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Bell's Brewery, Inc. is a brewery located in Kalamazoo, Michigan , which produces the Bell's brand of beers. HISTORY Larry Bell founded Kalamazoo Brewing Company in 1983 as a home-brewing supply shop. In 1985, it began to sell its own beer, producing 135 barrels in its first year. These first batches of beer were brewed in a 15 gallon soup kettle and fermented in open fermenters covered with Saran Wrap. The brewery today consists of two separate brewing facilities, the original Kalamazoo Avenue facility, and the state-of-the-art Krum Avenue Plant, in Comstock Township, Michigan , which opened in 2002. The Kalamazoo Avenue brewery contains an attached pub—'''Bell's Eccentric Cafe'''—and a store which sells Bell's beer and apparel, as well as Homebrewing supplies. Former Bell's brewer Tom "Elvis" Fuller now owns the formerly Bell-owned Old Hat Brewery in Lawton, Michigan . As of 2005, Kalamazoo Brewing Company changed their name to Bell's Brewery, Inc., reflecting the name by which most people refer to the brewery. AVAILABILITY Bell's beer is currently distributed through a ten state region. The states included in the region are Michigan , Illinois , Indiana , Ohio , Pennsylvania , Kentucky , Missouri , Wisconsin , Minnesota , and North Dakota . While the Pale Ale, Porter, Kalamazoo Stout, Third Coast Beer, Amber Ale and Two Hearted Ale are available year round, the majority of Bell's beers are seasonal. For example, Oberon Ale is available from April through October and Best Brown Ale from October through March. The Stouts are available on a schedule similar to that for the Best Brown. Others like the Consecrator Doppelbock and the Sparkling Ale are single batches released once a year. EXTERNAL LINK |
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