The Bachelor with Motueka
Societe Brewing Co.

 

Clear light golden color with plenty of foam in the Bacchus tumbler. Lively and bright on the tongue. Aroma of lime peel and green melon. Slight malty sweetness provides some balance. Tastes of green beans, tangerine, with light and lemony citrus.

Happy to see Motueka used as it's one of the two hops in my favorite Booming Rollers from Modern Times. I think it's more challenging by itself, though.

Quite modest bitterness with just the right amount of acidity. A pleasant scratch of woodsy astringency in the aftertaste. Overall this is deliciously drinkable in a mellow but flavorful way. From the 16 oz can purchased at Bine & Vine. Dated 12/10/20 on the bottom.

Single hop Bachelor pour at the source in San Diego. Pours a light yellow color with good clarity and a soft 1/2" white head. Aroma wasn't aromatic, this is not an aroma hop I would say. Its similar to a mild Cascade with its grapefruit and pine notes that are pretty feint by San Diego/Societe standards.

Usual lightly pale toasted malt base, out of the way and dry west coast stuff there, moderate to high carbonation, grassy grapefruit feels. Its good, but its not Societe level good. Since this is Societe, an elite hoppy beer creator, I'm thinking that this is about as good as it can get with this Moteuka hop. I guess its a bittering hop by default, because it isn't an aroma one.