hophead
n.— «ergeant Major’s India Pale Ale was supposed to be a one-off batch of beer four years ago. He recalled putting together the batch for a Hamilton bar for beer aficionados, or “hopheads” as he calls them. The bar, the Winking Judge, was looking for a different style of beer that was not produced in Canada.» —“Budding beer barons unite with sights set on Ontario markets” by Michael Hammond Ottawa Business Journal (Canada) May 29, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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