Thank you Dianna Stampfler from Promote Michigan (Facebook, Twitter) for this information and great news! More great Michigan Craft Beer to come to Midtown Detroit (along with Hop Cat).
Category: Fun
HopCat Detroit opens November 15… Come and help set a world record!
It was recently announced that the HopCat in Detroit was opening on November 15th. This is exciting for me for a couple of reasons.
First, it’s opening in Midtown on Woodward Avenue. This is an area that’s growing and will be enhanced by both the District Detroit Project and the M-1 Rail Project. HopCat Detroit is coming in at just the right time!
Second, I work a little more than a mile away!!!
As part of their Grand Opening on November 15th, they are trying to break a world record:
Join us on Nov. 15, 2014 for our world record tap takeover in conjunction with Short’s Brewing Co. . Short’s is creating more than 100 different kinds of beer to break its own record set in 2013. We’ll also give the first 200 people in line (ages 21+) free Crack Fries every week for year and everyone will get a free order of Crack Fries all day. That night we’ll host a free concert with the acclaimed Pitch Blak Brass Band in our Upstairs @ HopCat venue.
Check out HopCat Detroit’s website at http://hopcat.com/detroit
I hoping to be there on Opening Day… I hope to see you all there too!
Monday morning humor – 11 Microbrews You Have To Try This Summer
Thanks to Kuhnhenn Brewing Co. for posting this on their Facebook page. This is from a website that is part of The Onion so take these suggestions with a grain of salt (and some good humor):
Short’s supporting Fermenta (a women’s craft beverage trade group) at the MBG Summer Beer Festival – It’s About Thyme!!!

I found out from MyBeerBuzz that Short’s Brewing Company is supporting Fermenta, a trade group for female craft brewers, by releasing ‘It’s About Thyme’ at the MBG Summer Beer Festival.
I’m a big supporter of giving any craft brewer a boost no matter who they are, but this group is important. More diverse brewers make for more diverse beverages!
Find out more about this effort by going here: http://mybeerbuzz.blogspot.com/2014/07/its-about-thyme-shorts-brews-in-support.html
And if you’re going to the Michigan Brewers Guild Summer Beer Festival, hit me up on social media (I’ll be there both days!) Maybe we’ll go try this beer together…
Profound Thought of the Day (courtesy of A Year of Beer Desk Calendar)
Hopfen und Malz Gott erhalt’s
– Traditional German Blessing – Translation: “May God Save Hops and Malt”