Upper Hand Brewery

Upper Hand Old Fighter debuts in May

Upper Hand Old Fighter, an American barleywine, hits shelves in May.

The strong ale uses eight different hops, and seven different grains, including locally grown rye.

“Everyone in the U.P. has their own story of this mythical Northern Pike. While hooked countless Continue Reading →

Upper Hand Double Ringer, the 9th release

Upper Hand Double Ringer will mark the ninth release in the Michigan brewery’s lineup. The brewery has been open since November, 2014.

Double Ringer is an imperial IPA, brewed solely with Equinox hops. The result is a hoppy beer with notes Continue Reading →

Upper Hand Christmastime debuts in November

Upper Hand Christmastime 2015 joins the brewery’s lineup in early November. Upper Hand is a division of Bell’s Brewery.

Upper Hand Christmastime features Michigan grown oats, for a creamy mouthfeel.

“Christmastime was brewed to share in front of the fireplace with your Continue Reading →

The New Brewery from Bell’s Breaks Ground

Upper Hand Brewery – a division of Bell’s Brewery, Inc. -has officially broken ground in Escanaba, Michigan.

The new brewery build will cost an estimated $1.3 million. Iron Mountain based Gundlach Champion, Inc. has been selected to build the 11,500 square foot Continue Reading →

Future Home of Upper Hand Brewing [PIC]

Bell’s Brewery (Kalamazoo, MI) announced this week that they will open a new division of Bell’s called Upper Hand Brewery. Pictured about is the future build site in Escanaba, Michigan. e project is purported to cost around $2.5 million dollars, and will Continue Reading →