Hop Merchants Bottle Shop & Taproom

5013 Lankershim Blvd
North Hollywood CA 91601
(818) 927-4071
  • PUB QUIZ—Wednesdays @ 8:00pm
About Hop Merchants Bottle Shop & Taproom

Hop Merchants Bottle Shop & Taproom is a craft beer bottle shop and tasting room. We offer 16 rotating taps of Los Angeles-area beer as well as a wide variety of bottles and cans from your favorite independent breweries, which you can purchase to go or to enjoy in-house (with $1.50 corkage).  We also have an open food policy, meaning outside food is welcome and delivery is even encouraged. It's all good!

Located in the NoHo Arts District of North Hollywood, California, our mission is to channel our passion for great beer, community, and create a fun, chill atmosphere for people to hang, drink, shop and debate the deeper mysteries of life...such as who would win in a fistfight between Batman and Captain America? What's the difference between partly cloudy and partly sunny?  If the Zombie Apocalypse started today, what would be your weapon of choice?  Why are there no such thing as B batteries?  If humans evolved from monkeys, why are there still monkeys?

QUIZ RECAP

Wed Nov 24 2021
| by Quizmaster Meghan Carvalho
|

What a great night for trivia! On the day before Thanksgiving, I was thankful for the high scores and loud cheers. 

The game started off really strong. All teams got 100% on Round 1 and kept fighting through Round 2. Scores were still close through Round 3 (they must all know someone named Dave). Teams kept battling the odds through Round 7. Surprisingly enough, a room full of Angelinos had the most trouble on our "Let's Make a Deal" Round -- I even heard a few players had been on the show!

Hey Mommy! quickly took the lead and held their large margin throughout the game. They made risks, took chances, and scored big! They had a smaller team this week, but apparently these are their ringers. They got one of their highest scores ever.

The other four teams continued to leap frog all game. In the end, The Keg (like the 2018 move The Meg) deserved their close second place. It was your classic "come from behind" "hero" story like in your favorite sports movies -- maybe that's why they did so well in Round 5. Their out of this (Disney)world comback was only one  point shy of  1st place. Next week when they have their whole team, I sure they will be on top. 

Hype-person of the week goes to my mom who was visiting from out of town. While she has always been my biggest cheerleader, she extended her enthusiasm to all the other teams. There are no losers in her book.

Our favorite bartender's new beer of the week was a strawberry double IPA. It comes in a pink can! Tastes like strawberries and has a 8.1% ABV...win/win.

See you next week!

Game Rank Team # Team Name Score Teams Beaten Team Beat Average
1 28481 Hey Mommy! 73 4 1.000
2 20469 The Keg (like the 2018 movie the meg) 72 3 0.750
3 31341 Third Most Famous Groundhogs from Pennsylvannia 44 2 0.500
4 41109 The Fearsome Foursome 28 1 0.250
5 21321 We Have A Bad Feeling About This 27 0 0.000

QUIZ RECAP

Wed Nov 17 2021
| by Quizmaster Meghan Carvalho
|

What a great night for trivia! The taphouse was overrun by trivia players -- both recurring and new. Beer was flowing, burgers were cooking, and doouble downs were plentiful. 

There was no clear  frontrunner. The Keg (like the 2018 movie The Meg) came from behind to secure 2nd Place. Hey Mommy! was a two person show and managed to stay on top until the final round. But in the end, 3rd Most Famous Groundhogs in Pennsylvania took home the 1st place prize.

I am quite happy to finally know why this team is the 3rd most famous groundhog. It is way more clever than I first thought. Please Google "Gus" the Pennsylvania Lottery mascot for a good laugh and appreciation for this team. No wonder they keep winning with that clever and quick thinking.

Teams did really well through the first two rounds, but even though it was a school night, teams had trouble with the school themed Round 3. Luckily for them, they redeemed themselves with the connection round -- no soup (only sandwiches) for you!

Great job all around!!!

See you next week! 

Game Rank Team # Team Name Score Teams Beaten Team Beat Average
1 34368 3rd Most Famous Groundhogs in Pennsylvania 79 7 1.000
2 20469 The Keg (like the 2018 movie the meg) 76 6 0.857
3 28481 Hey Mommy! 70 5 0.714
4 40348 Pineapple!! 61 4 0.571
5 40337 Hit or Miss 57 3 0.429
6 26691 First Place 51 2 0.286
7 40347 Police State Magnetic Spoon 40 1 0.143
8 40338 A&E 10 0 0.000

QUIZ RECAP

Wed Nov 10 2021
| by Quizmaster Kerry Stauffer
|

We had a great trivia night tonight! Hey Mommy! stayed at the top and finished first for the night. Followed by Kegs and Legs in second place and The Keg (like the 2018 movie the Meg) came in third. Thank you all for a great trivia night! 

Game Rank Team # Team Name Score Teams Beaten Team Beat Average
1 28481 Hey Mommy! 74 11 1.000
2 39449 Kegs and legs 73 10 0.909
3 20469 The Keg (like the 2018 movie the meg) 71 9 0.818
4 39453 NHM 65 8 0.727
5 30015 Valley Beer Betches 56 7 0.636
6 21321 We Have A Bad Feeling About This 51 6 0.545
7 39448 PANK PANTHER 49 5 0.455
8 34368 3rd Most Famous Groundhogs in Pennsylvania 39 4 0.364
9 26691 First place 37 3 0.273
10 39454 GuardianGuys 32 2 0.182
11 39452 Eggs and Legs 0 0 0.045
11 28487 The Buttholes 0 0 0.045