# HopCat — Grand Rapids, Michigan

> HopCat in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States scores 3.75 out of 5 — Fine, #215 in Michigan. 290 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

*Canonical page: <https://finding.beer/brewery/hopcat-4453/> · data updated 2026-09-01*

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HopCat is a brewery in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.75 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #215 in Michigan. Of the 290 beers we track, 41% are IPA and 15% Stout / Porter.

## Rating

- Score: 3.75 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #215 in Michigan · #5,482 in United States · #7,965 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 290

## About

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.

## What they brew

- IPA — 41% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 15% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 13% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 11% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 8% of the beers we track
- Other — 7% of the beers we track
- Sour / Wild Ale — 5% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 2183 East Beltline Avenue Northeast, Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
- Coordinates: 43.0020854, -85.59131959999999
- Website: http://www.hopcatgr.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Harmony Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/harmony-brewing-company-4433.md) — 3.52, Poor — Grand Rapids, Michigan — 3.8 mi away
- [Brewery Vivant](https://finding.beer/brewery/brewery-vivant-4463.md) — 3.88, Fine — Grand Rapids, Michigan — 4 mi away
- [Speciation Cellars](https://finding.beer/brewery/speciation-cellars-624.md) — 4.22, Great — Grand Rapids, Michigan — 4.2 mi away
- [Archival Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/archival-brewing-24980.md) — 3.79, Fine — Plainfield charter Township, Michigan — 4.3 mi away
- [City Built Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/city-built-brewing-company-4827.md) — 4.17, Great — Grand Rapids, Michigan — 4.4 mi away
- [Fountain Hill Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/fountain-hill-brewery-3160.md) — 3.77, Fine — Grand Rapids, Michigan — 4.4 mi away
- [The Mitten Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-mitten-brewing-company-4426.md) — 3.86, Fine — Grand Rapids, Michigan — 4.7 mi away
- [Bier Distillery](https://finding.beer/brewery/bier-distillery-33584.md) — 3.51, Poor — Comstock Park, Michigan — 4.7 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Grand Rapids, Michigan](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/michigan/grand-rapids.md)
- [Best breweries in Michigan](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/michigan.md)
- [Best breweries in United States](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states.md)

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