With delicate floral, fruit, spice and mint tones, German Perle is a good dual-purpose hop with moderate and balanced bittering potential. With flavors and aromas often described as straw, apricot, honey, citrus, German Perle is often considered a hop with mild and pleasant characteristics in the finished beer. Typical A.A: 7 – 9.5% Possible Substitutions: Northern Brewer, Perle Beers: A good all – purpose hop, Perle provides a neutral and unobtrusive bittering quality, especially in darker lagers with a fair amount of dark grains in the malt bill. Hop variety is often found in pale ale’s, kolsch, alt’s, weizen and barley wines.