The Scoop: Beer-focused 99 Hops House to open doors at Hollywood Casino

  Get ready to choose your next round from 99 (-ish) different brews when 99 Hops House opens doors at Hollywood Casino in the first week of April. This is the second location for the beer-centric sports bar; the original is located in another Hollywood Casino in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. Food and beverage manager Rhaisha Dobbs said the sports bar offers around 100 different brews – 20 draft and 80 bottles – including local offerings like Schlafly, Six Row and Urban Chestnut. The restaurant has even gotten into the collaboration game, partnering with O’Fallon Brewery to make its original Hollywood Ale, which will be served in the restaurant and on the casino floor. The food menu consists of pub grub classics like nachos, wings, hefty burgers, ribs and more, all with suggested beer pairings. Look for other local brews to make appearances as ingredients, such as the beer cheese soup made with Schlafly pale ale and O’Fallon’s amber ale in the batter for the fried cod sandwich. “We tried to stay with things our guests are going to be familiar with, plus we get to support our local industry,” Dobbs said. Guests can forgo blackjack and slots for 99 Hops House’s dartboards, shuffleboards and Golden Tee video game, or they can kick back with a brew and watch the pros on one of 20 TVs scattered throughout the restaurant. 99 Hops House will be open Mondays and Thursdays from 4 p.m. to midnight, Fridays from 4 p.m. to 1 a.m., Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. The restaurant will typically be closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays, opening for special events in the adjacent concert venue.