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NEW ZEALAND
Passion fruit, gooseberry, peach, and lime flavours abound. Due to its complex hop oil profile Nelson Sauvin™ can work its magic as an aroma hop, a flavour hop or even for bittering.
Ideal for American style Pale Ales and IPA's with punchy hoppy character.
TROPICAL FRUIT / GOOSEBERRY / WHITE WINE
HAZY IPA, PALE ALE, IPA BLEND
AVAILABLE SPRING 2022
NEW ZEALAND
Riwaka™ has abundant oil content nearly twice that of its parent variety Saaz. This unique oil balance alongside a near 1:1 ratio of alpha to beta acids gives it a strong sweet citrus note that, according to some brewers, makes it the “ultimate” for hoppy beers, pale ale & lagers.
CITRUS / KUMQUAT / QUINCE
HAZY IPA, PALE ALE, IPA BLEND
AVAILABLE SPRING 2022
NEW ZEALAND
MotuekaTM is a premier New Zealand hop bred from Saaz and lends itself well to Lagers, Pilsners and Belgian Ales. It makes an excellent dual-use hop, carrying an exciting fruit aroma with refreshing notes of tropical fruit and citrus and works well in sweet, malty and fruity beers.
TROPICAL FRUIT / CITRUS / LIME
USE FOR HAZY IPA, PALE ALE, PILSNER, HELLES, BELGIAN ALE, KÖLSCH, IPA BLEND
NEW ZEALAND
Pacifica™ is an versatile aroma hop that is typically used in late boil additions, including dry hopping. Pacifica™ has aroma descriptors that include a signature citrus orange zest marmalade & classic Hallertau characteristics with some floral notes & honey. Moderate and highly pleasant.
FLORAL / HONEY / ORANGE ZEST
USE FOR HAZY, LAGER, PALE ALE, PILSNER, BELGIAN ALE, KÖLSCH
NEW ZEALAND
Experimental hop with tropical fruit flavours of pineapple, apricot and cream. Tropadelic® is excellent used late in the boil and at flame out. Works well in blonde and golden ales making a refreshing beer for drinking in Summer or anytime.
CITRUS / PINEAPPLE / APRICOT / CREAM
USE FOR HAZY IPA, PALE ALE, PILSNER, BELGIAN ALE, KÖLSCH, IPA BLEND
GERMANY
Perle™ is the most popular aroma hop in Germany with its floral, spice & pepper elements. It is especially suited to sessionable Lagers (Helles), Pilsners, Festbier, Pale Ale and other styles where high bitterness would be inappropriate. Over 3000 hectares are grown.
SPICE / PEPPER / FLORAL
USE FOR LAGER, PILSNER, BELGIAN ALE, KÖLSCH, PALE ALE, IPA BLEND
NEW ZEALAND
WakatuTM is a New Zealand triploid hop bred from Hallertauer Mittelfrüher and a New Zealand male. A nicely balanced oil profile gives it a floral aroma on top of pungent fresh lime. WakatuTM can be added at any stage of the boil and dry hopped with success. It has been noted for its impressive flavor stability. WakatuTM is very popular in the USA for Hazy IPA & Lagers
FLORAL / LIME
USE FOR LAGER, PALE ALE, PILSNER, BELGIAN ALE, KÖLSCH, IPA BLEND
NEW ZEALAND
RakauTM, or AlphAroma as it was previously known, was developed in New Zealand. RakauTM features a high concentration of myrcene which enables it to pair beautifully with dry-hopped West Coast American IPA and East Coast Hazy IPA. Used by Garage Project in "Sunrise Valley Hazy IPA" & Hop Federation Brewery in "Rakau IPA" and many others.
STONE FRUIT / CITRUS
USE FOR LAGER, PALE ALE, NW PILSNER, WEST COAST IPA, NE HAZY IPA
UNITED STATES
The vastly underrated Mount Hood is an American bred cultivar made available by Plant & Food Research, Motueka. Mount Hood imparts a flavor “punch” of floral, spice. lime, cantaloupe with some woody undertones. Famously used in Lager & Dark ales. We also use it in Pale ale. Produces a large hop crop & is a robust grower.
FLORAL / GINGER / LIME / CANTELOUPE
USE FOR LAGER, PALE ALE, PILSNER, BELGIAN ALE, KÖLSCH, IPA BLEND
UNITED STATES
Popular USA hop used by Garage Project, Liberty brings floral & spice, citrus & rose when used late in the kettle. Sister of Mount Hood made available by Plant & Food Research Motueka for home brewers to grow and enjoy. Use in an IPA blend for a citrus zing. Use also in Lagers and Pale ales
FLORAL / LEMON / SPICE / ROSE
USE FOR LAGER, PALE ALE, PILSNER, BELGIAN ALES, KÖLSCH, IPA BLEND
UNITED KINGDOM
The mother of Cascade, Williamette, Citra also known as Styrian Goldings, the quintisential English hop used in most English Pale Ales, IPA's, Porters & Stouts. Still in demand for brewing & breeding new hops.
SPICY / WOODY / FRUITY
USE FOR ENGLISH ALES, BELGIAN ALES
EUROPE
In the 1860s Kortegast's Brewery opened on the banks of the Hokitika River brewing porter, ale and cordials. In the 1880's WCJ Kortegast established his own hop gardens with a variety imported from Europe.
WOODY / FLORAL / EARTHY
USE FOR ENGLISH ALES, BELGIAN ALES
UNITED KINGDOM
Originally from Canterbury in Kent, UK, it has been grown in NZ since 1842 and was also known by the synonyms Bumford, Late Red, Old Golding. It is botanically identical to and possibly the mother of Kent Golding and ripens a little later.
LAVENDER / SPICE / HONEY
USE FOR ENGLISH ALES, BELGIAN ALES
BREWING & ORNAMENTAL
NEW ZEALAND
This lime coloured hop is a great climber with lime green foliage when grown in full sun.
SPICE / FLORAL
AVAILABLE IN SPRING 2023