Brewery News

2017 Bell's Hop harvest at the brewery a success /sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/146A6692_0.jpg?itok=8ARJAmJq 9/1/2017 Harvest season is underway at hop farms across Michigan, including the 2.5 acre field next to our Comstock Brewery. On the first day of September, we harvested our Chinook, Cascade, and Newport hops. After they were picked by employees and some of the High Five Hop Farm crew, our hops were brought... /news/hop-harvest-brewery

What you need to know for our 2017 Homebrew Competition /sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/12028629_1145179762162290_5020625544867801687_o.jpg?itok=l_QgIkf0 8/31/2017 Things to keep in mind if you decide to enter this year's homebrew competition: Homebrewers should bring a sanitized vessel with them to transport their wort home. Buckets, carboys (please be extra careful handling glass carboys) and cornelius kegs are the most common vessels. You can leave them... /news/things-you-need-know-our-2017-homebrew-competition

Bell’s Accepted into the Glass Recycling Coalition /sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/GRC%20Badge%20URL-01.png?itok=dW5XXqbg 8/31/2017 As of July, 2017 our brewery is a member of the Glass Recycling Coalition (GRC). We’re excited to be a part of this initiative to help ensure that our, and all glass containers throughout the United States and world are recycled to their highest and best use. Though we’re based in Michigan, where a... /news/bell-s-accepted-glass-recycling-coalition

Larry's Latest Sour Ale coming to bottles, cans and draught in 2018 /sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/LarrysLatestSour_Family.png?itok=S5DYcn2Q 8/24/2017 Another new Bell’s beer will make its way to a larger audience soon. Larry’s Latest Sour Ale (5% ABV) will be packaged in 16 oz. cans (packaged in 4-packs), in kegs and in 12 oz. bottles (both 6-packs and 12-packs) for release this coming February. Dry-hopped and kettle soured, Larry’s Latest... /news/larrys-latest-sour-ale-coming-bottles-cans-and-draught-2018

Get to Know Titania – Fairy Queen or Dry Hopped American Wheat Ale /sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/titania.jpg?itok=6YW77JBg 8/18/2017 Tasting Notes: Juicy orange, mango, peach, & pine hop aromas. Named after Oberon’s other half, Titania lives up to its namesakes as a force to be reckoned with, combining sweet citrus tastes with an assertive hop presence. As with most of our beers, we do not filter out the yeast from Titania... /news/get-know-titania-dry-hopped-american-wheat-ale

Details for 2017 Bell’s Homebrew Competition now available, 2016 winner to be tapped Sunday /sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/homebrew%20challenge%20winner-6.jpg?itok=1F-ML2w- 8/10/2017 The 8th Annual Bell’s Homebrew Competition Kick-off and Expo will be held this year on Sept. 9 at the Eccentric Café in downtown Kalamazoo. The homebrewer who takes first place will get to brew their recipe at our original brewery to then go on tap next door at the adjacent Café. The first place... /news/details-2017-bell-s-homebrew-competition-now-available-2016-winner-be-tapped-sunday

Bell's Tap list for 2017 Great Taste of the Midwest, pre-party at Maduro /sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/great%20taste%20of%20midwest-50%20%5BBell%27s%20web%20ready%5D.jpg?itok=2EBat77X 8/4/2017 Another Great Taste of the Midwest is almost here! Per tradition, we'll be celebrating with our annual pre-party at Maduro starting at 10 a.m. Tap lists for both our pre-party and the festival are below, along with a list of beers our brothers and sisters from Upper Hand are brining.  Be sure to... /news/tap-list-2017-great-taste-midwest-pre-and-after-parties

Looking for vegan beer? Majority of Bell's beers contain no animal products /sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/No%20Eccentric%20Non%20Vegan%202%20Up%20close-1-2_0.jpg?itok=QIoQp5BU 7/29/2017 If you're vegan and like beer, you're in luck: the majority of what we brew does not use any animal products. And all of our beers meet the criteria for being vegetarian.  Most of Bell’s beer are brewed with four main ingredients: water, malt, yeast and hops. Anything else like cherry juice for... /news/looking-vegan-beer-most-ours-contain-no-animal-products

Meet Bella, the keg pontoon boat /sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/Bella%20Port%20Huron%20voyage-18.jpg?itok=5pw2X4s4 7/25/2017 Kegs aren’t just for holding beer, but keeping a boat afloat. There was a new craft on the water during Bell’s Bayview to Mackinac Race:  Bella, a pontoon made out of old Bell’s kegs. Bella rode the Black River in Port Huron on Boat Night, the eve of the sailboat race. She was a hit among sailors... /news/meet-bella-keg-pontoon-boat

Bell’s Brewery will continue as title sponsor of the Bell’s Beer Bayview to Mackinac Race through 2019 /sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/Bell%27s%20Bayview%20to%20Mackinac%20Race%205.jpg?itok=AbBoiJf2 7/25/2017 Bell's will return as the title sponsor of the Bell’s Beer Bayview Mackinac Race for another two years. The 94th annual race from Port Huron to Mackinac Island will set sail on July 14, 2018, marking Bell's eighth year as presenting sponsor of the longest, consecutively-run freshwater race in the... /news/bell-s-brewery-will-continue-title-sponsor-bell-s-beer-bayview-mackinac-rae-through-2019