short's beer tap

India Cream Ale won't be available, but 100 other Short's beers will be on tap when HopCat's new East Lansing location opens Thursday, Aug. 22.

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EAST LANSING -- The Hopcat bar has released the list of 100 beers it'll serve at its grand opening, all of them from Short's Brewing Co., and many of them served for the first time.

HopCat founder and owner Mark Sellers said he

of his first establishment outside of Grand Rapids.

Sellers has enlisted the brewing wizardry of Short's founder Joe Short to try to set a world record for the largest tap takeover when it serves the 100 Short's draughts for the Aug. 22 opening of its new 300 Grove St. location.

Several Short's standards, like Bellaire Brown, Huma Lupa Licious and Soft Parade, will be on tap in addition to many new libations.

"Short's has put together some fantastic experimental beers that may only be available here in East Lansing for possibly a few hours," Sellers said in a statement. "We wanted to give all of those who plan to join us a chance to do a little advance research so they can plan which beers they'd like try once the doors open."

The grand opening begins at 11 a.m.

Once some of the very limited-run Short's brews run out, the tap line will be kept open for the remainder of the day.

It's possible no beer will be left on tap by the 2 a.m. closing time on Aug. 22, but Sellers said Short's might have a few surprise additions to tap.

HopCat offers one free order of its fan-favorite Crack Fries to all customers on opening day. The first 200 patrons in the door Aug. 22 will get free Crack Fries for a year.

A full list of the Short's concoctions available at the grand opening follows.

Abnormal Genius 8.30% Imperial English Golden Ale w/ honey and sunflower seeds Ale la Reverend 4.00% American IPA/Session IPA Alien Einstein 5.50% Low gluten India Pale Lager Alter Spalter 5.20% Altbier Anniversary Ale 9.30% Wheat Wine w/ blood oranges and green peppercorns Aorta Ale 8.30% Double Red Ale Autumn Ale 6.00% Extra Special Bitter Aww Jeah 9.00% Double IPA Beach Wheat 4.50% Hefeweizen Beard of Zeus 4.50% India Pale Lager w/ Zeus hops bitter orange peel Bellaire Brown 7.00% American Brown Ben's Asthma 11.00% Imperial Oatwine Black Cherry Porter 7.00% Robust Porter w/ black cherries Bloody Beer 7.00% Herb/Spiced Beer Bludgeon Yer Eye 6.20% Black IPA Bludgeon Yer Spruce 6.40% Experimental Cream Ale brewed w/ blue spruce tips Bonafide Legit 6.00% American IPA w/ 100% Summit hops from Michigan Bourbon Aphasia 8.00% Old Ale aged in bourbon barrels Bourbon Evil Urges Belgian Dark Strong Ale aged in bourbon barrels w/ vanilla Bourbon Huma 7.30% American IPA aged in bourbon barrels Bourbon Sustenance 6.50% Schwarzbier aged in bourbon barrels Bourbon Wizard 11.80% American Barleywine aged in bourbon barrels Captain Fantasy 6.70% Pear Saison Carob Stout 6.40% Imperial Stout w/ carob Cerveza De Julie 5.00% Mexican Lager w/ key limes Chocolate Wheat 6.10% American Porter Cinnabilly 7.00% Cinnamon Dopplebock Controversius Maximus 8.50% Double IPA Crunchy Grooves 5.25% Bohemiam Pilsner Cup A Joe Coffee Crème Stout 7.00% American Stout w/ Higher Grounds espresso beans and milk sugar Dan's Pink Skirt 6.40% American IPA Dirty Sturks 8.20% Imperial Chocolate Stout Dolly Dagger 7.40% Imperial Belgian Hoppy Red Ale Dr. Zeus 4.50% Low Gluten IPA Dubbel Down 7.40% Belgium Dubbel Earl of Brixom 3.90% English Mild Ale Empress Catherine 8.00% Russian Imperial Stout Evil Urges 8.50% Beligan Dark Strong Ale Freedom of '78 6.90% Fruit Beer/American IPA Ginger in the Rye 7.00% Rye Munich Ale w/ real ginger Gingersnap 7.80% English Dark Brown Ale with cinnamon, molasses and ginger Gone Commando Vienna Lager w/ currants Good Feller 8.50% Imperial American IPA Goodnight Bodacious 9.00% Imperial Black IPA Goodnight Jr 7.50% India Brown Ale Hale Mary 4.50% Belgian Pale Ale Honey Badger 8.60% India Black Ale w/ orange blossom honey Hopstache 5.70% American IPA Howlin' Chinaski 6.50% Dortmunder Lager Huma Lupa Licious 7.70% American IPA In the Wheat of Passion 5.00% American Wheat Ale w/ passion fruit Irish Red 4.50% Classic Irish-Style Red Ale Juicy Tree 7.50% An experimental India Pale Ale w/ blue spruce tips, juniper berries, and cranberries Key Lime Pie 5.50% Experimental dessert beer with fresh limes, milk sugar, graham cracker, and marshmallow fluff Kick Back 4.50% India Pale Lager Kind Ale 5.50% Harvest Ale w/ 100% Michigan hops Kiwi Destroy Mission 6.80% An experimental kiwi Saison Kölsch 45 4.80% Kölsch Lession Siberator 3.70% Session IPA Liberator 7.50% Double IPA w/ lemon and orange zest Lil Wheezy 7.00% Heavily hopped Amber Lager Local's Light Beer 4.00% American Light Lager Love Knife 6.70% Belgian Ale MMMKAY 5.00% India Pale Lager Mr. Biscuits 7.10% Experimental American Ale Night Wheeler 4.00% Session Black Lager Noble Chaos 5.75% Marzen Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster 8.40% Imperial Belgian IPA Pandemonium Pale Ale 6.40% American Pale Ale Peaches & Creme Ale 8.30% Golden Ale w/ lactose and fresh peaches Pontius Road Pilsner 5.20% American Pilsner Prolonged Enjoyment 3.50% Session IPA Publican Porter 9.00% Imperial Porter Rhu Caliente 4.50% Belgian India White Ale Richard In The Dirt 9.00% Belgian Trippel Rye Not? 6.50% American Rye IPA S'more Stout 6.50% Robust Stout w/ milk chocolate, marshmallow and graham cracker Saison du Short's 6.00% Saison Second Wind Rudi 4.20% Light hoppy lager w/ Dr. Rudi hops Soft Parade 7.50% Fruit Infused Rye Ale Son of Samurai 5.57% Red Saison Spruce Pilsner 7.00% Double Pilsner w/ Northern Michigan blue spruce Stray Cat Street Fighting For The Devil 8.00% Old Ale/Fruit Beer Stroker Ace 4.00% Session IPA Superfluid 7.00% Imperial IPA Sustenance 6.00% Schwarzbier Sweet Taters 8.40% Brown Ale w/ sweet potatoes, molasses, and brown sugar The Curl (2006) 7.00% Imperial Pilsner The Gambler 6.00% Tobacco themed IPA aged in bourbon barrels w/ lapsong souchong and rubious tea leaves The Magician 5.30% Dark Red London Ale Thirst Mutilator 6.00% Munich Helles Uncle Steve's Irish Stout (Nitro) 4.50% Dry Irish Stout Van Dammage 6.55% Belgian IPA Vanilla Porter 5.50% American Porter w/ Tahitian vanilla beans Village Reserve 4.50% California Common Ale White Falcon 5.50% Belgian White Ale Wit Happens 4.90% Witbier Woodmaster 9.00% Double Brown Ale w/ toasted pecans and Michigan maple syrup Wowee Zowee 6.00% Golden Ale w/ fresh mint and mango Yer My Boy Blue 7.50% Blueberry Milk Stout

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