Bell's Brewery

Bell’s Brewery today announced it will expand its distribution in Pennsylvania to include 15 additional counties in the north and central regions of the state. The company has inked a distribution agreement with Durdach Brothers Inc. to sell its year-round and seasonal offerings throughout the 15-county footprint, beginning in March, 2014.

COMSTOCK, MI – Bell’s Brewery, Inc. brought home two prestigious medals from this year’s 11th Annual Festival of Wood and Barrel Aged Beer (FoBAB) held in Chicago this past weekend. Le Bretteur, a specialty beer from Bell’s downtown Kalamazoo brewing team, won a gold medal in the Wild/Brett category. The category is designated for beers… Read more »

Two Hearted Ale and Oberon Ale will debut in cans beginning in late April, 2014. They will be available to purchase in 16-ounce four-packs in all markets the brewery currently distributes to.

COMSTOCK, MI — Growlers will debut soon at the Bell’s General Store in downtown Kalamazoo. A mix of year-round, specialty and seasonal selections will be available to go in two-liter bottles that will feature the Bell’s logo and a swing top lid. Bell’s commitment to quality begins with the right ingredients and continues all the… Read more »

Kalamazoo, MI – Twelve homebrews made it to the final round for this year’s Bell’s Homebrew Competition. But only one will go on tap at the Eccentric Café. David Lyman, of Kalamazoo, will brew his Citra and Simcoe hopped Pale Ale at Bell’s original brewery in downtown Kalamazoo. Now in its fourth year, Lyman joins… Read more »

All eyes were focused on D.G. Yuengling last week as news broke that the brewery was eyeing new distribution in the New England market. Yuengling distributes nearly 3 million barrels of beer across a 15-state footprint, but that could change next year with a return to Massachusetts, a state where it hasn’t sold beer since… Read more »

Kalamazoo, MI – Beginning Nov. 1, we will be changing over to a winter hours schedule for brewery tours. Tours at our brewery in downtown Kalamazoo will be unaffected and we will continue to offer them at 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Saturdays and 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 3:30… Read more »

Bell’s Brewery yesterday announced that its lineup of core and seasonal beers are now available in Upstate New York. In August, the Michigan-based craft brewery confirmed plans to begin distributing in the Empire state with three L. Knife & Son companies: T.J. Sheehan Distributing, Tri-Valley Beverage and Craft Guild of New York.

It didn’t take long for Bell’s Brewery founder Larry Bell to break ground on his new side project, Upper Hand Brewery. Bell’s, currently the country’s 7th biggest craft beer company, today announced that it broke ground on a new $1.3 million “state of the art craft brewery and bottling facility” located at the Delta County… Read more »

There’s new legislation brewing in Michigan that would make it easier for small brewers and brewpub owners to expand their business operations. House Bills 4709, 4710, and 4711 would reform current Michigan liquor control codes, allowing the state’s brewers, ‘micro brewers’ and brewpub owners to continue growing in both size and scale.

Bell’s Brewery today confirmed plans to begin distributing in upstate and Western New York on October 1. Bell’s inked distribution agreements with three L. Knife & Son companies — T.J. Sheehan Distributing, Tri-Valley Beverage and Craft Guild of New York — to sell the company’s year-round and seasonal offerings on draft and in bottles.

A dispute over which tax relief measure they ultimately support has led to tension between the Beer Institute (BI) and some Brewers Association (BA) board members.

KALAMAZOO, MI – With a new year comes to a new addition to the Bell’s seasonal spring lineup. In early February, Bell’s Smitten Golden Rye Ale will be released on draft and in six-packs – just in time to help transition into warmer days. Coming in at 6% ABV, Smitten pours a hazy gold appearance.

On the eve of the 2012 Craft Brewers Conference (CBC), Bell’s Brewery President, Larry Bell, has managed to once again make the news. Last year he was squabbling with Northern Brewer over the use of the previously named “Three Hearted Ale” homebrewing kit. This year, he’s discussing a sale. Yesterday, Bell told MLive.com that he’d… Read more »