Bell’s Planetary Series
Bell’s Mars, part of the brewery’s “Planetary Series” is making a second appearance this month.
In 2014, Bell’s Mars was the first release in a series of beers inspired by composer Gustav Holst’s The Planets. The piece was first conceived in 1913, thanks Continue Reading →
Bell’s Mercury “The Winged Messenger”
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Bell’s Uranus, the sixth release in the brewery’ Planetary Series is ready to go.
Starting last year, Bell’s kicked off a new series based on composer Gustav Holst’s “The Planets” orchestral suite. The beer series, like the suite contains seven movements Continue Reading →
The fourth edition in Bell’s Brewery’s Planetary Series, Jupiter, Bringer of Jollity has been bottled and will ship soon. This “4th movement” and fermented homage to Gustav Holst is an imperial brown ale.
The fourth release in our Planets Series shines the spotlight on specialty Continue Reading →
Bell’s Brewery (Comstock, MI) celebrates Gustav Holst’s classical masterpiece “The Planets”, with a specialty beer series that starts this year.
Each offering is a different interpretation of the composer’s movements, like the above Venus, The Bringer of Peace. This edition is Continue Reading →
English composer Gustav Holst is best known for his orchestral suite “The Planets.” The piece was first conceived in 1913, thanks to his interest in astrology. Mars was the first to be written, with Mercury completed in 1915. (Don’t go Continue Reading →