Tangerine Dream
aroma · New Zealand
NZ hop bred by Monhopoly from a Cascade female cross, granted PVR protection in 2022. Monhopoly's most prolific variety; high oil content and abundant lupulin make it exceptional as a fresh hop. Harvest timing shifts the profile from sharp citrus to stone fruit and white pepper.
2 brews
About
A New Zealand hop bred by Monhopoly from a Cascade female cross (formerly WTD 005), granted protected-variety status in 2022 after trials at Plant & Food Research in Motueka. It is Monhopoly's most prolific variety, with large cones, abundant golden lupulin and high oil. Used mainly as a late addition or dry hop, its profile shifts with harvest timing: early harvest gives sharp citrus and tangerine, later harvest adds stone fruit and subtle white pepper, with coconut, melon and herbal background notes.
Specs
- Alpha acids
- 11–12%
Use rates
- Flavour
- Suitable at 15–20 min; preserves the citrus descriptors
- Whirlpool
- Highlights tangerine, ruby grapefruit and strawberry
- Dry hop
- Recommended; expresses full complexity including coconut, melon and herbal notes
Pairings
- Grains
- Clean pale malt base; light crystal for hazy/NEIPA builds
- Yeasts
- LalBrew Pomona, LalBrew Verdant IPA
- Other hops
- Riwaka, Krush, Citra, Nelson Sauvin
- Styles
- Pale Ale, IPA, Hazy IPA, Golden Ale, Blonde Ale, SMaSH