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• Odd Side Rye Hipster Brunch

  Imperial Stout · 11.0% · Grand Haven, MI

  A dense stout with coffee, maple syrup, and bacon with rye malt added, and then aged in Rye Whiskey Barrels

  Snifter $12

  Rare|Highly rated|Popular

• Short's Soft Parade Shandy

  Shandy · 4.2% · Bellaire, MI

  A blend of Short’s flagship Fruit Ale, Soft Parade, and homemade lemonade

  Tall $8

  Rare|Highly rated|Recently added

Valentine's Day Features

• Old Nation Cherry Cordial Stout

  Imperial Stout · 10.0% · Williamston, MI

  Old Nation's Cherry Cordial Stout is brewed with an indulgent mix of high-quality, natural cocoa nibs, cherry puree, and vanilla extract

  8oz Draft $8.50

• Short's Soft Parade Shandy

  Shandy · 4.2% · Bellaire, MI

  A blend of Short’s flagship Fruit Ale, Soft Parade, and homemade lemonade

  Pint $6

  Tall $8

• Transient Confetti Cakepop Smolverine

  Sour Ale · 4.5% · Bridgman, MI

  Pastry sour with strawberry, cherry, lemon juice, birthday cake, vanilla ice cream, vanilla extract, and lactose sugar

  Snifter $8.50

• Urban Artifact Sugar Plum

  Sour Ale · 7.2% · Cincinnati, OH

  Fruited Sour Ale w/ Plums, Vanilla, Spices

  Flight $3

  Snifter $7.50

Lager & Light Ale

• Alaskan Wildness

  Blonde Ale · 5.0% · Juneau, AK

  An easy-drinking everyday blonde ale. Cold fermented and crisp.

  Pint $6

  Tall $8

• Brew Detroit Cerveza Delray

  Lager · 4.2% · Detroit, MI

  Mexican-style Lager

  Pint $5.50

  Tall $7.50

• Broad Leaf Cult Pils

  Pilsner · 5.0% · Kentwood, MI

  Bohemian-style Pilsner

  Pint $6.75

  Tall $8.75

• Hacker-Pschorr Münchner Dunkel

  Dunkel · 5.0% · München, Germany

  Dark in color, malty nose, bready flavor with a clean, hoppy finish. Hacker-Pschorr Munich Dark Lager is the essence of dark beers

  Pint $7.50

  Tall $9.50

• Kona Big Wave

  Golden Ale · 4.4% · Kailua Kona, HI

  Tropical hop aroma & flavor with a balance of sweet lightly roasted malt

  Pint $6

  Tall $8

• Old Nation Boreal

  Pale Ale · 6.4% · Williamston, MI

  Dry Hopped Pale Lager

  Pint $8

  Tall $10

• Short's Local's Light

  Premium Lager · 5.2% · Bellaire, MI

  American Pilsner

  Pint $5.25

  Tall $7.25

Wheat

• 3 Floyds Gumballhead

  Wheat Ale · 5.6% · Munster, IN

  An American wheat ale brewed with white wheat and dry hopped. Bright and refreshing with a lemony finish.

  Pint $7

  Tall $9

• Bell's Oberon Eclipse

  Wheat Ale · 6.3% · Comstock, MI

  American Pale Wheat w/ Orange & Coriander

  Pint $6

  Tall $8

• Cheboygan Blood Orange Honey

  Wheat Ale · 5.7% · Cheboygan, MI

  American Pale Wheat w/ Blood Orange & Honey

  Pint $6

  Tall $8

• Griffin Claw Mr. Blue Sky

  Wheat Ale · 4.5% · Birmingham, MI

  American Pale Wheat w/ Orange & Coriander

  Pint $5.75

  Tall $7.75

IPA & Pale Ale

• Bell's Two Hearted Ale

  IPA · 7.0% · Comstock, MI

  American IPA w/ Centennial Hops

  Pint $6.25

  Tall $8.25

• Blackrocks Mykiss

  IPA · 7.5% · Marquette, MI

  American IPA w/ Simcoe, Citra & Mosaic Hops

  Pint $6.50

  Tall $8.50

• Blackrocks Starman

  American Pale Ale · 5.6% · Marquette, MI

  Starman is a Pale Ale filled up with Simcoe, Citra, Amarillo, Columbus, and Mosaic hops. Bright aromas of grapefruit, apricot, and citrus, finishing clean & dry

  Pint $6.50

  Tall $8.50

• Fair State Eternal Shrug

  Black IPA · 6.66% · Minneapolis, MN

  Eternal Shrug is a vehicle for our mutual descent into the gaping maw of existence. This Black IPA has brutal levels of pine, resin, citrus pith, and dankness.

  Snifter $9.50

• Founders Mortal Bloom

  Hazy IPA · 6.2% · Grand Rapids, MI

  Hazy IPA W/ Citra, Mosaic and Chinook hops.

  Pint $6.50

  Tall $8.50

• Ludington Bay Tangelo Dream

  American Pale Ale · 5.7% · Ludington, MI

  American Pale Ale w/ Tangelo Fruit

  Pint $6.50

  Tall $8.50

• New Holland Tangerine Space Machine

  NE/Hazy IPA · 6.8% · Holland, MI

  Hazy IPA w/ Tangerine Juice

  Pint $6.25

  Tall $8.25

• North Peak Sparta

  IPA · 7.2% · Traverse City, MI

  American IPA w/ Simcoe, Citra & Cascade Hops

  Pint $6.50

  Tall $8.50

• Old Nation DDH Boss Tweed

  NE/Hazy DIPA · 9.3% · Williamston, MI

  More intense than the original, Double Dry Hopped Boss Tweed uses Cryo hops to amp up the flavor and aroma of this Michigan classic

  Snifter $9

• Old Nation M-43

  IPA · 6.8% · Williamston, MI

  NE/Hazy IPA w/ Calypso, Amarillo, Citra & Simcoe Hops

  Pint $7.50

  Tall $9.50

• Old Nation MI, MI, MI

  NE/Hazy TIPA · 10.08% · Williamston, MI

  Triple Hazy IPA

  Flight $3.75

  Snifter $9

• Short's Superfluid

  Double IPA · 8.7% · Bellaire, MI

  Resiny double IPA

  Snifter $8.50

• Short's The Notorious C.A.T.

  Hazy IPA · 5.4% · Bellaire, MI

  This goes out to the cats, to all the teachers that told us we'd never amount to nothin'. This collaboration with Short's is a hop heavy powerhouse that can be described with one word: Juicy. Only available at Hopcat.

  Pint $6.75

  Tall $8.75

Amber & Brown

• Alaskan Amber

  Amber Ale · 5.3% · Juneau, AK

  Pint $6.50

  Tall $8.50

• Big Lake Michigan Amber

  Amber Ale · 5.7% · Holland, MI

  A smooth amber made with Cascade, Centennial, and Chinook hops.

  Pint $6.50

  Tall $8.50

• Pigeon Hill O.C.P. (Oatmeal Cream Pie)

  Brown Ale · 6.0% · Muskegon, MI

  O.C.P. came to life in our homebrew days when Ali Kamp challenged Joel to make a beer that tasted just like her oatmeal and cream cookies

  Pint $7

  Tall $9

• Short's Bellaire Brown

  Brown Ale · 7.0% · Bellaire, MI

  American Brown Ale

  Pint $6

  Tall $8

• Smithwick's Premium Irish Ale

  Irish Red Ale · 4.5% · Dundalk, County Louth

  Classic dry Irish red ale

  Pint $6.75

  Tall $8.75

Porter & Stout

• Austin Brothers Milk Route

  Milk Stout · 5.4% · Alpena, MI

  Chocolate and roasted caramel coffee taste create the perfect balance in this milk stout

  Snifter $6.50

• Guinness Draught Nitro

  Dry Stout · 4.2% · Dublin, Ireland

  Rich and creamy. Distinctively black. Velvety in its finish.

  Pint $7.50

  Tall $8.50

• Odd Side Rye Hipster Brunch

  Imperial Stout · 11.0% · Grand Haven, MI

  A dense stout with coffee, maple syrup, and bacon with rye malt added, and then aged in Rye Whiskey Barrels

  Flight $4.75

  Snifter $12

• Ore Dock Porter

  Porter · 5.7% · Marquette, MI

  American Porter

  Pint $6

  Tall $8

• Revolution Cafe Deth (2024)

  Barrel Aged · 14.8% · Chicago, IL

  Fresh whole-bean coffee from Chicago's own Dark Matter Coffee stars in this barrel-aged Imperial Oatmeal stout. Enter a realm of bourbon, toasted walnut, and dark chocolate.

  8oz Draft $11

Fruit, Spice, & Everything In-Between

• Brew Detroit Yum-Town

  Pilsner · 4.5% · Detroit, MI

  Yum Town starts with an easy drinking Mexican Lager base. The addition of tart cherries & key lime provide a little sweetness

  Snifter $7

• Cheboygan Blackberry Blonde

  5.0% · Cheboygan, MI

  Blonde Ale w/ Blackberries

  Pint $6

  Tall $8

Sour, Wild & Funk

• Aberrant Ales Unicorn Purgatory

  Fruited Sour · 5.3% · Howell, MI

  Fruited Sour w/ Guava and Strawberry

  Snifter $9

• Untitled Art Florida Seltzer - Prickly Pear & Guava

  Hard Seltzer · 5.0% · Waunakee, WI

  Hard seltzer with prickly pear and guava. Crafted with real juice for unparalleled flavor.

  Snifter $8.50

Cider & Mead

• Blake's Black Phillip

  Cider · 4.5% · Armada, MI

  Semi-sweet hard cider infused with cranberries and blood orange

  Snifter $6.50

• Blake's Sir Lushington

  Cider · 9.0% · Armada, Michigan

  Bourbon BA Cider w/ Oak Chips and Cherries. Blake's Ciderhouse and HopCat Exclusive!

  Snifter $7

• Shacksbury Yuzu Ginger

  Spiced Cider · 6.0% · Shoreham, VT

  Semi sweet cider with Yuzu and fresh ginger

  Snifter $9

• Starcut Pulsar

  Cider · 6.9% · Bellaire, MI

  Pulsar is a dry cider with wine-like aromas.

  Snifter $6.50

• Vander Mill Totally Roasted

  Cider · 6.8% · Spring Lake, MI

  Cinnamon, pecan, and vanilla. Gluten-free.

  Snifter $7

Seltzer, RTD, N/A & Cans

• 3 Floyds Vodka & Soda Coconut Lime

  Hard Seltzer · 5.0% · Munster, IN

  Our take on a Vodka Soda is crafted with premium vodka and real fruit juice for a flavor experience bursting with coconut and lime. It's not normal!

  Can $5

• 3 Floyds Vodka & Soda Pineapple Mango

  Hard Seltzer · 5.0% · Munster, IN

  Our take on a Vodka Soda is crafted with premium vodka and real fruit juice for a flavor experience bursting with mango and pineapple. It's not normal!

  12oz Can $5

• Athletic Cerveza Atletica Light Copper

  Mexican Lager · 0.5% · Stratford, CT

  Non-Alcoholic Beer - Lager

  12oz Can $5.50

• High Noon Peach

  Hard Seltzer · 4.5% · Memphis, TN

  12oz Can $6

• High Noon Pineapple

  Hard Seltzer · 4.5% · Memphis, TN

  12oz Can $6

• High Noon Tequila Seltzer Lime

  4.5% · Memphis, TN

  12oz Can $6.50

• Short's The Thirst Multilator

  Non-Alcoholic · 0.0% · Bellaire, MI

  Lemon lime flavored, non-alcoholic, sparkling hop water. It's Got What Plants Crave!

  16oz Can $4

• The Finnish Long Drink Cranberry

  Cocktail · 5.5% · Utica, NY

  Gin with natural cranberry and juniper berry flavors & carbonation.

  12oz Can $5

• The Finnish Long Drink Peach

  Cocktail · 5.5% · Utica, NY

  Gin with natural Peach and juniper berry flavors & carbonation.

  12oz Can $5

• The Finnish Long Drink Traditional

  Hard Seltzer · 5.5% · Utica, NY

  12oz Can $6

• The Finnish Long Drink Zero

  Cocktail · 5.5% · Utica, NY

  Gin with natural grapefruit and juniper berry flavors & carbonation. Zero Sugar.

  12oz Can $6

Bottles

• Ascension Peanut Butter Marshmallow Gorilla Juice

  Imperial Stout · 16.0% · Novi, MI

  Imperial Stout w/ Peanut Butter, Marshmallow, and Vanilla Bean

  Bottle

• Griffin Claw El Rojo

  Amber Ale · 6.5% · Birmingham, MI

  Caramel and roasted malts

  Bottle

• Mitten Triple Crown

  Brown Ale · 4.2% · Grand Rapids, MI

  English brown with a slight roast and chocolate

  Bottle

• Prairie Maple Bourbon Paradise

  Imperial Stout · 13.5% · Krebs, OK

  Imperial Stout Aged In Bourbon Barrels With Coconut, Vanilla & Maple.

  12oz Bottle $13

Cans

• Bell's Cold Hearted

  Cold IPA · 7.0% · Comstock, MI

  This Cold IPA is crisp and refreshing with all the pine and citrus aromas you’d expect from a Two Hearted

  12oz Can $5.50

• Griffin Claw Sour McSour Face

  Fruited Sour · 5.25% · Birmingham, MI

  Slightly tart, this kettle sour ale was brewed with blackberry, Raspberry, and Michigan tart cherry. Super rad flavor combo with fruit forward flavor tartness and a juicy Sweet finish.

  Can

Growlers Draft beer to bring home.

• Archival Dead in the Lauter

  Mexican Lager · 7.7% · Belmont, MI

  Dark Mexican-style Lager

  Crowler (can)

• Blackrocks North Third

  Stout · 6.0% · Marquette, MI

  Rich dark chocolate & coffee. Full bodied & slightly sweet.

  Crowler (can)

• Grand Armory Fluffer Nutter

  Milk Stout · 6.9% · Grand Haven, MI

  Peanut butter and toasted marshmallow

  Crowler (can)

• North Peak Fresh Hop Diabolical

  IPA · 6.66% · Traverse City, MI

  This fresh-hop version of Diabolical is brewed with fresh, whole cone hops for a more aromatic beer

  Crowler (can)

• Odd Side After Dinner Mint

  Sweet Stout · 8.0% · Grand Haven, MI

  Chocolate stout brewed with natural peppermint

  Crowler (can)

• Old Nation Grapefruit B-43

  Fruit IPA · 7.0% · Williamston, MI

  Crisp, clear, dry IPA with grapefruit zest

  Crowler (can)

• Short's Superfluid

  Double IPA · 8.7% · Bellaire, MI

  Resiny double IPA

  Crowler (can)

On Tap

• Atwater D Light

  Light Lager · 4.2% · Detroit, MI

  Tall

• Bell's Cold Hearted

  Cold IPA · 7.0% · Comstock, MI

  This Cold IPA is crisp and refreshing with all the pine and citrus aromas you’d expect from a Two Hearted

  Tall

• City Built Prague Underground

  Czech Pilsner · 5.8% · Grand Rapids, MI

  Czech-style Pilsner

  Pint $6.50

  Tall $8.50

• Fair State + Wayfinder All Grey Everywhere

  Cold IPA · 7.0% · Minneapolis, MN

  Cold IPA with a fruity aroma and a crisp clean finish

  Tall

• Fair State Double Universe

  NE/Hazy DIPA · 8.8% · Minneapolis, MN

  The double dry hopped imperial IPA

  Snifter

• Founders CBS

  Imperial Stout · 10.6% · Grand Rapids, MI

  brewed with a blend of coffees and imported chocolates, then aged in spent bourbon barrels that have most recently been aging pure Michigan maple syrup.

  Snifter

• Griffin Claw Sin Repent Repeat

  Pastry Stout · 8.0% · Birmingham, MI

  Pączki stout brewed with dozens of raspberry Pączki.

  Snifter $7

• Kuhnhenn Sully's Kolsch

  Kolsch · 5.5% · Warren, MI

  Kolsch

  Tall

• North Peak Humongous

  Amber Ale · 9.6% · Traverse City, MI

  Big bodied Imperial Red ale

  Tall

• Paulaner Münchner Lager

  Helles Lager · 4.9% · München

  A perfect balance of malty character and the light bitterness of hops

  Draft

• Short's Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster

  Double IPA · 10.4% · Bellaire, MI

  Belgian-style Double IPA w/ Galaxy Hops

  Snifter $7.50

• Toppling Goliath + Other Half Hdhc Broccoli Special Reserve

  Double IPA · 8.3% · Decorah, IA

  Double dry-hopped imperial IPA brewed in collaboration with Other Half Brewing. It uses Citra, Mosaic, Simcoe and Blanc hops.

  Draft

• Toppling Goliath Pseudo Sue

  American Pale Ale · 5.8% · Decorah, IA

  Pale Ale w/ Citra Hops

  Tall $9.50

• Urban Artifact Astronaunt Food

  Sour Ale · 15.0% · Cincinnati, OH

  Astronaut Food is the most expensive alcoholic beverage in the world to produce, due to the massive quantities of freeze-dried fruit used in the process

  Snifter

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