2023 - 2026

Hop: Nectaron

Nectaron®

(10-14% AA)

Intense tropical pineapple, passion fruit and stone fruit characters.

Passionately crafted over 17 years, Nectaron® displays high levels of tropical fruit characters of pineapple and passion fruit as well as stone fruit (peach) and citrus (grapefruit).

Breeding:

A triploid aroma type developed in collaboration with New Zealand’s Plant & Food Research. Nectaron® Brand HORT4337 is a full sister to Waimea.

Selection:

First impressions are an intense tropical fruit and citrus aroma during selection.

Brewing:

Nectaron® provides an intense mix of distinctive pineapple stone fruit citrus that lends itself perfectly to a range of beer styles including NEIPA, IPA, Pale Ales and Lagers. Nectaron is best used late or when dry hopping and has proven itself as an award winning hop, delivering a consistent dose of high quality tropical hop character every time.

Applications:

Lagers, Pale Ales, IPA’s, NEIPA and modern beer styles.

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