Motueka was the hazy IPA featured in the first Crafted Thru Hops mixed can pack. We have used this hop in our Luponic Distortion series, including the new current release out now, as well as in the dry-hopping stage on past Luponic Distortions. Motueka is a New Zealand-grown hop that delivers punchy flavors of tropical fruit, white grape and lemon zest. We launched the new Propagator Series earlier this year with Motueka and El Dorado single-hop IPAs, exclusively available in our mixed pack cans and bottles. But if you get it just right, you get wonderful grapefruit and light grassy-tropical notes.” It’s so important to select the best Citra hops, as the character can quickly go overboard. In fact, Union Jack uses a small amount of Citra in the dry-hop stage, which means that we have been using this hop since 2006.Īccording to our Propagator Brewing Manager Sam Tierney, “In some ways, brewing a Citra IPA is like a Napa winemaker making a Cabernet, in that everyone does it but it’s an opportunity to show off your skill as a winemaker or brewmaster. Not too catty and punchy, but turned up enough to be distinctive and carry a lot of citrus character into our beers. Selection is a key element in getting Citra hops that are in balance with the beers we brew. Our brewers select their Citra hops every year from a number of growers in the Yakima Valley of Washington. In high amounts, Citra can flirt with becoming overly pungent or catty, so our brew team has been very strategic in brewing this beer to find the balance for a flavorful, drinkable beer. Brewmaster Matt Brynildson loves this hop so much that he says it belong to his “holy trinity of New World IPA hops.”

The Citra hop has an intense citrus character best described most often as grapefruit.

Citra ipa