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a flavor adjective most drinkers can't actually define, weaponized by marketers everywhere
means Describing a beer that tastes strongly of hops — typically bitter, aromatic, and often citrusy or piney.
from From "hop," the climbing plant whose green cone-like flowers have flavored and preserved beer for centuries. The word "hop" arrived in English in the 15th century, likely from Middle Dutch "hoppe," as hop-brewing techniques spread from the Low Countries. Add the adjective-forming "-y," and you get "hoppy" — the same simple recipe that turns "salt" into "salty."
- plant family
- hops are cousins of cannabis
- bitter source
- alpha acids create that signature bite
- natural sedative
- hops are used in sleep teas
- only females
- brewers use unfertilized female flower cones
- fades fast
- hop aroma dies within weeks of brewing
sierra nevada pale ale — american craft beer with 40 ibu (international bitterness units), founded 1980 in california
stone ipa — west coast ipa with 71 ibu, flagship beer of stone brewing company in san diego