full of hops

full of hops

mod. full of nonsense. (As if one were full of beer, which contains hops.) The guy was full of hops. Nothing he said made any sense.
See also: full, hop, of
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • full sesh
  • full of years
  • full of hot air
  • full circle, come
  • full up
  • full of bull
  • at full blast
  • be full of beans
  • glass
  • seize the moment
References in periodicals archive
Here's a list of the 86 ales on offer at this year's Ale and Arty at Arc, Stockton: 1 A FIST FULL OF HOPS Falstaff, Derby 2 A-HOP-ALYPSE-NOW Camerons, Hartlepool 3 ADONIS Double Top, Worksop, Notts 4 AMISH MASH Great Heck, N Yorks 5 BIG BETTYS North Yorkshire, Pinchinthorpe 6 BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE BELGIUM Snaggletooth, Darwen 7 BLACK BLEAT North Yorkshire, Pinchinthorpe 8 BLACK CROW STOUT Poachers, North Hykeham Lincolnshire 9 BLACK DEATH Whitby 10 BLACK PRINCE PORTER Bexley, Erith Kent 11 BLACKBERRY PORTER Mauldons, Sudbury 12 BOLTMAKER Timothy Taylors Keighley 13 BURTON PORTER Burton Bridge, Burton 14 CAPTAIN COOK I.P.A.
All the ales on sale at Ale and Arty ..
An enticing hop and fruit aroma, a golden colour and a taste full of hops and fruit.
'We feel our beer is much better than expensive designer lagers'
It's quite sweet and flowery and full of hops. It definitely feels like the healthier option.
GIRLIE ALE
In addition, while the beer is billed as crammed full of hops, there was little hop aroma and flavor, just some bitterness.
Meantime IPA Meantime Brewery Greenwich, England
"Nice malty body, surprisingly sweet," said Robert Lachman, "but full of hops as promised."
Hop Henge Deschutes Brewing Co. Bend, OR
It is full of hops! This beer smells almost the same as when you smell fresh hops!"
What would a German brewmaster make of a 58 IBU American IPA?