Bell’s Brewing’s Hop Harvest has Eccentric Cafe release written all over it. It’s a 750ml release, and bottle size is limited (450 bottles.) Other releases in the 750ml format include Sparking Ale, The Wild One, Quinannan Falls Lager, Golden Rye Ale, Raspberry Ale, Continue Reading →
Fall is always close by when Bell’s Best Brown is nearby. Cooler weather and brown ales are a match
made in heaven.
A smooth, toasty brown ale, Best Brown Ale is a mainstay in our fall & winter lineup. With hints of Continue Reading →
Bell’s Eccentric Ale, brewed once a year and aged for a year, is about to make it’s yearly visit.
This American strong ale is – as described, shrouded in mystery. Eccentric Ale is not mentioned on the Bell’s website. Ingredients Continue Reading →
Bell’s Brewing’s Oracle is headed back to shelves for it’s seasonal return, while Oktoberfest has already arrived. Oracle is aggressively hoppy, but no honey to sweeten the finish (like Hopslam.) All bitter baby!
Our take on the West Coast-style Double India Continue Reading →
Bell’s ups the beer knowledge of it’s beer servers.
KALAMAZOO —Bell’s Brewery Inc. is proud to announce that all servers at its Eccentric Café are now Certified Beer Servers as recognized by the Cicerone Certification Program.
All 13 recently completed the Continue Reading →
With the Batch 10,000 series in the dust, where does Bell’s Brewing go? Bolder. Bell’s Intensity. A big red ale that Bell’s says “pushes over the cliff to 11.”
Label:
When you get to batch 10,000, where can you go? You go Continue Reading →
Release #3 in Bell’s Brewing’s Eccentric Café 750ml bottle program is a mead. Bell’s Mead. The launch release was Raspberry Ale, followed by Wedding Ale.
Bell’s Mead is described by the brewery as “traditional crisp, dry and time-honored beverage is made with Continue Reading →
Bell’s Brewing’s Hop Harvest has Eccentric Cafe release written all over it. It’s a 750ml release, and bottle size is limited (450 bottles.) Other releases in the 750ml format include Sparking Ale, The Wild One, Quinannan Falls Lager, Golden Rye Ale, Raspberry Ale, Wedding Ale.
The beer is obviously a fresh hopped beer (hop harvest) pale or IPA .
Availability: 750ml bottles
Arrival: TBA
Fall is always close by when Bell’s Best Brown is nearby. Cooler weather and brown ales are a match
made in heaven.
A smooth, toasty brown ale, Best Brown Ale is a mainstay in our fall & winter lineup. With hints of caramel and cocoa, the malt body has the depth to stand up to cool weather, but does not come across as heavy. This balancing act is aided by the generous use of American hops.
Style: Brown Ale
Taste Expectations: Caramel & toffee. Earthy hops, brown sugar. Some cocoa, and nuts. Leaves changing and cool evenings anyone?
Availability: 12oz/6pks. 5 Liter Mini keg. Draft. Fall seasonal.
5.8% ABV
Bell’s Eccentric Ale, brewed once a year and aged for a year, is about to make it’s yearly visit.
This American strong ale is – as described, shrouded in mystery. Eccentric Ale is not mentioned on the Bell’s website. Ingredients & spices, a mystery. Eccentric is brewed with Michigan maple syrup.
A rare ale that’s specially brewed to bring out your inner self. Or revel the site of you that doesn’t get out much. Or release the part of you that would never show up at the office.
Style: Strong Ale
Availability: 12oz bottles
Arrival: Winter, 2011
11% ABV
Bell’s Brewing’s Oracle is headed back to shelves for it’s seasonal return, while Oktoberfest has already arrived. Oracle is aggressively hoppy, but no honey to sweeten the finish (like Hopslam.) All bitter baby!
Our take on the West Coast-style Double India Pale Ale, The Oracle places hop intensity first & foremost, making only the slightest concession to malt & balance. The fireworks start with the floral aromatic punch of two separate dry-hop sessions with Amarillo and NZ Pacific Jade. Resinous, citrusy hop flavors mixed with aggressive bitterness from a massive kettle addition deliver on that aromatic promise.
Style: Imperial IPA
Availability: 12oz bottles, Draft. Limited late summer seasonal.
10% ABV
Oktoberfest is back for another fall run. It’s still so hot its hard to get into the marzen swing of things. (Cool weather is coming. It just has to be.)
Crafted as a flavorful session beer, Bell’s Octoberfest Beer is perfect for a week-long wedding celebration in Germany or the start of the Michigan autumn. As with Bell’s Lager Beer,Octoberfest spends a full six weeks maturing in the fermentation vessels. Unlike its cousin,Octoberfest trades in the assertive hop presence for a focus on a light caramel malt note, lending body without too much sweetness.
Style: Octoberfest/Marzen
Availability: 12oz bottles, Draft. Late Summer/Fall seasonal.
5.5% ABV
Bell’s ups the beer knowledge of it’s beer servers.
KALAMAZOO —Bell’s Brewery Inc. is proud to announce that all servers at its Eccentric Café are now Certified Beer Servers as recognized by the Cicerone Certification Program.
All 13 recently completed the process which is the first step in becoming a Certified Cicerone, the beer equivalent of the wine sommelier.
It’s an effort to arm our staff with the knowledge to serve good beer, said Jason Reicherts, Retail & Pub Manager for the Eccentric Café.
“We want to do everything in our power to help our customers and give them the service they deserve. It’s an investment in service,” he said.
To become a Certified Beer Server one must possess a competent knowledge of beer storage and service issues as well as a modest knowledge of current popular beer styles, culture and a basic familiarity with beer tasting and flavors. Servers also need to be familiar with the brewing process and ingredients, according to Cicerone.org.
The program’s founder and director, Ray Daniels, is a veteran of the U.S. beer industry and president of the Craft Beer Institute. Daniels has experience in nearly every aspect of brewing and beer service.
On April 21, the Cicerone program recognized its 5,000 Certified Beer Server.
Bell’s is a proud supporter of the Cicerone Certification Program.
Every Bell’s employee also goes through extensive training on the history of Bell’s and its beers.
For more information about the Cicerone program, visit www.cicerone.org.
The Eccentric Café is located at 355 E. Kalamazoo Ave. in Kalamazoo, MI and is open from 11 a.m. to midnight Mondays-Wednesdays; 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and noon to midnight Sundays.
With the Batch 10,000 series in the dust, where does Bell’s Brewing go? Bolder. Bell’s Intensity. A big red ale that Bell’s says “pushes over the cliff to 11.”
Label:
When you get to batch 10,000, where can you go? You go one louder. The deep amber color of this Imperial Red Ale is complimented with a robust, sweet, toasted malt character that finds balance with a bolder, pronounced hop flavor. In other words, it pushes over the cliff to 11.
Style: Imperial Red Ale
Availability: 12oz bottles
Arrival: TBA
Release #3 in Bell’s Brewing’s Eccentric Café 750ml bottle program is a mead. Bell’s Mead. The launch release was Raspberry Ale, followed by Wedding Ale.
Bell’s Mead is described by the brewery as “traditional crisp, dry and time-honored beverage is made with Michigan honey.”
Bottling run is limited to 400, hand numbered and are $19 dollars each. 2 bottle limit.
The 750s are only available at Bell’s General Store. Future releases include The Wild One Ale, Quinannan Falls Special Lager (Q-Falls), Sparkling Ale and Golden Rye.
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