hops
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- noun
- /hɑps/
- Specialized
- Brewers often use hops to enhance the flavor and aroma of their beers.
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Watch on YouTubeOK, so hops come in pellets, they come in extracts.
- OK, so hops come in pellets, they come in extracts.
- You can cut hops back down to the ground and they just grow so fast.
- Hops, hops, it's the same thing you have that gives some beer its flavor.
- And so hops became really the focal point for bitter beer flavors.
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And so hops became really the focal point for bitter beer flavors.
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OK, so hops come in pellets, they come in extracts.
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Hops, hops, it's the same thing you have that gives some beer its flavor.
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And we've got Cascade hops going on.
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So this is a, an IPA Sabro hops in it and a Mosaic hops as well.
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But I used to get hop samples that are, they're green, fluffy, leafy things.
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The hops used in this recipe give the beer a refreshing bitterness.
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Many craft beers are known for their unique blend of different hops.
Synonyms
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A climbing plant with heart-shaped leaves used to give beer a bitter taste
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A climbing plant from Europe whose flowers are used to flavour beer
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A European climbing plant whose flowers give beer a bitter taste
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A climbing plant whose flowers give beer a bitter taste and smell
A climbing plant whose flowers brewers use to give beer a bitter taste
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Etymology
The word hops comes from an old German word, like the modern German Hopfen, that meant a 'climbing plant'. Brewers use hops, the dried flowers of that plant, to give beer a 'bitter' taste and a strong smell, so the name points to the plant that gives beer its flavor.