HopCat

Brewpub in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2008

Closed in 2019

Contact
25 Ionia Ave, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503, United States
Description
We are a little brewery situated in the original Hopcat location in GR. We have been brewing since 2008. We are the only Hopcat in the family with a brewery. Style labels are next to useless around here. We embrace the strange, push boundaries and value balance and subtle complexity over extremes.

Admin Note: As of August 5th, 2019 HopCat Grand Rapids is no longer a brewpub. Brewing equipment has been sold off so they can focus on supporting other local breweries.

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6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draft at the 2012 Michigan Brewer’s Guild Winter Beer Festival, Grand Rapids. Deep opaque brown-black body, thin to medium ochre head. Nose of burnt sugars and coffee beans; creamy body with coffee and sugars. Pretty good.
Tried from Draft on 31 Aug 2012 at 18:15

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Sampled from the tap at the 15th annual MBGSF. Pours a near clear amber with a light brown/tan head that lasts throughout the beer. Aroma has grassy hops with a bit of underlying resinous pine and a light wheat note. Flavor has more of an earthy pine note with a good amount of grass the mellows to let the wheat come out in the finish.
Tried from Draft on 12 Aug 2012 at 11:39

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Sampled from the tap at the 15th annual MBGSF. Pours a hazy gold with a white head that dissipates quickly and completely. Aroma has a nice kind of earthy tart kiwi note with a bit of acid and a hint of backing wheat. Flavor is extremely sour up front puckering our mouth slightly, but it mellows to allow kiwi to come out and an earthy wheat note underlying.
Tried from Draft on 12 Aug 2012 at 11:34

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Sampled from the tap at the 15th annual MBGSF. Pours a clear orange gold with a white head that dissipates tot the edges. Aroma has a good amount of spice with backing grain and a hint of underlying lime. Flavor burns the back of your throat a bit with a bit of grain and a hint of lime. Not really for me.
Tried from Draft on 11 Aug 2012 at 15:18

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours a hazy amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity sour funky aroma. Fruity sour tart funky woody flavor. Has a fruity sour tart funky woody finish.
Tried from Bottle on 09 Aug 2012 at 06:13

7/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle at RBSG 2012. Dark brown, cloudy, with lace. Acetic nose, vinegar, cherry, caramel. Nicely tangy flavor, with cherry and vinegar. Very sour, but nice overall.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Jul 2012 at 09:28

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
22 fl oz bottle. Pours hazy brown with a small tan head. Aroma is tart, fruity and light citric. Smooth fruity, tart and bretty. Smooth fruity and light citric into the finish.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Jul 2012 at 06:48

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle number 138 thanks to GRG1313. Pours with a hazed bronze body with a tan head. Aromas are spicy, woody, mild funk, vanillin, plums and dark fruits. Flavors are spicy, fruity, currant, and plums. Quite tannic. Also a slight raspberry note. Lively bubbles, dry and peppery.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Feb 2012 at 17:07

6/10
Tried on 28 Jan 2012 at 14:40

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draft at the source. Cloudy golden color, white large bubble head. Aroma of citrus and huge pineapple. Taste is bitter pineapple. Nice!
Tried from Draft on 15 Jan 2012 at 18:45