FLAVOUR:
Used as a flavour or aroma hop, a late addition or dry hop, Tangerine Dream® exhibits citrus with tangerine, ruby grapefruit & strawberry up front, with background coconut, herbal (fresh tobacco leaf) & honey dew melon flavours. We also noticed stone fruit and subtle white pepper spiciness when we made a harvest ale 2020 season.

Alpha acids are in the 11% – 12% range so Tangerine Dream® could potentially be used as a bittering hop although we haven’t tried it.

Tangerine Dream® also works well as a single hop for SMaSH beers as well as part of a blend for NEIPA hazies.

HISTORY:
Formerly known as WTD 005™, Tangerine Dream® is a registered trademark and was developed by Monhopoly hop breeding from a cross between a Cascade female and an unknown male. It was granted protected status under the NZ Plant Variety Rights Act 1987 on December 5, 2022 after 3 year PVR trials at Plant & Food Research in Motueka.