Bell’s Brewing

2011 In Review: Top 20 Craft Breweries

Not everybody knows the Top 2o craft brewers in the United States.  To be considered craft, you have to produced less than 6 million barrels of beer a year.  Overall in 2011, the beer business declined by 1.5% nationally. (When Continue Reading →

Hopslam Shows Up On Craig’s List

So by the looks of it, this guy bought a case of Bell’sHopslam, marked the price up, and is selling it on Craig’s List.  Case price is $125 dollars.  Thats about $31 a 6 pack.  Buyer beware.  There are more Continue Reading →

Bell’s Bourbon Barrel Dagger Stout

By the looks of it, Bell’s Brewing recently tapped Dagger Stout, brewed with brewer’s licorice and molasses.  (Eccentric Cafe by the looks of it.)  Meet version#2, Bourbon Barrel Aged Dagger Stout.

Style: Stout (barrel aged)
Availability: Draft only, as of 1/23/12

?? ABV 

 

 

Sexy: Bell’s Oberon Keg Can 2012

New artwork for Bell’s Brewing’s Oberon keg cans, 2012.  It almost looks like a tasters choice moment.   Oberon is Bell’s late spring/summer American pale wheat ale.  A warm weather refresher for sure.

Posted in Beer News, Bell's Brewing, Brewery Expansions

Bell’s Expansion On Track For May, Oberon 3/26

First and foremost, Bell’s Brewing’s summer seasonal- Oberon will be released on March 26th, 2012.  Get ready for Spring. New keg can artwork appears above.

The brewery’s $52 million dollar expansion is moving along nicely.  The new brewery should be open by May, 2012. From Bell’s:

Our $52 million construction and expansion is coming along here in Galesburg. Our brewing vessels have been unwrapped and the spent grain silo has been assembled. Crews are busy assembling all the piping and wiring necessary to get our new 200-barrel brewhouse up and running. Local woodworkers are also busy working on the handrails, banisters, front entrance and many other details for the new addition that will compliment existing features at the Eccentric Cafe in downtown Kalamazoo. The lumber they are working with is locally grown as well. We anticipate opening our new brewery in May.

About Oberon: 

Bell’s Oberon is a wheat ale fermented with Bell’s signature house ale yeast, mixing a spicy hop character with mildly fruity aromas. The addition of wheat malt lends a smooth mouthfeel, making it a classic summer beer.

Style: American Pale Wheat Ale
Availability: 12 oz bottles, Draft. Mini-keg cans. (Chubbies)
Arrival: Late March, 2012 (Summer Seasonal)

5.8% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Abita Brewing, Alaskan Brewing Company, Bell's Brewing, Boulevard Brewing, Brooklyn Brewing, Deschutes Brewing, Dogfish Head, Harpoon Brewing, Kona Brewing, Lagunitas, Long Trail Brewing, Magic Hat Brewing, New Belgium, Redhook, Shipyard Brewing, Sierra Nevada, Stone Brewing Co., Widmer Brothers Brewing

2011 In Review: Top 20 Craft Breweries

Not everybody knows the Top 2o craft brewers in the United States.  To be considered craft, you have to produced less than 6 million barrels of beer a year.  Overall in 2011, the beer business declined by 1.5% nationally. (When you factor in the large breweries.)  The craft sector saw an increase of 15% growth in volume of barrels shipped.  Here’s the Top 20 brewers ranked:

1. Sam Adams
2. Sierra Nevada
3. New Belgium
4. Craft Brew Alliance (includes Red Hook, Kona, Widmer Brothers)
5. Spoetzel (Makers of Shiner)
6. Magic Hat
7. Deschutes Brewing
8. Matt Brewing (Makers of Saranac)
9. Bell’s
10. Harpoon
11. Lagunitas
12. Boulevard
13. Stone
14. Dogfish Head
15. Brooklyn
16. Alaskan
17. Shipyard
18. Abita
19. Long Trail Brewing
20. Great Lakes Brewing

[Huffington Post]

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Bell's Brewing

Slightly New Look For Bell’s Kalamazoo

There is a little tweak  for Bell’s Kalamazoo Stout as you can see from the 2 versions.  Above is the new label that was recently approved.  Below is a look at what the label looks like now.   Change is tentative.  Another one of Bell’s regular lineup beers was changed recently too – Amber Ale.  That overhaul was much more dramatic.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Bell's Brewing

Hopslam Shows Up On Craig’s List

So by the looks of it, this guy bought a case of Bell’sHopslam, marked the price up, and is selling it on Craig’s List.  Case price is $125 dollars.  Thats about $31 a 6 pack.  Buyer beware.  There are more shipments of this beer coming to Atlanta (and pretty much everywhere else.)  Not to mention, kegs, casks, and mini kegs.  My opinion, don’t buy from this douche. H/T @AtlantaBeer 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Bell's Brewing, Coming Soon

Bell’s Bourbon Barrel Dagger Stout

Bell's Bourbon Barrel DaggerBy the looks of it, Bell’s Brewing recently tapped Dagger Stout, brewed with brewer’s licorice and molasses.  (Eccentric Cafe by the looks of it.)  Meet version#2, Bourbon Barrel Aged Dagger Stout.

Style: Stout (barrel aged)
Availability: Draft only, as of 1/23/12

?? ABV 

 

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Bell's Brewing, Coming Soon

Sexy: Bell’s Oberon Keg Can 2012

New artwork for Bell’s Brewing’s Oberon keg cans, 2012.  It almost looks like a tasters choice moment.   Oberon is Bell’s late spring/summer American pale wheat ale.  A warm weather refresher for sure.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Bell's Brewing, Cool Stuff

This Hopslam Poetry Is Either Really Cool Or Really Weird

It’s Hopslam season again.  The frantic rush to the store to get one of the most coveted IPAs in the states is on.  The brewery wanted fans to write their own personal poetic “ode” to the beer.  The results are either really cool or just…weird. [BellsBeer]

hopslammed! damn… I am!
thanks, ma’am, or sir, as it were
bright hop profusion
sweet honey soothes, so divine
two grand peers entwine
what a lovely afterglow

– Fran Hull (first place)

Those tart hoppy notes
Tickle the back of my throat
Big smile on my face

The high gravity
Alcohol fruit fantasy
Gotta buy a case

– David Mickey-Pabello (second place – Hopslam brew double haiku)

Oh bountiful hops
A delight in bitterness
GET IN MAH BELLY!

– Karla Metzger (third place)

There is a brewer named Bell.
Who makes great beers really swell
When he got in a jam
He created Hopslam
And now the world is all well.

– Roy More, via Facebook

Pop the Hopslam top, into my gullet she flows, shoulda bought a case.

– Michael Troutwine, via Facebook

Slammed Full Of Hops
Malt, Grain, Yeast and lots of Love
Hop Heads Rejoice Now!

– J. Chandler Hall, via Google+

by Reid Ramsay