DEVELOPED BY THE USDA BREEDING PROGRAM IN WASHINGTON STATE AND RELEASED IN 1985 AS A HIGH ALPHA BITTERING VARIETY, CHINOOK IS A CROSS BETWEEN PETHAM GOLDING AND A USDA MALE. IN RECENT YEARS, IT HAS FOUND FAVOR AS A DUAL PURPOSE HOP IN THE CRAFT BREWING COMMUNITY AS A RESULT OF ITS SPICE AND PINE AROMA CHARACTERISTICS. BRAND MAY VARY.