Nelson Sauvin

Nelson Sauvin is a triploid variety developed at Hort Research, Riwaka Research Centre from a Smoothcone and NZ male cross. It was first released in 2000.

Nelson Sauvin is an aroma hop that is typically used in only late boil additions, including dry hopping.

The Nelson Sauvin hop aroma descriptors include distinctive white wine characters along with fruity flavors, such as fresh crushed gooseberry and grape. The essential oil profile displays characteristics of fresh crushed gooseberries, which is a descriptor often used for the grape variety Sauvignon Blanc, which is the reason for this variety's name. This is a hop that may require efficient application in the brew house, this truly unique dual-purpose variety can be used to produce big punchy Ales as well as subtle aroma driven Lagers. The fruitiness may be a little overpowering for the uninitiated, however those with a penchant for bold hop character will find several applications for this true brewer's hop.

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 , Simcoe , Strata , Mosaic , Galaxy , Pacific Jade & Motueka hops are commonly used alongside the Nelson Sauvin hop. This is not a complete list, but should give you a good idea of what hops are commonly used together.

Nelson Sauvin 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% Nelson Sauvin hops in their recipes are Alpine Nelson IPA , Hill Farmstead Nelson Single Hop IPA , Dogfish Head I Heard You Like Nelson & Anchor Brewing Humming Ale .