Brewery News

Inspired Crafts and Beer: Bottle Cap Wreath /sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/tree%20photos-2%20%5BBell%27s%20web%20ready%5D%20copy%20%5BBell%27s%20web%20ready%5D.jpg?itok=E_a9IBiL 12/3/2016 What’s a good thing to do while drinking beer? How about some crafts? The latest in our Crafts and Beer series shows you how to make a wreath out of bottle caps. What You Need Used caps (14) Scissors Hot glue gun Ribbon Cardboard Compass Marker Foam board Box cutter crafts 2-8... /news/inspired-crafts-and-beer-bottle-cap-wreath

Inspired Crafts and Beer: Coaster Ornaments /sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/tree%20photos-4%20%5BBell%27s%20web%20ready%5D%20copy%20%5BBell%27s%20web%20ready%5D_0.jpg?itok=JOFGKobE 12/2/2016 What goes well with crafting? Craft beer. Lots of us here at Bell's love making projects with our gear. Here's the first in a series of Inspired Crafts for the holidays: Oatsmobile coaster ornaments.   What You Need Coasters Hole punch Ribbon Scissors oats crafts-2 [Bell's web... /news/inspired-crafts-and-beer-coaster-ornaments

Buy a homebrewing kit and attend our Brew Your First Batch Class for Free /sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/homebrew%20kit.jpg?itok=3nUZllJC 12/2/2016 Buy a homebrewing equipment kit from the General Store or online from December 1 -January 8  and receive a free ticket to our Brew Your First Batch: An Intro to Homebrewing class, on January 9 at 6 p.m. We have a number of different equipment kits that come with an assortment of items to help you... /news/buy-homebrewing-kit-and-attend-brew-your-first-batch-class-free

Readers of Craft Beer & Brewing honor Bell's, Two Hearted /sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/Two%20Hearted%20pint%20and%20bottle.jpg?itok=DpC2wD7a 12/1/2016 It is always a tremendous honor to be ranked as one of the best by your fans. The readers of Craft Beer & Brewing Magazine recently honored us with a whole slew of honors including: Two Hearted – The best beer of 2016 Hopslam – The 27th best beer of 2016 4th most favorite brewery (for our... /news/readers-craft-beer-brewing-honor-bells-two-hearted

2016 Eccentric Day: More than 60 beers, free eccentric food buffet, 8 featured acts and more... /sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2016_EccentricDay_Slider.jpg?itok=mlQs9-z- 12/1/2016 Our 13th Annual Eccentric Day is nearly upon us and we've been brewing up an array of beers for your alter ego. This year’s tap list will feature more than 60 rotating beers, including our 2015 Eccentric Ale and a few surprises. If this wasn’t enough, our chefs sought far and wide for peculiar... /news/eccentric-day-2016-0

Mars, Hell Hath No Fury and others return in 2017; Oberon Release Day set /sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/ThePlanetMars.jpg?itok=DhMXa1FX 11/28/2016 Our 2017 release calendar features archive favorites, a new bottled beer and quite a few specialties. “We have a lot of exciting plans for next year and we wanted to give our fans and partners a preview,” Laura Bell, Bell’s Vice President and Co-owner said. Mars, The Bringer of War, will return... /news/mars-hell-hath-no-fury-and-others-return-2017-oberon-release-day-set

Free, behind-the-scenes Brewery Tours continue in December /sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/New%20Bell%27s%20Two%20Hearted%20cellar.jpg?itok=BSjfPfUI 11/17/2016 Our November tours were so popular, we decided to bring them back in December.  These exclusive and free guided tours will take guests through some of our new spaces including a look at our fermentation cellars, state-of-the-art Bottling Hall, our Packaging Hall and Robot Alley at our Comstock... /news/free-behind-scenes-brewery-tours-continue-december

Traverse City Barrel Aged Jupiter wins gold at FOBAB /sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/fobab%20medal%20photos-5.jpg?itok=ctWSCkY6 11/16/2016 Congratulations to our brewers for winning gold at the 2016 Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beers (FOBAB) for Traverse City Barrel Aged Jupiter in the Strong Dark Beer category! FOBAB annually honors the best barrel aged beers in Chicago. This year, 422 beers from 179 brewers competed in 12... /news/tc-jupiter-wins-gold-fobab

Photos from Bell's Iceman Cometh Challenge 2016 /sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/iceman%202016-11.jpg?itok=SgrMewGb 11/7/2016 We had another great year at the Bell's Iceman Cometh Challenge. On Saturday, more than 5,000 competed in the 30 mile bike race on a unusually warm day in Northern Michigan. Eight Bell's employees raced, including co-owner and Vice President Laura Bell. Here are photos from the Iceman expo on... /news/photos-bells-iceman-cometh-challenge-2016

And the winners of the 2016 Bell's Homebrew Competition are ... /sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/news/homebrew-challenge-rgb.jpg?itok=1luiGTHg 11/7/2016 The wait is over! The winners of our 7th Annual Homebrew Competition were announced during this year's All Stouts Day at the Eccentric Café. Eleven homebrewers placed out of the 146 that submitted this year. First place went to Evan Monroe for his hoppy saison brewed with peaches (Freedom of... /news/and-winners-2016-bells-homebrew-competition-are