Brewery News

Winners of Bell’s 5th Annual Homebrew Competition announced 11/3/2014 The winners of the 5th Annual Bell’s Homebrew Competition were announced yesterday during the 6th Annual All Stouts Day at the Eccentric Café. Twelve homebrewers placed out of the 162 entries that were submitted for this year’s competition. Matt VanNatter (photo, right) took first place with his... /news/winners-bell-s-5th-annual-homebrew-competition-announced

Where to get your first taste of beer from Upper Hand Brewery in Escanaba 10/28/2014 We are extremely proud to be able to share with all of you the first taste(s) of Upper Hand Beer! We’re starting in Escanaba and rolling out from there. Meet Upper Hand staff and get some free swag at each event. Here is what we have planned. Oct. 30: Upper Hand Pub Crawl – Escanaba We'll start... /news/where-get-your-first-taste-beer-upper-hand-brewery-escanaba

Beer list for 2014 Detroit Fall Beer Festival at Eastern Market, pre-festival events 10/21/2014 Here's where we will be celebrating this week in Detroit leading up to the annual Detroit Fall Beer Festival on Oct. 24-25. Tuesday, Oct. 21: Old and New Bell's favorites at Mercury Burger Bar with 8 Bell's beers to choose from Wednesday, Oct. 22: Tap Takeover, Firkin tapping, and Venus release... /news/beer-list-2014-detroit-fall-beer-festival-eastern-market-pre-festival-events

Bell’s Brewery and Proper team up to fight cancer with beards, mustaches and beer 10/16/2014 Bell’s Brewery, Inc. in partnership with The Proper Possible Movement (Proper) and other Kalamazoo area businesses are teaming up to raise awareness and money to help fight cancer. Two events will be held coinciding with No-Shave November, a non-profit organization devoted to preventing the... /news/bell-s-brewery-and-proper-team-fight-cancer-beards-mustaches-and-beer

New ‘Inspired Hospitality’ kitchen and dining experience coming to Eccentric Café in 2015 10/14/2014 Construction has recently begun on a brand new full service kitchen and dining room at Bell’s Eccentric Cafe, 355 E. Kalamazoo Ave., in downtown Kalamazoo, adding about 130 seats. The gastro pub style space will occupy more than 6,600 square feet of space that most recently served as storage and... /news/new-inspired-hospitality-kitchen-and-dining-experience-coming-eccentric-caf-2015

With career fair, Bell’s looking to hire more than 100 people in southwest Michigan 10/7/2014 Join our family! In partnership with Michigan-based EmploymentGroup, we will be holding our first Career Fair at our Comstock Brewery, 8938 Krum Ave. in Galesburg, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25. With multiple expansion projects already in progress, we will be conducting onsite... /news/career-fair-bell-s-looking-hire-more-100-people-southwest-michigan

Cooking with Best Brown: Gorgonzola Steak Wrap /sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/best%20brown%20six%20pack%20outside.jpg?itok=zchGyF8D 10/3/2014 Looking for a new way to bring Bell's beer into your kitchen? The recipe below features our fall seasonal, Best Brown, gorgonzola cheese and hanger steak. Tofu can easily be substituted for a vegetarian version. Enjoy. Gorgonzola Steak Wrap Makes 4 to 5 wraps INGREDIENTS   Steak Marinade 1... /news/cooking-beer-best-brown-gorgonzola-steak-wrap

Video: 5th Annual Bell's Homebrew Competition Kick-off 9/16/2014 205 homebrewers, their families and friends plus quite a few local companies joined us at this year's competition kick-off and expo. Entry bottles are due to the General Store by Oct. 25. Winners will be announced on All Stouts Day at the Eccentric Cafe on Nov. 2. Below is a time lapse of the... /news/video-and-photo-gallery-5th-annual-bells-homebrew-competition-kick

Bell's Homebrew Competition kick-off is Sept. 13; winner will also head to Great American Beer Festival 8/21/2014 Now in its fifth year, the Bell’s Homebrew Competition wort giveaway and Expo will be held on Sept. 13 at the Eccentric Café in downtown Kalamazoo. To celebrate how this annual competition has grown and as a nod to our homebrewing roots, we have added something new. While the homebrewer who takes... /news/bells-homebrew-competition-kick-sept-13-winner-will-also-head-great-american-beer-festival

5th Annual Bell’s Homebrew Competition kick-offs off Sept. 13, winner will also head to Great American Beer Festival 8/21/2014 Now in its fifth year, the Bell’s Homebrew Competition kick-off and Expo will take place on Sept. 13 at the Eccentric Café in downtown Kalamazoo. To celebrate how this annual competition has grown and as a nod to our homebrewing roots, we have added something new. While the homebrewer who takes... /news/5th-annual-bell-s-homebrew-competition-kick-offs-sept-13-winner-will-also-head-great-american