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7001 Sunne Ln #100
Walnut Creek CA 94597
(925) 378-7980
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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 Jul 12 2021
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If it wasn't the middle of July, I would have said that the seasons were changing tonight at Hops and Scotch. The wind was blowing all through the night, and things got so cold and gusty that we lost almost half our teams right after the drinking round. VC Victory, Da Crew, Wine-O-Mite and Here for the Beer were all trailing, and decided to pack it in rather than shiver. But the rest of the teams were in for the long haul! Infinity Squared kicked things off proper with a double or nothing in round 1. USTRUSTORBUST attempted the same, but missed, though they soon made up for it in round 2 with their own double. Cliston's Pistons, We Drink and Know Things, and Positively Negative all did a slow burn through the night, all jockeying for 3rd place. Ultimately, Infinity Squared took the night with a comfortable 9-point lead.

Game Rank Team # Team Name Score Teams Beaten Team Beat Average
1 26160 Shenanigans🎈💣🤪🎉🥴 51 8 1.000
2 29272 USTRUSTORBUST 42 7 0.875
3 28565 We Drink and Know Things 37 5 0.688
3 27134 Cliston’s Pistons 37 5 0.688
5 26883 Positively Negative 29 4 0.500
6 29269 Here for the Beer 18 3 0.375
7 29275 Da Crew 13 1 0.188
7 26159 Wine-O-Mite 13 1 0.188
9 21933 VC Victory 12 0 0.000

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Mon Jul 5 2021
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It may have been the first night of league play, but it was also the tail-end of the holiday weekend, so the crowd at Hops & Scotch was lighter than usual. Regular top competitors No Cliston No Problem(aka Cliston's Pistons) and Infinity Squared were both off their games tonight, getting passed by both Anything but last and The Guantanomo Babes. Scoring was light in general, with a couple of double or nothings attempted during the night, but none that hit.

For the drinking round, we did Bad Plots to Movies, and while I had a few that stumped everyone, we did end up awarding all the gift cards.

Game Rank Team # Team Name Score Teams Beaten Team Beat Average
1 27930 The Guantanamo Babes 46 5 1.000
2 28915 Anything but last 39 4 0.800
3 26160 Shenanigans🎈💣🤪🎉🥴 27 3 0.600
4 Old Fashioned 25 1 0.300
4 27134 Cliston’s Pistons 25 1 0.300
6 28917 The runner up 16 0 0.000

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Mon Jun 28 2021
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Things were shaking tonight, and not just because of that earthquake! Cliston's Pistons was off to a shaky start, missing a double or nothing in the first round to not even make it onto the board. For quite awhile, it was looking like a race between Degens and Positively Negative...though Positively Negative put a target on their backs with a round 2  double or nothing. Cliston's Pistons soon righted themselves, and it was a bold double or nothing in round 6 that put them in a dead heat with Positively Negative. Their knowledge of languages turned out to be just the slightest bit better, as they finished in the lead just one point over Positively Negative.

Game Rank Team # Team Name Score Teams Beaten Team Beat Average
1 27134 Cliston’s Pistons 57 9 1.000
2 26883 Positively Negative 56 8 0.889
3 24963 Degens 50 7 0.778
4 26160 Shenanigans🎈💣🤪🎉🥴 47 6 0.667
5 21933 VC Victory 39 5 0.556
6 28223 Tacocat 28 4 0.444
7 26730 Bad Hombres 27 3 0.333
8 26170 Quizzie McGuire 22 2 0.222
9 28565 We Drink and Know Things 21 1 0.111
10 28558 Smarty Pints 14 0 0.000
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