Hops Grill and Brewery - Littleton

Hops Grill and Brewery

We are a casual dining microbrewery restaurant that offers fresh, made from scratch menu items in a relaxed atmosphere featuring signature dishes that are created from high-quality, fresh ingredients and prepared in a display style kitchen that allows you to view the cooking process. We complement the made-from-scratch food by offering hand-crafted, microbrewed beer, brewed in a glass encased brewery that separates the non-smoking dining room from the bar dining area.

Our menu features signature dishes that accommodate a variety of tastes. This includes steaks, chicken, pastas and seafood that blend high-quality ingredients with unique, made-from-scratch sauces and marinades to create our signature dishes. Guest favorites at Hops include Hops Walker's Wood Shrimp appetizer featuring jumbo Gulf shrimp topped with our unique Walker's Wood sauce; Jamaican Top Sirloin, a center cut sirloin marinated for 72 hours in a blend of pineapple, soy and ginger, and Hops homemade Key Lime Pie that blends a tangy custard center with a sweet graham cracker crust. We also feature a selection of signature items on our lunch menu. Lunch prices range from $6-$10 and dinner entrée prices average around $14

We take extra steps to ensure that the quality of our menu and service remain consistent and exceed the standards within the casual dining industry. Our attention to detail includes hand-peeling shrimp for the Walker's Wood Shrimp appetizer, using ingredients such as carefully aged, corn-fed beef and the freshest fish available. We also utilize a five-step cooking process for our baby back ribs, combining 12 different lettuces for the salads that are served in frozen bowls and making all our soups, sauces and salad dressings from scratch. We are proud of our "lobby comfort" tradition that offers you samples of menu items while you wait for your table.

Each of our Brewmasters creates handcrafted, microbrews using a traditional brewer's art and all natural ingredients including imported Czechoslovakian Hops, domestically grown malts and the highest quality liquid yeast. Our recipes were created by a third generation Brewmaster, who developed the beers to appeal to the American palate. We offer four permanent beer selections that include, Clearwater Light, a low carb low calorie lager style beer, Lightning Bold Gold, a classic American lager style beer, Hammerhead Red, a rich, malt amber ale, and Alligator Ale , a full-bodied, mahogany colored ale with a smooth finish. In addition to the four beers offered, we also brew our own seasonal beers and homemade root-beer.

We are happy to serve you lunch and dinner seven days a week. Most Hops Restaurants are open until 11 PM Sunday through Thursday and until midnight on Friday and Saturday. Many of our bar areas are open for extended hours on the weekends. Please call your local Hops for specific times.We accept all major credit cards and are wheel chair accessible. Children menus are available for guests under the age of twelve and to-go service is available during normal operating hours.

Company History
In 1988 an idea was conceived to combine fresh, high quality food with on-site microbrewed beer in a casual dining atmosphere. After months of planning and research, a new restaurant was constructed at the end of a shopping plaza on US 19 in Clearwater, Fl. The restaurant was named Hops Grill and Bar and featured a diverse selection of menu items to appeal to a range of classic American tastes. To complement the food, brand new copper and steel kettles were installed to brew four signature beers developed by a third generation Brewmaster. The concept became an immediate success. Within three years, two more locations had opened up on both sides of the Tampa Bay. By the mid 1990's, there were thirteen Hops Grill and Bars operating within the state of Florida.

In 1996 the course of growth changed for Hops. Avado Brands, Inc. formerly known as Apple South, Inc., took an interest in the fast growing concept. In 1997 Hops was bought by Apple South, Inc., and joined their family of restaurant concepts that included Don Pablo's. Hops also was awarded with A "Hot Concept Award" presented by Nations Restaurant News. In early 2008, Rita Restaurant Corp. bought all the remaining Hop’s restaurants from Avado Brands and still owns both Hops and Don Pablo’s corporate locations.

Over the years, Hops has remained committed to serving only fresh, high quality ingredients and hand crafted microbrewed beer in a relaxed and casual atmosphere. The commitment to high quality extends beyond the kitchen at Hops Restaurant, Bar & Brewery. The style of service in the dining rooms, bar and lobby is based on a team format. Hops servers work together to attend to all of the guests and deliver service that goes above and beyond what is expected at casual dining restaurants.