Exotic New Hop Varieties Infuse Local Beers

Photo: Ross William Hamilton

This month, I started contributing to The Oregonian's food and drink magazine, MIX. It's great to be ale  focus on the craft beer goodness of the Pacific Northwest, which is about as close to heaven as a hop head can get. For my inaugural piece, I touched on the quirky, flavorful contributions of a couple new breeds of hops: Nelson Sauvin and Citra. New Zealand's Nelson has a lovely white wine–like character, while Citra smells strongly of mango, papaya—the tropics, if you may. Curious about this new breed of IPAs? Check out my full story over at MIX. Drink it up!