Crosby's Kitchen & CocktailMandarina Bavaria - Hop Essence Series

This hop is one of three brand new species arriving in the U.S. this year from the Hull Research Institute in Germany. Mandarina Bavaria is a cross pollination of Cascade and German Hallertau hops. Flavors of this hop are best described as sweet tangerine, almost similar to orange-flavored hard candy. This hop is noticeably less aromatic than most American or Southern Hemisphere cross-breeds. For comparison, this beer was made with exactly the same amount of hops as the previous beer in the series, Simcoe. As far as the beer's style, we're using a more traditional single-hop process for these new German hops. Since they are brand new, the malt bill will be exactly the same for this beer and the next two (Hull Melon and Hallertau Blanc) to allow people to taste the difference between the hops. The style will be American Pale Ale, 6% ABV, 45 IBUs, and brewed with two row barley, vienna malt, munich malt, and flaked barley.