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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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Beer & Cheese Tasting

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

Wine and cheese is the height of elegance, we've been told. Wine and cheese=classy, right? Surely nothing goes together better than wine and cheese. Not so! Beer and cheese make a better pairing in every way, with a greater range of flavors working together to wow the senses.  Ideal for a group looking for a more elaborate tasting experience. Combine a flight of different beers to taste with cheese pairings from Saxelby Che...

(43) All levels 21 and older
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Beer Date Night: Drink, Learn, and Mingle

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

Come to Top Hops for a fun, free-form class exploring craft beer! Join our in-house beer expert Kevin Brooks for a guided tour of our draft line-up, catering to what the group wants to learn about.  Got a hop fixation? We'll have the IPAs to satisfy it. Sours your thing? Then it will be goses and Berlinerweisses. Looking for something more introductory? We can tailor the class to fit almost anything.  Then, after the...

(43) All levels 21 and older
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Sours

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

Jump down the rabbit hole to explore the world of wild beers and what makes them so unique. Pucker up as we dive into sour after sour and discuss the characteristics that different wild strains and bacteria provide.  Beers may include examples from local American producers to Belgian favorites like Drie Fonteinen, Tilquin, and Cantillon. Cost includes beer and 10% discount on store purchases.

(43) All levels 21 and older
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Beer & Cheese

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

Wine and cheese is the height of elegance, we've been told. Wine and cheese=classy, right? Surely nothing goes together better than wine and cheese. Not so! Beer and cheese make a better pairing in every way, with a greater range of flavors working together to wow the senses.  Come join us for a guided flight of four beers and cheeses selected by veteran cheese monger and beer expert Kevin Brooks. Price includes beer & 10% discount...

(43) All levels 21 and older
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Travel the World with Beers

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

The beer world is hard to navigate at the start. Why not take a world tour that includes multiple regions and their hallmark beer styles. Build a foundation for further beer drinking by understanding the basics of each region.  Get excited to learn how to identify each brewing tradition while traveling through 5 or more continents. Try everything from Trappist beers like Westmalle, to new American craft producers like Firestone Walker, to limited...

(43) All levels 21 and older
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Saisons

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

Originally brewed as a seasonal summer style in the Wallonia region of Belgium, Saisons are having a renaissance in the craft beer movement. Traditionally, these farmhouse ales are aromatically complex with aromas and flavors ranging from fruity citrus to barnyard.  They are slowly becoming a favorite of small craft breweries, especially rural ones, who want to reflect their farmhouse roots. We'll sample traditional saisons from Belgium as...

(43) All levels 21 and older
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Belgian Beers

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

Belgium is often considered the champion country of brewing and the home of a large range of beer styles. Come join us as we explore this country through its suds. From historical breweries to new cutting edge brands, Belgium has lots to offer. Saisons and Farmhouse Ales, Dubbels, Tripels, Quads, Guezes and Lambics, blondes, pale and strong pale ales, Flanders Reds and Browns, Trappist Ales – have we said enough? Step into this...

(43) All levels 21 and older
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But I Hate Beer! Beer for Beer Haters

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

Are cocktails your jam? Perhaps you're a dedicated vinophile? Does the thought of a beer conjure images of flavorless yellow fizzy stuff? There is still beer out there for you!  Explore the world of exotic adjuncts, tart sours, barrel aging, and distinctly un-beer like beers. Price includes beer & 10% discount on all store purchases.

(43) All levels 21 and older
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So Now You're a Beer Nerd: Advanced Beers

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

You know your lagers from your ales, your bocks from your porters. But what about sours? Smoked beers? What the heck is a gueuze? And what IS the difference between a porter and a stout? In this class we tackle some more advanced styles and dig deeper in to the brewing techniques that get us there.

(43) Advanced 21 and older
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Twilight Zone

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

You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension—a dimension of sound, a dimension of sight, a dimension of mind. You're moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas. You've just crossed over into the Twilight Zone... Of beer!  Explore this world of madness and excess as you taste your way through the weirdest, most esoteric beers imaginable.

(43) All levels 21 and older
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Only the Weirdest Beers Please

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

You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension—a dimension of sound, a dimension of sight, a dimension of mind. You're moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas. You've just crossed over into the Twilight Zone... Of beer! Explore this world of madness and excess as you taste your way through the weirdest, most esoteric beers imaginable.

(43) All levels 21 and older
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Pairing Beer & Chocolate: No it's not Just Stouts

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

There is so much more to beer and chocolate than stouts! We'll sample fruit beers, sparkling saisons and other styles that enhance the way you enjoy chocolate and completely transform flavors when combined.  Come discover a flight of beers and chocolate with dessert recipe developer and Advanced Cicerone Mandy Naglich.

(43) All levels 21 and older
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A Thin Line between Love and Hate

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

It's Valentines Day.  Are cocktails your jam? Perhaps you’re a dedicated vinophile? Does the thought of a beer conjure images of flavorless yellow fizzy stuff? There is still beer out there for you!  Explore the world of exotic adjuncts, tart sours, barrel aging, and distinctly un-beer like beers.  Be a beer lover, not a hater.

(43) All levels 21 and older
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Cold Beer Time Machine

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

Take a beer fueled voyage through time as we explore the amazing history of brewing, from the dawn of civilization, through the middle ages into the industrial revolution and beyond!  Kevin Brooks is your guide through beer's long and storied past, where we'll discuss how advances in technology and changing tastes have transformed beer from a daily necessity to a daily luxury. Price includes beer & 10% discount on all store purchases.

(43) All levels 21 and older
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Cider Tasting

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

Apples: America's fruit. It's on the trees, it's in the pies, and it's in America's classic drink, cider. Cider has had a pretty wild history, and is now one of the fastest growing drinks in America.  Join us for an exploration of everything cider has to offer, from dry to sweet, funky to fruity. Price includes beer & 10% discount on all store purchases.

(43) All levels 21 and older
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Stouts

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

With 6 basic styles and even more sub-styles, there are an almost overwhelming variety of stouts to choose from. We'll have everything from the traditional Dry Irish Stout, to the ever popular Barrel Aged Imperial Stout, and even Sour Stouts. We'll discuss the history as well as what makes a stout a stout. We may even have a few Baltic or Imperial Porters sneak their way in. Expect items from Left Hand, The Bruery, and at least a couple from Goose...

(43) All levels 21 and older
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Baby It's Cold Outside: Winter Beers

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

As the temperatures drop and the threat of snow increases, we all seek the warm embrace of a particular kind of beer. A winter warmer you might say. Let's cuddle together and explore these beers and keep the frost at bay.

(43) All levels 21 and older
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American Innovation

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

America has an incredible selection of beer styles from which to choose.   People have come from all over the globe to America bringing their beer styles with them.  Once here, these styles evolve with an American flavor.   In this class we will taste our American styles against their ancestors such as American IPA against English IPA, American lager against German lager, American wild ale against Belgium Lambic, and...

(43) All levels 21 and older
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Wet Hopped American Summer: Summer Beers

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

Summer beer need not mean flavorless suds! Explore everything that summer beers have to offer! Light lagers, funky farmhouse ales, refreshing sours, and snappy IPAs. Join Kevin Brooks and let's cool off from the heat.

(43) All levels 21 and older
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Couples Date Night Tasting

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

Enjoy a guided tasting with 5+ pours led by a resident beer expert. Add a Meat & Cheese plate and you have a perfect evening. Just the right amount of fun, education and festivity. A 45 minute class followed by an hour of open draft bar. The class will feature the best our draft board has to offer, and is guided by your interests. Hop heads can explore our IPAs, novices can learn about various styles, and nerds can nerd out. A perfect date activity,...

(43) All levels 21 and older
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$175
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