Hops
Hops are the flowers of the hop plant, which are in the humulus genus. Hops look like little cones, and are used to make beer. They give the beer a bitter flavor. They have been used to make beer for many centuries, and were used by the Romans in the Roman Empire. [1]
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| Common Hop plant (Humulus lupulus) | |
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| Genus: | Humulus |
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Humulus lupulus L. | |
Hops Media
Hop flower in a hop yard in the Hallertau, Germany
Cross-section drawing of a hop
Fully grown hops bines ready for harvest on the Yakama Indian Reservation
hops on a house
Early season hop growth in a hop yard in the Yakima River Valley of Washington with Mount Adams in the distance
A superstructure of overhead wires supports strings that in turn support bines.
Macro shot of lupulin on a hop's cone
Hops harvest in the Kingdom of Bohemia (1898)
Hops harvest in Skåne, Sweden, in 1937
Puget Sound region, Washington, c. 1893
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References
- ↑ "A History of Hops". Archived from the original on 2010-03-11. Retrieved 2010-03-06.