Mandarina Bavaria

A modern German hop bursting with tangerine and citrus.

Origin

Hallertau

Country

Germany

Released

2012

Alpha Acid

7.0–10.0%

What it tastes like

Mandarina Bavaria is a modern German aroma hop bred from Cascade, delivering bright tangerine, orange and sweet citrus. It brought a juicy, new-world fruitiness to German hop growing and shines in pale ales, IPAs and fruited lagers.

tangerineorangecitrussweet

Best in these styles

pale aleIPAlagerwheat beer

Tasting Tip

Use Mandarina Bavaria late or in the dry hop for its signature tangerine-citrus punch; it pairs well with American C-hops.

Beers showcasing Mandarina Bavaria

Specific beer examples coming soon.

Substitutes & relatives

If you can't source Mandarina Bavaria, these hops bring overlapping character.

Lineage & family

How Mandarina Bavaria connects to the rest of the hop family — its parents, and the varieties it spawned. Trace the full pedigree in the Hop Lineage explorer →

Founding lineage

● Fuggle 31% ● 94/045/001 25% ● wildPMres.male 25% ● Serebrianka 12% ● open-pollinated 6%

Blood relatives

Genetically closest in the pedigree (may taste different):

Lemon Drop

lemon · green tea · mint

Huell Melon

honeydew · strawberry · melon

Hallertau Blanc

white wine · tropical · gooseberry

Endeavour

For brewers — technical profile

Alpha Acid

7.0–10.0%

Beta Acid

4.0–8.0%

Total Oil

0.8–2.0 mL/100g

Oil composition

myrcene

35–45%

humulene

10–15%

caryophyllene

6–10%

farnesene

1–2%

History

Mandarina Bavaria is a daughter of Cascade, bred at the Hop Research Institute in Hüll, Germany and released in 2012 in response to craft-brewer demand for distinctive fruit-forward German hops.

Sources

So you can see nothing here is made up — the published specifications on this page are traceable to grower / breeder data:

Freshness Note

Its bright citrus oils are best fresh — store cold and sealed to keep the tangerine vivid.

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