McKenzie Hop; New Proprietary Oregon Hop Variety — New School Beer + Cider

McKenzie™ hops are the primary selection to be launched by the West Coast Hop Breeding Firm out of Oregon first trialed as C-148. West Coast Hop Breeding is a community of 6 Oregon hop farmers which have teamed as much as develop new hop varieties for the more and more aggressive personal cultivar market. Presently, hop breeding and growth is dominated by Washington’s Yakima Valley farmers with New Zealand firms like NZ Hops additionally making an enormous play in creating influential hops. WCGH established itself in 2016 with plans to deal with varieties that may thrive in Oregon’s distinctive soil and local weather rising situations.

McKenzie™ was bred over a 5 12 months course of to be grown in Oregon and spotlight the distinctive terroir. Lead breeder Pat Leavy grew up fishing the McKenzie River and got here up with the title for the “vivid and fruity” hop with grapefruit, lemon, nectarine, and melon aromas that’s backed by pine, resin, and wooden.

McKenzie™ has proven nice agronomics and has a terrific aroma profile that makes it good for West Coast IPA and Pale Ales with trendy stone fruit, tropical, candy tart and dank flavors/aromas paired with the standard piney notes of the pacific northwest.

McKenzie™ Aroma: Grapefruit, lemon, nectarine, melon, pine resin, thyme.

McKenzie™ Typical Analytical Vary

Alpha: Sep 11%

Beta: 8-9%

Whole Oil: 2.0-3.0 mL/100g

2021 is the primary crop 12 months for McKenzie™ hops.