Bell’s Brewing and Eccentric Cafe (2025)

We need Hopslam with Brett

 

Honestly, that could be pretty great and interesting to see how it would evolve over time.

Just curious if the tropical hopslam would still be as bitter to balance its residual sweetness.

 

Smited is more likely.

 

That didn't take long -- Bell's announced on social media today that Oracle is now available in the Café and the General Store only. There's plenty of requests in the Comments for some distro, but no reply from Bell's on those pleas yet.

 

I like your post but at the same time I don't like your post.

 

M-Live is reporting that Bell's is losing it's current local leader, Carrie Yunker, effective March 24th, but no replacement is being announced in the article.
https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazo...wn-from-role-with-new-belgium-brewing-co.html

 

There's a fun experiment going on for Bell's fans in Chicago...the Hopleaf has 2017 and 2024 Cherry Stout on draft. Surprisingly, the 2017 (left) is more Cherry forward, and overall better, than the 2024 in my opinion! Might have been a great year for cherries, maybe the new owners are cutting a few corners, but regardless I loved trying them together. Cheers!

 

https://bellsbeer.com/beers/oberon-light-ale/

This link isn't the news release that I saw yesterday, which I can't find now, but Bell's will release Oberon Light on Oberon Day, March 24th. I think it said it would be available in all markets.

 

Look forward to reviews on this. The low 4% abv is of interest.

 

Well a dozen variants is a close guess.....ten actually. Plus a Midwest-style fair/carnival including a Ferris wheel. It's this coming Monday the 24th. Here's the Facebook link:
https://www.facebook.com/BellsEccentricCafe

 

We went the first year, or at least the first year that they offered tours of the Comstock brewery as part of the fun. On the bus they gave us Oberon donuts from Sweetwater's and an Oberon to wash it down with. It was a fun time.

The next year we went there but it was so crowded that we walked across the street to Old Dog Tavern and had an Oberon with lunch there. We haven't tried going since then.

 

Heard the 40th Anniversary is a Rum BA Oberon with Orange Bitters with Malort.

is that true @Whyteboar !?

 

No clue. I'm not privy to insider information, didn't even know about the BBA Coffee Expedition until after you told me about them.

 

Sherlenekela Smoked Malort Ale

 

I just assumed Midwest fairs were the national norm. What’s different between these and other US regions?