Barfly Ventures

BarFly Ventures was founded by Grand Rapids native Mark Sellers as a holding company for his pubs. BarFly's flagship establishment, HopCat, opened in 2008 and has been rated No. 3 Beer Bar on Planet Earth by Beer Advocate magazine and the No. 2 Beer Bar in America by the readers of CraftBeer.com and No. 1 brewpub in the country by ratebeer.com. In 2010, BarFly purchased McFadden's Irish Saloon in downtown Grand Rapids. In 2012 GQ magazine declared the burger at BarFly's Stella's Lounge as the "Best Burger in America. In December 2012, BarFly opened the state's first all-organic brewery, Grand Rapids Brewing Co., in downtown Grand Rapids. In 2013, Barfly will open HopCat (East Lansing).