Hop City Beer & Wine Birmingham

There’s a plethora of reasons this bar is in the running for “best in America”, but let me break it down for you as to why that is with some context and detail.

A bar is a bar is a bar, by the same name in any city in America, until you walk in to Hop city. It isn’t a bar. It’s an adult theme park.
First, the lively atmosphere and surroundings feel homey, but not cluttered. It gives you that nice warm welcoming vibe without the intrusion of over zealous sales associates.
But if you need them, they’re always there to help and are EXTREMELY knowledgeable.
And what on earth do I mean? Isn’t this just a bar? Absolutely not. It’s a wine Mecca, massive bar, and they even have food trucks come on many nights during the week.
Their wine selection is quite frankly…. The best in the city. Ranging from your $10 basic wines, to my favorite the conundrum red at the perfect $21 price, all the way to your extremely rare $200 2015 Italian limited editions on the back wall. Every region is represented perfectly, and they even stock the best ice wine in the world (my humble opinion as a wine blender). Northern Canadian at under $100. That is an INCREDIBLE deal.
But this is just the first half of the building.
Between the bar and the wine section lies the beer shelves, and oh WOW is it a selection. Every possible kind of beer is represented. I’m partial to sours and ciders myself, but they simply don’t miss anywhere.
Want to make a personalized pack of singles? You can take ANYTHING apart to make your own custom 4 pack. All the local breweries and beers are represented… and 100s nationwide.
And then…. There’s the actual bar. It’s huge. And the taps literally run from one side of the building to the other. There are so many to choose from, finding only one to try will be impossible.
Complete with dogs to pet, an amazing revamped patio with fire pit, AND in the pepper place district of Birmingham, this IS the best place for libations in the city.

Have fun at the theme park… you’ll stay for hours.

Great place! They have about 60 beers on tap and a massive selection you can buy to go. Really nice staff and venue.

We swung by here before a concert at iron city .They have a nice size bar with about 60 beers on tap. There is a huge selection of all types of craft beer and wine from all over the place including international. In house draft beer is very reasonable price. They had my favorite beer on tap Kentucky bourbon vanilla. Great place.

We love the atmosphere and the plethora of beers wines meads etc. The bar tenders are knowledgeable and helpful and always friendly.

This is a great place to get a beer and with 60 taps you are bound to find something you like. However, in the event that you don't there is a large selection of bottles and cans to choose from such as imports, domestics, and local breweries with some being already chilled. This is great as you can purchase a single beer to try rather than buying a six pack and finding out you don't like it. I got a draft and wandered the aisles picking out the single beers to take home. There is a good selection of wine as well and a patio outside to enjoy the weather and your beverage of choice.

Wonderful place for wine & beer connoisseur.
The staff are amazing & hospitable.

Fantastic selection and ambiance. No Saison Dupont in NWA for a while. Selection of 3 Fonteinen. Worth the stop.

Great selection on tap and to take home. Friendly staff as well. Highly recommend.

Great place to find craft beer, wine. Or sit and enjoy almost unlimited beer and wine selection.

Great folks great selection. Helpful in setting up my new keg tap.

Nice setting inside and out. Gigantic selection in stock. Best selection of stouts and porters on draft in the city.

Excellent selection of beers. Best part is that you can break a six pack if you just want to taste a beer and then come back another time and buy the full six pack if you like it.

Finally got to experience this fine brewpub. They've got about 60 craft beers on tap, many of which they sell in store to take home. Service is excellent, and you're talking to bartenders who are intimately acquainted with the fare and can speak intelligently about it, not just some goons who pop a top and think that deserves a $5 tip. Their reps curate craft beer from around the country, and as a result they have an impressive collection of not only local and state brews, but great stuff from all over the country. Try the Maine Lunch!

Top Notch. Good selection and great service. Stocked up on Alabama beers to bring to Atlanta and was pointed the direction of various local, fresh releases from staples like Good People to some new breweries in the area. Huge draft list to sample before filling up your cart with sixers or individual bottles and cans.

The best place to buy beer in Birmingham, hands down. Has the widest selection of craft beers I've seen in the city, and the employees are all very knowledgeable of their selections. HG in particular has always been very sweet and helpful when recommending beers to my partner and I!

In addition to the hundreds options they have in cans and bottles, they have 60+ drinks on tap to try. I always love drinking a couple 5oz glasses of beer while I create my own six packs. Large wine selection as well, though I can't speak on the specifics personally as I'm not wine guy.

Great beer Mecca. Massive tasting bar that almost broke Untapped! Great retail selection of loss and packaged beers. Wish there were closer to Southwest Florida!

This is a "must stop" for any craft beer enthusiast! Or wine enthusiast for that matter. Fantastic selection of craft beers on tap and to go. With something like 60 taps, there is plenty to choose from at the bar.

Place is great. Awesome selection of beers both on tap and to buy and take home. Their flights aren't cheap but pretty much everything about the place is awesome. Highly recommended if you enjoy beer.

A large variety of small breweries. There was a bar on the inside with 60 tap beers too.

Great selection and attentive staff. We decided to try this place when we were deciding where to meet with an old military buddy so we could catch up. The selection of beers was on great, and they have around 60 beers on tap. I got a dark beer and a light one recommended to me by the bartender who seem more than happy to work with me. There was no rush, but the workers were always busy. Cleaning, restocking, helping a customer, whatever it was they always at least looked really busy, but I never waited long for them to get my order. It usually took me longer to land on a drink. The music was at the perfect volume. Not loud enough where it’s hard to hear conversation, for those of us who are older or have been in close proximity to fire arms and explosives. The reason I gave this place a 5 star is a combination of things, but one thing that won me over were their sizes. There were some saving for going with a very large size, but the regular and small were always reasonably priced when considering cost to beer ratio. The smallest size of each was enough to get a reasonable amount of beer, and the regular was full bodied enough to satisfy a craving. The cost of the small and regular were usually exactly the same ratio. This was great for trying beer and seeing if you acquire a taste for or like for keeping a very light buzz for after work to unwind. Something good to sip on.