NZ Southern Cross Hops

[shoreman]

Anyone have any experience with Southern Cross Hops? They are described as tropical and citrus with a bit of pine but my hop tea test isn't showing a ton of those characteristics. I've got a LB of them so looking for some ideas.

What styles have you used them in outside of an IPA?

 

[Northern_Brewer]

They work quite well in a British-style golden ale of 4-4.5% ABV.

 

[shoreman]

That sounds tasty - I’ve got some First Gold hops that might blend well in that beer. Thanks.

 

[Azura]

Light lemon and light pine. Not great for single hop beer, but it blends well with others. First Gold and SC would make a good combo.

 

[ITV]

Our beer group did a single hop experiment on big brew day, I choose Southern Cross Hops and was quite pleased with it. The base beer was Two Brothers Prairie Path (American Blond Ale). Tropical and citrus with a bit of pine is what I got.