#SELECT - RIWAKA (2026)

This past spring we had the great pleasure of selecting New Zealand hops from our friends at Freestyle hops! This process is essential to our hoppy beer program, as it allows us to choose unique and delectable lots of hops you won't get to taste anywhere else. This year we selected for the varietal Riwaka! This is without a doubt one of the best and most interesting hops in the entire world. An absolute “growers hop” (meaning it is hard AF to grow and yields terribly), but the farmer loves the challenge, so they grow it. The effort is well worth it as this hop is extremely intense, and just dripping in the most unique expression of fruit of any hop out there. It is also the most expensive hop on the market due to its laborious growing pedigree. We love smelling through Riwaka. The lots are so diverse. What we’re after is that really soft, purple fruit, red kumquat thing that is hard to describe, but super noticeable on the nose when you smell it. It translates so beautifully into beer and the lot we chose is bursting with it! We’re thrilled to be able to share our selection of Riwaka with you.