The dried flowers of the plant with the same name; used in brewing to add the characteristic bitter taste to beer.
1 Most brewers have to import dried hops , as they're not so readily available in this country.
2 With his mind functioning more clearly, he smelled the stale scent of dried hops , of beer.
3 Billy filled it one-third full of bran and then he added a couple of handfuls of dried hops .
4 There's plenty of local accommodation, and a pretty old pub, the Hatch, down the road, with a bar wreathed in dried hops , that does food.
5 "The key is on that nail beside the dried hops , " returned Cynthia sternly.
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