Brewery News

Bell's has several new job openings 10/14/2015 Ever want to join the Bell’s family? We currently have several openings, including positions for a tour manager, creative manager, and marketing manager. Upper Hand, our sister brewery in the Upper Peninsula, has an opening for Facility Maintenance Manager. These are some of the open positions.... /news/bells-has-several-new-job-openings

Bell's brews first ale in 100-year-old wooden fermenters 10/6/2015 Bell’s Brewery is releasing its first beer fermented in 100-year-old wooden cypress tanks that were used by Stroh Brewing Company in Detroit. Andrews’ Ale is inspired by the traditional English style Extra Special Bitter and uses a semi-retired malt variety, Chevallier, that was popular during... /news/bells-brews-first-ale-100-year-old-wooden-fermenters

Make an autumn wreath out of Best Brown and Two Hearted cans /sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/BestBrownWreath.jpg?itok=CrLZYjzY 10/5/2015 Aluminum cans hold many benefits for beer drinkers, from their ability to go places that glass can’t to keeping out oxygen and light. Looking for a way to upcycle your Bell’s cans and celebrate the fall? Then this Upcycled Can Autumn Wreath is for you! We used an empty twelve pack of 12 oz. Two... /news/make-autumn-wreath-out-best-brown-and-two-hearted-cans

We’re Rolling Out the Barrel for the Third Year in a Row 10/1/2015 What happens when you take some of your favorite brews and age them in a barrel? You end up with an eclectic list of beers truly deserving of Bell’s Eccentric Café.  On Sunday. Oct 4 at 11 a.m., we’ll be rolling out over 20 barrel-aged beers at the Café for our Third Annual Roll Out the Barrel... /news/we-re-rolling-out-barrel-third-year-row

Books and beer: Booktoberfest returns for another round 9/24/2015 Kalamazoo Public Library’s 2nd Annual Booktoberfest features three different sessions lead by two of our staff. John Mallett, Director of Operations here at Bell’s and author of “Malt: A Practical Guide From Field to Brewhouse,” along with David Curtis, Bell’s General Store Manager, will both lead... /news/books-and-beer-booktoberfest-returns-another-round

Hopslam will only be available in cans and on draught in 2016 9/22/2015 One of our most sought after beers, Hopslam Ale, will be packaged solely in six-packs of 12 oz. cans and kegs when it returns in January for its annual release. The Double India Pale Ale, brewed with Michigan honey, will not be bottled as it has been in the past. “With construction here at the... /news/hopslam-will-only-be-available-cans-and-draught-2016

Bucket list: Celebrate fall with a Best Brown photo challenge 9/22/2015 Fall is here and so is Best Brown. To celebrate, we’ve put together our Fall Bucket List (see below) highlighting some of the things we love about this time of year. We are also working with Untappd to offer a special Best Brown Badge – to unlock it you just need to check-in to one Best Brown... /news/bucket-list-celebrate-fall-best-brown-photo-challenge

Bell's in Colorado: GABF beer list, events, Untappd Badge 9/21/2015 Bell’s beer will be flowing in Colorado this week in celebration of the 2015 Great American Beer Festival. Here is what we are pouring at this year’s festival, Sept. 24-26. Oarsman Ale Tart and refreshing, this sessionable Wheat Ale presents citrus and lemony aromas and trades sour intensity... /news/bells-colorado-gabf-beer-list-events-untappd-badge

Bell's beer will head to Tennessee in November with these distributors 9/21/2015 Our beer will begin heading to Tennessee in early November, making it our 23rd state we distribute to (in addition to Washington DC and Puerto Rico). We will be working with Central Distributors, Inc., Clark Distributing Co., Inc., Volunteer Distributing Co., Budweiser of Chattanooga, Budweiser of... /news/bells-beer-will-head-tennessee-november-these-distributors

Gallery: Bell’s Funvitational Beer Festival /sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/history-19.jpg?itok=ja-ZBBlh 9/21/2015 Earlier this month, we kicked off our 30th anniversary celebration with our Funvitational beer festival. Breweries from all over the world came to Kalamazoo, several beers tapped were for the first time in Michigan. See a full list of breweries that helped us celebrate. We had a great time with... /news/photos-bell-s-funvitational-beer-festival