HopCat, 300 Grove St., will celebrate its grand opening in record-breaking style at 11 a.m. on Aug. 22.
The Grand Rapids-based business has been collaborating with Short’s Brewing Co. to produce 100 varieties of beers that will be available on the 100-tap system, which will break the previous record set by Sierra Nevada and Cannery Row Brewing Co. in California last year.
Free Crack Fries every week for a year will be awarded to the first 200 patrons.
“Our goal … is craft,” President of BarFly Ventures Sam Short said. “We don’t just serve craft beer, and we don’t just use sustainable local produce and make our staff in house; we also consider the art of selling beer, craft.”
HopCat has the largest selection of draft beer in the state, Short said.
More than 75 new jobs will be created from the opening of East Lansing’s newest bar.
Founded in 2008 by BarFly Ventures in Grand Rapids, HopCat was named the third-best beer bar in the world by Beer Advocate Magazine. The East Lansing juncture will be the second HopCat location, the other located in Grand Rapids.
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