I expected a sparse beer hole with a handful of craft taps. And of those taps, I expected a bunch of pseudo-craft beers...the Firestone Walkers and the Odells and such. Not that there's anything wrong with that, mind you, just that it's what I figured I would get out of a small strip mall spot.
What I got was a well put-together and nice cozy place, bigger than I thought, with 35 or more taps of fantastic variety. They had a slew of Belgians on tap in honor of AZ Beer Week and this was a killer list. Delirium Nocturne and La Fin Du Monde and Judgment Day, and the rest of the list was just as good.
Lenny, one of the owners, clearly gives a shit and it shows. A smile and a good attitude really does count for something. I'm going to spend way too much time and money in Hop Central and that's just fine by me.