and we also have some great content on our YouTube channel about hops too.

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