Grand Rapids' HopCat to open East Lansing location, create 50 jobs

A popular Grand Rapids nightlife spot will open in the upcoming multi-use development that will, upon completion, be Downtown East Lansing’s tallest building. 

 

HopCat, will be a bar and restaurant specializing in carrying a wide variety of microbrews, with a focus on Michigan craft beer, just like the original location in Grand Rapids. The forthcoming local version of the venue, explains owner Mark Sellers, will have even more beer options. 

 

“We’ll have 100 beers on tap,” he says, “which is twice as many as we have in Grand Rapids.”

 

That won’t be the only difference between the two HopCat locations. The 6,000 square foot East Lansing bar will have a different layout, décor and menu. 

 

“I never wanted to be someone who owns a chain,” Sellers says. “I purposely want this to look and feel a little different.”

 

Sellers hopes to open the East Lansing HopCat, which will be located on the ground floor of The Residences on Ann St., in the late summer of 2013. The business will employ approximately 50 workers.