Happy First Anniversary, Hops Hill!

Heather Chin -
Cheers! (Photo by Fort Greene Focus)

Can you believe it’s only been one year since Hops Hill opened at 886 Fulton Street (between Washington and Waverly Avenues)? It seems like they’ve been here longer, considering how much a part of the local bar scene they’ve become.

In celebration of the accomplishment, owner Joe Najem and bartender Kenny Leeper are hosting a party (that’s already started!) until 4am tonight/tomorrow morning, featuring “some amazing beers that we have been saving for a while for that special occasion,” including:

Draft Beers:

  • Westbrook Mexican Cake
  • Prairie Bomb
  • Perennial Sump
  • Westbrook Gose
  • Prairie Omniprairie
  • Bruery Sour In The Rye
  • Abbaye de Saint Bon-Chien
  • Weyerbacher Sunday Morning Stout
  • Crooked Stave Progenitor Noire
  • Thirsty Dog BA Siberian Night
  • The Brewery at Bacchus Valerie
  • Mikkeller Win Bic
  • Crooked Stave Colorado wild sage
  • Brewery At Bacchus Valerie

Collaborations with different New York breweries:

  • Barrier: Citra Hops Hill IPA
  • Finback: Rum Barrel Aged Imperial Stout(BQE?) with a kick (surprise!)
  • Secret Engine: Hops Hill Pilz.

Bottles, including Breaker Brewing Belsnicker, Brooklyn Chocolate Stout 08-09, and Brooklyn Monster Ale 2007.

Cheers to this and more successful years to come!