Hop combo. Rakau and cascade

[Murraymcculloch]

I have a bunch of rakau and cascade hops. What do people think a pale ale with these two hops will turn out like. Good combo or not?

 

[wileaway]

I really liked rakau hops when i used them a couple years ago. I wasn't aware that they were still being produced (or at least not under that name).

Using them in combo with cascade would make for a great Pale ale. They have a smooth apricot & pineapple flavor and should work for bittering too. But if your rakau hops are from the 2011 crop as I suspect, they may be somewhat diminished in AAU & flavor depending on how they were stored.