Like many other gastropubs, they will offer traditional bar-food options like dips, pretzels, wings, soups, salads, sandwiches, and pub-y entrees such as fish n’ chips. Though the beer list will be quite different from the other HopCat locations, the food menu won’t see much deviation from the other’s pub fare selections. Unfortunately, this means that HopCat will not offer any Goose Island varieties as they were acquired by Anheuser-Busch back in 2011. That being said, it’s easy to understand why there won’t be any macrobrew options. According to a 2015 study, it was reported that the Chicagoland craft brewers occupy more commercial square footage than those of any other city in the United States. HopCat strives to support local, independent, craft brew businesses that struggle to make a name for themselves in the vast sea of microbrews that have flooded the market over the past decade. Not only does HopCat have 130 taps, 50 of which will be local Illinois breweries, but they will also have a selection of over 200 bottles and cans to choose from.įor those craft beer snobs who mentally vomit at sight of a Bud Light, you can rest easy at HopCat as they will not be offering any Anheuser-Busch or Miller-Coors products. In case you’re not familiar with the establishment, HopCat is a gastropub originating out of Grand Rapids, Michigan and boasts a craft beer offering that makes Fat Pour look like Moe’s Tavern. I figure there is no better opportunity to dive back into the blogging scene than with an exciting story of a small town Michigan gastropub powerhouse that will be gracing Lincoln Park with it’s opening later this summer. It has been a while since I last posted on my blog and I’m sincerely apologetic for starving you all of my wholesome writing.