A BREWER'S GUIDE TO SOUTHERN CROSS™
Southern Cross™ is a bold, high-oil New Zealand hop known for its smooth bitterness and bright citrus-pine aroma, making it a versatile standout in modern hop-forward beers.
NZ RHAPZODY™ VARIETY INSIGHTS
Clayton Hops is proud to partner with the New Zealand Institute for Bioeconomy Science (formerly Plant & Food Research) (NZIBS) – which is New Zealand's leading hop plant breeder – to bring this new and exciting hop variety to the market (formerly know as CIP 014).
HOP AROMAS
What are the aroma categories and underlying descriptors? From berry and citrus to woody and spicy - discover how brewers classify the incredible range of hop aromas.
HOP VARIETY HARVEST WINDOWS
The importance of harvesting hops at the right time cannot be overstated. A fundamental pillar in achieving this is having appropriately sized (read over-sized) on-farm hop picking and drying capacity.
NZ CASCADE™ V US CASCADE
Comparing NZ grown Cascade™ with US grown Cascade.
RIWAKA™
Turning the unicorn into a staple
New Zealand brewers used to call Riwaka™ a unicorn — talked about, rarely found. This triploid aroma hop delivers explosive passionfruit, pink grapefruit and citrus character, but years of limited plantings kept it locked away as a special release.
We changed that.