Punch Bowl Social, HopCat To Expand Dining And Drinking Options In Detroit

By Edward Cardenas

DETROIT (CBS Detroit) - A big week is on "tap" for foodies, craft beer lovers and nightlife in Detroit as Punch Bowl Social and HopCat Detroit prepare to open.

The two high-profile openings bring locally sourced menus, a wide-array of beers and unique entertainment options to downtown Detroit.

Punch Bowl Social - located on the ground floor of the Z parking lot - starts the festivities with a grand opening party Wednesday, with menu sampling, punch tastings, activities, and live performance by Kaleido, from 7 - 9 p.m., and at 10 p.m., the venue will be open for those 21 and over.

Tickets are $10, with proceeds donated to The Salvation Army.

Wednesday night. Tickets can be purchased in advance, and at the door (upon availability), for $10 per person. ALL proceeds will be donated to the Salvation Army.

This is the fourth location for the Denver-based "Gastro-Diner,"which offers locally sourced food and drink in a modern, mountain lodge-like setting with games including bowling, darts, marbles, ping-pong and vintage arcade games. The 24,000-square-foot  "eatertainment" concept will be located on the ground floor of "The Z" parking structure on Broadway.

Some of the unique creations include chocolate whiskey milkshake with bacon-infused Maker's Mark Bourbon, vanilla ice cream, chocolate syrup, candied bacon and an extra-wide straw; Dearborn- made Scotty O'Hotty hot sauce and tender belly pork shoulder Frito pie.

HopCat Detroit will open the largest beer bar in the city at 11 a.m. Saturday. Bellaire-based Short's Brewing Company will attempt a world record beginning at 11 a.m. with tap takeover of at least 101 different varieties of Short's beers.

Here are the beers Short's will offer for the world record attempt:

Lagers

• Beard of Zeus- India Pale Lager/ 4.5% ABV
• Black Diamond- American Black Lager/ 5.1% ABV
• Bourbon Sustenance- Bourbon Barrel Aged Schwarz bier/ 6.5% ABV
• Cerveza de Julie- Mexican-Style Lager/ 5% ABV
• Crunchy Grooves- Bohemian-Style Pilsner/ 5.2% ABV
• Der Norden- German-Style Pilsner/ 5% ABV
• Devil's Lettuce- Wet-Hopped India Pale Lager/ 5.7% ABV
• Electric Mullet- Imperial Cream Ale/ 6.7% ABV
• Kolsch 45- Kolsch/ 4.8% ABV
• Lectronic Lager- Bohemian-Style Pilsner/ 5% ABV
• Lil Wheezy- India Amber Lager/ 7% ABV
• Local's Light- American Light Lager/ 4% ABV
• Nectar De La Vida- Mexican-Style Lager w/ Lime & Blue Agave Nectar/ 6.2% ABV
• Night Wheeler- American Black Lager/ 4% ABV
• Pontius Road Pilsner- American Pilsner/ 5.2% ABV
• Spruce Pilsner- Imperial Pilsner w/ Spruce Tips/ 7% ABV
• The Curl- Imperial Pilsner/ 7% ABV
• The Empire Hops Back- India Pale Lager/ 5.2% ABV
• Twist of Cain- American Dark Lager/ 7.5% ABV
• Village Reserve- California Common/ 4.5% ABV

Pales & IPAs

•  '05 Anniversary Ale- American Imperial IPA/ 10% ABV
• '06 PART 1 Anniversary Ale- Bourbon Barrel Aged Triple IPA/ 11.6 % ABV
• '06 Part Deux Anniversary Ale- Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial IPA / 9.5 % ABV
• '08 Anniversary Ale- American Imperial IPA/ 9% ABV
• Bonafide Legit- American Pale Ale/ 6% ABV
• Bourbon ControversiALE- Bourbon Barrel Aged IPA/ 6.7% ABV
• Bourbon Huma- Bourbon Barrel Aged American IPA/ 8.2% ABV
• ControversiALE- American IPA/ 6.5% ABV
• Declaration Ale- American IPA/ 6% ABV
• Ermagerdness- American Pale Ale/ 5.5% ABV
• Freedom of '78- American IPA/ 6.9% ABV
• Giggle Bush- American Pale Ale/ 5.9% ABV
• Ginger In The Rye- Rye Munich Ale w/ Ginger/ 7% ABV
• Good Feller- Imperial American IPA/ 8.5% ABV
• Hellacious Rock- American Imperial IPA/ 8.2% ABV
• Huma Lupa Licious- American IPA/ 7.7% ABV
• I Got 5 On It- American IPA/ 6.2% ABV
• Kind Ale- Wet-Hopped American IPA/ 5.5% ABV
• Olfactor Spectacular- American Pale Ale/ 5.3% ABV
• Pandemonium Pale- American Pale Ale/ 6.4% ABV
• Pretty Vacant- Extra Pale Ale/ 4.5% ABV
• Prolonged Enjoyment- American Session IPA/ 3.5% ABV
• Quasar Dank- American Rye IPA/ 6.5% ABV
• Space Rock- American Pale Ale/ 5% ABV
• Stache Bender- American Imperial IPA/ 9% ABV
• Stellar Ale- American Pale Ale/ 5.3% ABV
• Stroker Ace- American Session IPA/ 4% ABV
• Tapawera- American IPA/ 6.7% ABV
• Yeager's Puff- American Pale Ale/ 3.8% ABV

Wheats

• Papa Burgundy- Dunkelweiss/ 5.5% ABV
• Snow Wheat- Hefeweizen/ 4.5% ABV
• Thimbleberry Crush- Berliner Weisse/ 2.3% ABV
• Wit Happens- Belgian-Style Spiced Witbier/ 4.9% ABV

Ambers & Browns

• Aorta Ale- Imperial Amber Ale/ 8.5% ABV
• Autumn Ale- Extra Special Bitter/ 6.5% ABV
• Bellaire Brown- American Brown Ale/ 7% ABV
• Good Humans- India Brown Ale/ 8% ABV
• Happy Jack- Scottish Ale/ 5.5% ABV
• Magician- English-Style Red Ale/ 5.3% ABV
• Noble Chaos- Marzen/ 5.3% ABV
• Queen Bee- Imperial Amber Ale w/ Honey/ 8% ABV
• Woodmaster- Imperial Brown Ale w/ Maple Syrup & Pecans/ 9% ABV

Porters, Stouts, & Black Ales

• Big Style- American Stout w/ Brown Sugar & Molasses/ 6.9% ABV
• Bim Bam Boom- American Stout w/ Cocoa, Cayenne, & Orange/ 7.4% ABV
• Black Cherry Porter- American Porter w/ Black Cherries/ 7% ABV
• Bludgeon Yer Eye- American Black IPA/ 6.2% ABV
• Bourbon Ben's Asthma- Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Oatmeal Stout/ 11.5% ABV
• Carob Stout- Imperial Stout w/ Carob/ 6.4% ABV
• Chocolate Giddyup- American Stout w/ Coffee & Cocoa/ 6.6% ABV
• Chocolate Pretzel Stout- American Stout w/ Chocolate & Pretzels/ 6.8% ABV
• Cup A Joe- American Milk Stout w/ Coffee/ 7% ABV
• Dark Daze- American Porter/ 6% ABV
• Goodnight Bodacious- Imperial Black IPA/ 9% ABV
• Imperial Black Cherry Porter- Imperial Porter w/ Black Cherries/ 8.7% ABV
• Mystery Stout- Imperial Oatmeal Stout W/ Cocoa & Molasses/ 8.4% ABV
• Publican Porter- American Imperial Porter/ 9% ABV
• Slow Jam Stout- Sweet Stout w/ Strawberries & Chocolate/ 6.5% ABV
• Smugglin Plums Stout- American Stout w/ Plums/ 5.8% ABV
• Swirl Stout- American Milk Stout/ 6.4% ABV

Strong Ales

• Abnormal Genius- English-Style Golden Ale/ 8.3% ABV
• Bourbon Aphasia- Bourbon Barrel Aged Old Ale/ 8% ABV
• Bourbon Hammer Jack- Bourbon Barrel Aged Scotch Ale/ 8.8% ABV
• Double Barrel Bourbon Wizard- Bourbon Barrel Aged American Barleywine w/ Raisins/ 11.8% ABV

Belgians

• Celestial Critter- Belgian-Style Blond Ale/ 6.4% ABV
• Deacon Blues- Belgian-Style Pale Ale/ 4.4% ABV
• Dubbel Down- Belgian-Style Dubbel/ 7.4 % ABV
• Ectoplasmo- Belgian-Style Stout w/ Raspberries/ 6.9% ABV
• Evil Urges- Belgian-Style Dark Strong Ale/ 8.4% ABV
• Love Knife- Belgian-Style Amber Ale/ 6.7% ABV
• Oblivion- Belgian-Style Quad/ 12% ABV
• Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster- Belgian-Style Imperial IPA/ 8.4% ABV
• Pig Pen- Bourbon Barrel Aged Wild IPA/ 7.7% ABV
• Richard in the Dirt- Belgian-Style Tripel/ 9% ABV
• Steely Danzig- Belgian-Style Brown Cream Ale/ 5.5% ABV
• Van Dammage- Belgian-Style IPA/ 6.5% ABV

Fruit/Spiced

• Agave Peach Wheat- American Pale Wheat w/ Peaches & Agave Nectar/ 5% ABV
• Black Chai- Spiced American Black Ale/ 5% ABV
• Black Licorice- Black Lager w/ Vanilla, Anise, & Mint/ 7% ABV
• Bloody Beer- Spiced Vegetable Beer/ 7% ABV
• Bourbon Carrot Cake- Bourbon Barrel Aged Spiced Vegetable Ale/ 7.5% ABV
• Brew Ninja- Experimental Ale w/ Rice, Yuzu, & Sake Yeast/ 4.5% ABV
• Gitchy Gitchy Ooh La La- Kolsch w/ Cucumber, Lemon, & Lilac/ 5.5% ABV
• Gone Commando- Vienna-Style Lager w/ Red Currants/ 4.5% ABV
• Imperial Soft Parade- Imperial Fruit Rye Ale/ 8.3% ABV
• In the Wheat of Passion- American Wheat Ale w/ Passion fruit/ 5% ABV
• It's About Thyme- American IPA w/ Orange Blossom Honey & Thyme/ 7.5% ABV
• Jitterbug Perfume- Belgian-Style Golden Ale w/ Beets, Lemon, & Jasmine Tea/ 6.4% ABV
• Key Lime Pie- Fruit Ale w/ Marshmallow, Lime, Lactose, and Graham Crackers/ 5.5% ABV
• London Fog- English-Style Brown Ale w/ Earl Grey Tea/ 5.3% ABV
• Loyalty Ale- American Pale Ale w/ Blood Orange & Guava/ 6% ABV
• OMGWTFBBQ- Smoked Fruit/Spice Ale/ 6.7% ABV
• Peaches N Cream- Imperial Cream Ale w/ Peaches/ 8.3% ABV
• Schnozzleberry Griffin- American Wheat Ale w/ Blackberries & Tea/ 5% ABV
• Shadow Assassin- Rauchbier/ 5.3% ABV
• Soft Parade- Fruit Rye Ale/ 7.5% ABV
• The Gambler- Bourbon Barrel Aged Smoked IPA/ 6% ABV
• Whiskey Sour- Bourbon Barrel Aged Belgian-Style Ale w/ Limes/ 6.7% ABV
• Wowee Zowee- American Golden Ale w/ Mint & Mango/ 6% ABV
• Nicie Spicie- American Spiced Wheat Ale/ 5% ABV

Additionally, the first 200 customers ages 21 and up in line prior to opening will receive a card good for a free order HopCat's Crack Fries every week for a year, and there will be live music in the evening with a free concert with the Pitch Blak Brass Band and  Howling Diablos in the Huma Room at HopCat.