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Top Hops Beer Shop
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Top Hops is a beer shop, tasting bar, and culture center that celebrates the joy of craft and import beers with in-depth courses based on their over 600 bottles and cans of beer.

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Trappist Beers

Top Hops Beer Shop @ 94 Orchard St, New York, NY

There are now 11 Trappist Breweries in the world (including one right here in the USA). With the first being one of the oldest breweries in the world, dating back to 1595, Trappist beers are regarded as 'holy' within the beer world. Please join us for a one of a kind experience, as we sample the products from 8 to 9 of these monasteries.  Items will include the regularly produced products of the ITA designated Trappist breweries including the...

(43) All levels 21 and older
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She Said Beer, He Said Champagne: The Rise of Brut IPAs

Top Hops Beer Shop @ 94 Orchard St, New York, NY

What happens when wine and beer collide?  Brut IPA is the latest craft style to capture our imaginations. We’ll explore the birth of this style in the U.S., its trademark characteristics that bridge beer and wine, and its surprising roots in a classic U.S. style innovation from the '70s .  Join us as we taste Brut interpretations from some of the most creative U.S. breweries, as well as a popular example from the champagne side.

(43) All levels 21 and older
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Vermont Beer: The Real Story

Top Hops Beer Shop @ 94 Orchard St, New York, NY

Beer and Vermont go hand in hand in the modern conversation around craft beer. But do you know how we got there?  Join Chris for a deep dive into the breweries that helped define the zeitgeist and enthusiasm around the modern beer scene in Vermont, all while drinking a few beers from some of their most famous breweries, from Switchback to Zero Gravity.

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Blind Tasting: Get to Know Your Palate

Top Hops Beer Shop @ 94 Orchard St, New York, NY

How do you taste when you can't see the beer? What do you sense when you're not sure what style you're drinking? You'll be surprised what flavors come to mind! Blind tasting is a fun way to get familiar with your palate and challenge your taste buds.  We'll taste several styles blind and learn how to ignore your expectations and improve your tasting abilities.

(43) All levels 21 and older
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Virtual Tasting: Beers Around the Virtual World

Top Hops Beer Shop @ Virtual Classroom via Zoom

Join us for a virtual pub crawl around the globe with a guided tasting of four award-winning, distinct styles of beer. We will discuss brewing history, each style’s influence and impact on craft beer and the innovation and the art of brewing. Have you ever wondered what makes a German beer so “authentic” or a Belgian beer so “unique”? Or what is influencing newer Italian beers? Or what connects South American beers to those in Australia...

(43) All levels 21 and older
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Virtual Tasting: Homegrown Hops

Top Hops Beer Shop @ Virtual Classroom via Zoom

This hour long class will feature a selection of 4 local beers from NYC, giving the best there is to offer in IPAs. While IPAs may have had their start across the ocean, regaining popularity on the West Coast, there is no doubt some of the best Hop centric styles are being brewed right in our backyard. While there is no lack of IPAs in the Northeast, this class brings the radius down even further, exploring beers exclusive to NYC. Will there...

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Virtual Tasting: Let's Get Tropical Summer Beers

Top Hops Beer Shop @ Virtual Classroom via Zoom

From its earliest beginnings, beer was brewed for the season. While it’s Marzen and Oktoberfest to drink in the fall, spring and summer are all about the Saison and Farmhouse Ales. With more creativity in brewing every year, the options for thirst-quenching, summer beers abound. This class will showcase 6 unique beers, with limited availability, ideally suited for summer sipping. Featured breweries will include Evil Twin, Greenport Harbor,...

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Beer 101

Top Hops Beer Shop @ 94 Orchard St, New York, NY

When most people think of lager, they typically think something light, fizzy, straw like color and refreshing. But did you know there is a massive spectrum of lagers to choose from? From the lightest of light to the roasted chocolate characters of stout-like flavors, we’ll explore the wild world of lagers with some basic brewing, history, and lager style categories. This hour long class will showcase beers selections from breweries such as Andechs,...

(43) All levels 21 and older
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Virtual Tasting: Session Style vs Heavyweight Imperials

Top Hops Beer Shop

Virtual Tasting: Go Big & Stay Home Session Style vs Heavyweight Imperials Never has there been a better time to enjoy beers of all strengths. No longer are “craft beers” only seen as viscous, high-octane alcohol-bombs. Many breweries are crafting lower-abv, surprisingly complex beers. Join us for this 90 minute virtual tasting class and discover what makes Imperials & Doubles so seductively delicious as well as what styles of Sessions...

(43) All levels 21 and older
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High Gravity: Beers to Sip by the Fir

Top Hops Beer Shop

Skip the session beers, this class is all about the bigger, the bolder, the better. With colder months ahead, this is definitely the season to toe the edge on indulgence. We'll start from the history of these styles and continue on to their importance in the craft world today. This tasting will include High Gravity beers including the Double/Triple IPA, the Imperial Stout and Strong Ale.  This hour long class will showcase 4 unique beers,...

(43) All levels 21 and older
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The American IPA: Clear to Hazy and Back Again

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Just about everyone is used to their IPAs being translucent to opaque with the current trend of “hazy” or “New England-style” IPAs, but this wasn’t always the case. From the style that pushed the craft beer boom, we’ll examine 4 different versions of the IPA, from the malt rich balance of bitterness and grain of the early IPA to the juicy haziness of the New England IPA, back to the current clear more modern west coast IPA.  This...

(43) All levels 21 and older
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Lager Love

Top Hops Beer Shop @ Virtual Classroom via Zoom

When most people think of lager, they typically think of something light, fizzy, straw-like in color, and refreshing. But did you know there is a massive spectrum of lagers to choose from? From the lightest of light to the roasted chocolate characters of stout-like flavors, we’ll explore the wild world of lagers with some basic brewing, history, and lager style categories. This hour-long class will showcase beer selections from breweries such...

(43) All levels 21 and older
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Virtual Trappist Tasting: Drink with the Monks

Top Hops Beer Shop @ Virtual Classroom via Zoom

Join us for a tasting of beers from the famed and oldest ongoing beer brewing community, the Trappists. These celebrated beers are brewed exclusively by Benedictine Monks within their respective abbey walls. Only a few select beers in the world have the right to be labeled “Trappist.” As we taste, we’ll go over each brewery’s unique history as well as glassware, temperature, and everything else that goes into creating these world-class...

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Hops

Top Hops Beer Shop @ 94 Orchard St, New York, NY

Take a journey into the world of hops. We will explore what hop varietals taste like from all regions of the world: European "noble" hops to the new popular American varieties. We will look at the influences new hops have had on the styles of IPAs being brewed, and take a look at how modern brewing techniques have enhanced the hop flavors everyone craves today.  Beers may include examples from local American producers and some old forgotten...

(43) All levels 21 and older
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Behind the Gates: The History of the Guinness Brewery

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When we say "Guinness," what comes to mind? An Irish countryside and a freshly poured pint of stout, no doubt.  Most people are fans of Guinness, but when you actually dive into the details of one of the world's most legendary breweries, you probably don't know too much.  Join Chris, a Senior Ambassador for the Guinness Brewery, on a journey through history as we explore the stories and styles that have defined Guinness over the centuries....

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