Motueka

New Zealand Motueka as released in 1998 from Hort Research. It was bred from a cross between Saaz and a New Zealand breeding selection. Initially called Belgian Saaz, or abbreviated to 'B' Saaz.

Motueka is a dual-purpose hop that can be used in all hop additions throughout the brewing process.

The Motueka hop has specific aroma descriptors include distinctive fresh crushed citrus, mojito lime character, lively lemon and lime tones with background hints of tropical fruit. It also has fresh herbal notes (basil, rosemary) and hints of dried orchard fruit around the edges. Motueka was originally bred as a dual-purpose hop because of its balanced bitterness and new world “noble” type aroma. The weight of oil to alpha integrates it fully with higher gravity types to balance both malt sweetness and body. Extremely versatile in the brewery.

Some hops just taste better together. We recently analyzed [ 1 ] hundreds of the most popular beers to find which hops are commonly paired together. We found that Citra , Galaxy , El Dorado , Wai-iti , Nelson Sauvin & Vic Secret hops are commonly used alongside the Motueka hop. This is not a complete list, but should give you a good idea of what hops are commonly used together.

Motueka is also sometimes featured as a single hop in beers to highlight its unique flavors and aromas. It can be added either as a fresh hop, or via hop pellets. Some popular examples of commercial beers that use 100% Motueka hops in their recipes are Hill farmstead Single Hop Motueka Pale Ale & Other Half Motueka Daydream .