Detroiters are very aware of and generally proud of their roots, especially when it comes to music, like every Hopcat I’ve ventured into its clear that a strong representation of the city was at the core of the design and decoration of the pub and it plays off flawlessly. Alice Cooper, Stevie Wonder, Jack White, and Diana Ross to name a few are all immortalized in the art that hangs on the wall of this pub. But as you look around this beautiful pub you’ll see other paintings of iconic Detroit/Michigan music legends of old and new. The first thing I saw when I walked into Hopcat Detroit was a painting of Iggy Pop, a very welcoming sign as The Stooges are one of my all around favorite bands. Now, in the last month a new craft beer mecca has emerged in Detroit just up the road from Comerica Park and Ford Field, Hopcat Detroit has landed.
I’ve already checked out the Hopcat location in Grand Rapids, and the East Lansing pub serves as a “home base” throughout the fall on Saturday afternoons for me. Their 4, soon to be 6, locations in the states of Michigan, Indiana, and Wisconsin are the craft beer lovers dream in many ways. If you’re a beer geek and reside in the mid-west more than likely you have heard of the chain of craft beer bars known as Hopcat.