Brewery News

Get To Know: Bell's CBCBCBC Ale, a collaboration beer brewed with help from Crosby Hop Farms /sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/29872764_1629584603743439_5917856709438827998_o.jpg?itok=0DGcQrc- 4/23/2018 Tasting Notes:  Pale Ale dry hopped five times, with stone fruit, dank, pungent hop notes This beer was brewed for the Crosby Hop Farms booth at the 2018 Craft Brewers Conference. The name is an acronym for Craft Brewers Conference Bell's Crosby Collaboration Beer, but CBCBCBC is the official name... /news/get-know-cbcbcbc-ale

Bell's has been recognized as one of the "Best and Brightest Companies to Work For" again in 2018 /sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/BB.jpg?itok=qpaYgEYw 4/20/2018 Bell’s has again been recognized as one of the “Best and Brightest Companies to Work For” in West Michigan. This is our fourth year in a row of being honored with this amazing award. The Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® is a program that provides the business community with the... /news/bells-has-been-recognized-one-best-and-brightest-companies-work-again

Bell's Sustainability Manager Will Headline the Protect Our Water Symposium /sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/Walker%20Modic_FinalSmall.jpg?itok=PIqpuL7l 4/10/2018 Our Sustainability Manager, Walker Modic, will be speaking at the Protect Our Water Symposium as part of Kalamazoo Earth Day 2018. Walker will be speaking on water conservation here at Bell's Brewery. Walker has been a part of our Bell's family for five years, and he's one of only a few... /news/our-sustainability-manager-will-headline-protect-our-water-symposium

11 distributors will help bring Bell’s beer to New England and New Jersey this summer /sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/NewStateAnnounce.jpg?itok=MvGR75A5 4/9/2018 We are proud to announce new distributor partnerships in New England and New Jersey. Eleven distributors will help bring Bell’s beer to Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New Jersey later this summer. “As we add any new state, it is very important to us... /news/11-distributors-will-help-bring-bell-s-beer-new-england-and-new-jersey-summer

Homebrew Q&A: How to Brew A Quinannan Falls Clone /sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/2018-06-15%20Lake%20photos%20IMG_9340%202958.jpg?itok=N3ay8EdL 4/5/2018 Question: I recently tried and fell in love with the Quinannan Falls Special Lager; however no one where I am located carries it. I know that I can’t get the recipe for this delicious brew, but any information regarding grain bill, hops, etc. would be appreciated so I can try and recreate this at... /news/homebrew-2

Homebrew Q&A: How to Brew Consistent Batches /sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/146A0884.jpg?itok=u_5g5ID_ 4/5/2018 Question:  What are 3 tips to a homebrewer that you can give to help them achieve batch consistency from one brew session to the next? Answer: 1. Fermentation temp control. To me, this is the biggest challenge to homebrewers getting started and makes the biggest difference in the finished... /news/homebrew-1

Homebrew Q&A: Why Your Bubbler Isn't Bubbling 4/5/2018 Question:  Just brewed a new batch of IPA 3 days ago and the bubbler is not showing any bubbling activity. Just wondering if I need to add more yeast? Just trying to knock out some ideas. Answer:  Bubbling is not always going to be a dependable sign of fermentation. There are ways that gas can... /news/homebrew-0

Homebrew Q&A: How To Split a Brew Day /sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/146A0550.jpg?itok=p6GslT4B 4/5/2018 Question:  I have a hard time getting 5-6 hours to spend on a brew day. I was wondering if you had advice on splitting a brew day into a two-day brew process. Not to be confused with overnight mash. I am thinking of making wort and chilling (or maybe not chill?) on day one then boiling and... /news/homebrew

Get to know: Bell's dry-hopped lager, HopfenDunkel /sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/hhopfendunkel13.jpg?itok=e5VMa3uD 4/5/2018 Tasting Notes:  Dry-hopped lager with herbal, noble hop character and a slight caramel sweetness. HopfenDunkel, a dry hopped lager, translates literally to "hop dark" in German. We are utilizing our European style lager recipe while using European hops for the kettle and dry hop, hence the German... /news/get-know-hopfendunkel

Bell's Lab Manager will be instructing Brewer's Association Workshops on quality /sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/lauren%20portraits-1.jpg?itok=G9HkYCDD 4/2/2018 Our lab manager, Lauren Torres, has been chosen take over as the quality instructor for several of the Brewer's Association's upcoming Basics of Beer Quality Workshops! Lauren will instruct alongside the Brewer's Association's current quality instructor Mary Pellettieri for the next two workshops... /news/bells-lab-manager-will-be-instructing-brewers-association-workshops