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Hops & Scotch

7001 Sunne Ln #100
Walnut Creek CA 94597
(925) 378-7980
  • PUB QUIZ—Mondays @ 6:00pm
About Hops & Scotch

Whisk(e)y originates from Gaelic for “water of life”. According to author David Broom, the Scots and Irish Gaelic translation of this is uisge beatha. This referred to a proto-whisk(e)y redistilled with spices and herbs and the straight version became known as 'usky'."

Now is it Whiskey or Whisky? In short, the spelling "whiskey" is common in the United States and Ireland. The rest of the world, including Japan, Scotland and Canada, uses "whisky."

Bourbon, Rye, Single Malts, Blends - they're all whisk(e)y. There is no one right way to drink all whisk(e)ys. Whether you drink it neat or on the rocks, whisk(e)y is one of America's most beloved spirits.  Enjoying this beverage is a personal journey that could easily change from week to week, day to day, drink to drink.

You'll find that many whisk(e)ys are greatly enhanced by ice, but you'd be doing yourself a disservice if you don't at least try the whiskey neat. Have you tried your Scotch with a few drops of mineral water?  A splash of water can be a great thing as it releases the hydrophobic elements in the glass, allowing you to detect more aromatics on the nose, and by lowering the alcohol content, it can allow you to taste more flavors on your palate.

At Hops & Scotch we have over 450 types of whisk(e)ys ranging from American Bourbon to Japanese Whisk(e)y.  Whether you like your rye neat or your Scotch with a drop of mineral water, or your bourbon with our ice spheres molded at the bar, Hops & Scotch is sure to have something to please your palate!

QUIZ RECAP

Mon Oct 28 2019
| by Quizmaster Paul Benson
|

California may be on fire, but no place was hotter than King Trivia tonight. Question Authority came out swinging with a round 1 double or nothing, but newcomers Flerkin and The Meat Palace weren't going to let that go unanswered. By round 5, both were in spitting distance of Question Authority. But it was Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy that made a surprise come from behind move, stealing second place.

For the drinking round, we were originally going to do a costume contest as it's Halloween week. However, the power outages and smoky air scared away many of our regular teams, so we only had one costumed quizzer, who of course took home a prize. But we had a Survey Slam for the drinking round instead, and ended up in a tie between 3-Sum and Question Authority. But cementing their dominance for the evening, Question Authority scored victory in that round, too. A couple of the new teams won't be taking
QA's victory lying down, I'm sure...

Game Rank Team # Team Name Score Teams Beaten Team Beat Average
1 21410 Question Authority 53 8 1.000
2 Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy 39 7 0.875
3* The Meat Palace 37 5 0.688
3 Flerkin 37 5 0.688
5 3-Sum 30 4 0.500
6 Ting Kribia 25 3 0.375
7 Attractive Nuisances 24 2 0.250
8 Hilary's Hooligans 18 1 0.125
9 The Therapists 16 0 0.000
* Won Tiebreaker