hopheads
Those craving narcotics
Hopheads are beer enthusiasts, particularly those passionate about heavily hopped craft beers like IPAs.
The term plays on the older slang meaning—a drug addict, especially one using opium (from hops as slang for opium)—but the beer sense now dominates: The taproom was packed with hopheads debating which double IPA had the best aroma.
Skilled manual art
- brewersProducers of fermented beverages
- IPASound notation system
- hopsBittering agent for ale
- microbrewerySmall-scale beer producer
ale · homebrew · taproom · bitter · pilsner · lager · brewing · malt
Ardent, knowledgeable enthusiasts
- connoisseursExpert judges of quality
- geeksEnthusiasts of niche subjects
- fanaticsObsessive believers
- devoteesPassionate adherents
collectors · snobs · nerds · purists · obsessives · buffs · junkies · addicts
craft
Skilled manual art
microbrewery · ale · homebrew · taproom · bitter · pilsner · lager · brewing · malt · yeast
aficionados
Ardent, knowledgeable enthusiasts
- connoisseursExpert judges of quality
- geeksEnthusiasts of niche subjects
- fanaticsObsessive believers
devotees · collectors · snobs · nerds · purists · obsessives · buffs · junkies · addicts · diehards
hopheadsteetotalers
Those avoiding all alcohol
abstainers · non-drinkers · non-users · squares · prohibitionists