That One IPA by Cloudburst Brewing: the hops, explained

What it'll taste like

Passionfruit ×2
Peach ×2
Tropical fruit ×2
Citrus
Grapefruit
Lime
Mango
Pineapple
Stone fruit

What the 3 hops smell like, most shared first — from the hop growers' and breeders' own notes, not the brewery's. 2 from New Zealand, 1 from USA.

The hop bill

Nectaron
New Zealand

Pineapple, Passionfruit, Peach, Tropical fruit, Stone fruit

Bitterness High 10.5–11.5% α

Aroma oil 1.6–1.9 mL

Mostly myrcene 79%, humulene 21%
Rakau
New Zealand

No aroma descriptors on file yet.

Bitterness High 8.8–12% α

Aroma oil 0.8–2 mL

Mostly myrcene 59%, humulene 24%
Citra
USA · Dual purpose

Passionfruit, Mango, Grapefruit, Citrus, Tropical fruit, Lime

Bitterness High 11–14.3% α

Aroma oil 2.2–2.8 mL

Mostly myrcene 60%, humulene 12%

Grown 2025: 5,327 ac Washington · 1,525 ac Oregon · 729 ac Idaho

In the order Cloudburst Brewing lists them: That One IPA IPA | 6.4% ABV | 55 IBU We’re gonna make this order extra easy for you. This is the beer you want. It was hopped with a complex and juicy combination of Nectaron, Rakau, & Citra. The Nectaron and Citra are all peachy/apricoty/orangey and the Rakau adds some bright berry and passionfruit – so it’s basically reminiscent of a Jamba Juice refrigerator. It’s hazy looking with a slightl.... From the brewery's page for this beer. Forms like Cryo and CO2 extract are the same variety processed differently.

Beers like this one · the closest hop bills on file

Way Across The Sea IPA Cloudburst Brewing · shares Nectaron, Rakau, Citra
Nectaron Hazy IPA pFriem Family Brewers · shares Nectaron, Citra
Frontside Rodeo Breakside Brewery · shares Nectaron, Citra
Long Time Sunshine Cloudburst Brewing · shares Nectaron, Citra
Bretta V pFriem Family Brewers · shares Nectaron, Citra

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New to hop talk? What these words mean

Bitterness (alpha acid): How much bite a hop gives when it's boiled. Under 5% is gentle, 13%+ is a bruiser. It's why a West Coast IPA snaps and a pilsner doesn't.
Aroma oil: The smelly part of the hop — where the citrus, pine and tropical fruit come from. More oil, more punch when it's added late or dry-hopped.
Myrcene, humulene…: The main oils. Lots of myrcene reads fruity and resinous; humulene and caryophyllene read woody, herbal, spicy.
Aroma / bittering / dual purpose: What brewers mostly use the hop for: smell, bite, or both.
Fresh (wet) hop: Hops straight from the field into the beer, same day, never dried. Only at harvest, late August into October.
Cryo, CGX, LupoMax, Incognito: The same hop, processed: concentrated powder or extract, for more aroma with less vegetal taste.

In Brooks’s glass

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