The latest addition to our Single Hop Series is Hallertau Blanc, a German variety that was released in 2012 specifically to appeal to American Craft Brewers. It managed to y under the radar for the first couple years of production, but has recently seen a huge surge in popularity.
The impact is big and bold for German hops, with lots of tropical fruit avors and a fairly high alpha-acid content. Growers notes describe this variety as having moderate to strong floral and fruit character, featuring notes of pineapple, gooseberry and white grape, lemongrass, passion fruit and grapefruit. We found that description to be pretty spot-on. Reminiscent of many recent Southern Hemisphere varieties, notably Nelson Sauvin, but with a cleaner, less "dank" profi le. The beer finishes nice and dry, with a lingering hint of sweet tropical fruit.
IBU: 60