EVENTS

Jazz and Blues Jamming Session
Every Wednesday evening from 7pm onwards we invite any of you budding musicians to get on down with your instrument. We have a set of drums, an amp for acoustic pickups, and a mic for vocals, and an old piano. You get a free beer if you play for a while, so come on down to listen or join in.

Saturday 4th September - There will be quite a crowd down Poplar Lanes this Saturday evening as we are host to a conference of GP's. Do come down and join the fun but unfortunately we cannot reserve you a table that night.

Quiz  - The Twisted Hop Quiz is returning, with Quiz Master 'Jono' Every other Sunday at 4.30 in No.8  Kicking off on 10th October.  then the dates are:
24th October and  7th & 21st November.  Free to enter, spot prizes and bar tab for winning team.

Tango - Every other Sunday in No.8 5th & 19th September. 4pm til 6, beginners welcome.

Free Salsa Class and Salsa Night
Every month on a Thursday night, upstairs at 8.30, date to be confirmed
Simply turn up, in association with Salsa Latina for more information Click here

Twisted Hop Beers now in the Shops
IPA and Sauvin Pilsner in 500ml Bottles
We often get asked where they are available so here is the definitive list

WHAT'S NEW

The Best Real Ale in New Zealand- It's Official!
This year BrewNZ the annual New Zealand Beer Awards, accepted entries in Cask Conditioned form and for the first time, allocated one of the much coveted Trophies to that Class of Beer.  We entered 3 of our beers and put them up against the other real ale breweries in New Zealand.  We received a medal for each, but more importantly, the Trophy for 'Best in Class' for Real Ales. 

This is our first trophy, and it was awarded to our Russian Imperial Stout Nokabollokov (ABV 8.6%).   So congratulations to Sean our brewer for brewing such a great beer.  Other medal winners were Challenger, RNA and Enigma.  A nice birthday present arriving exactly 6 years after opening day.

The current brew of Nokabollokov is nearly finished, in fact at time of writing there is half a barrel left on the shelf.  But we plan to brew it again and bottle it, so that people all over the country can sample our trophy winning tipple.

Thanks to those of you that visited us at Beervana in Wellington this year, and congratualtions to Garry Osborne the winner of the Christchurch 'Round the Bars' competition.  Lets hope that those of you that filled in the Beer Passport had a fun time and will be in again next year.  Roll on Beervana 2011 !!

Download a full list of results

Sunday Roast Springs off the Menu
As we move into summer we will be finishing the Hop Club Members Sunday Roast Deal,  the final Sunday will be the 19th September.  Sundays will still be members' day as we will be giving DOUBLE HOP CLUB POINTS all day.  So house beers will attract 20% hop club dollars and house wines 10%.  Starting 26th September.

IPA is back in cask
Some of the most recent brew (and in our opinion the best so far) has been put into casks as well as kegs and bottles.  So you guys can drink it the way it should be.  A little warmer and a little flatter and consequently more tasty!
Of course the IPA (and the Sauvin) are available in 500ml bottles to enjoy anywhere.  They can be purchased from the Twisted Hop or from shops all over the country, for a comprehensive list click here

Raspbiery returns
Our annual raspberry beer is back, once again in the form of a Raspberry Chocolate Porter.  It is made with real raspberries and real chocolate, and this year it is offered on draught only at The Twisted Hop.  Fresh raspberry aroma, slightly bitter chocolate and coffee flavours overlain with a tart raspberry finish.

Bar Renovations
To cope with all you faithful customers on busy nights we will be extending the downstairs bar in September.  This will give us more space and extra till 9 handpumps and 18 keg beer taps.  It will enable us to off the complete 3 boys range on tap as well as a draught cider, more guest beers and more of our seasonals.
But it does mean we will have to close the downstairs bar for 5 days while the work is done, but do not fear, we will open upstairs for that week and use No.8.  Dates yet to be confirmed.

City Tram Extension
Hope you are enjoying watching the workmen get on with the new tram rails being installed!  They are progressing well and the first phase from Lichfield St to the fountain is due for completion later this week.  Please bear with us during the  construction phase, they are getting on with it as quickly and tidily as they can.  Ash St will be kept open throughout the project, and once the northern section of Poplar is completed (in a few weeks) vehicles will be able to enter via Ash and leave via Poplar to Lichfield.

Hours of Business
These are our earliest closing times, if the bar is busy we will stay open later, please ring to confirm if arriving after these times
Sunday 12noon - 10pm
Monday 12noon - 10pm
Tuesday 12noon - 11pm
Wednesday 12noon - 11pm
Thursday 12noon - 11pm
Friday 12noon - 12midnight
Saturday 12noon - 12midnight

Our downstairs bar is designated 'Supervised' which means, if you are under 18, you can only enter with a parent or legal guardian, even if you do not intend to drink alcohol.

If we think you are under 25 we require you to prove your age with a valid passport or NZ driving licence or HANZ 18+ card