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May 1, 2017 - 2:45pm

Your guide to visiting Bell’s in Kalamazoo and Comstock

Kalamazoo is where everything started and Comstock is where we’ve grown to where we are today. We love both communities deeply and would love to introduce them to you. There’s lot to do not only at our main brewery and at the Eccentric Cafe, but in the Kalamazoo area. Here’s your guide about planning your trip to our brewery and Eccentric Cafe. How to get here By car...

May 1, 2017 - 2:20pm

Eccentric Café now offers customer facing compost

As part of our continued sustainability efforts, the Eccentric Café has resumed composting and is offering one of the few customer-facing composting options in the Kalamazoo area. Now when you’re at the Café you’ll have three choices: regular trash, plastic cups and compost. The new composting coincides food service in the garden and patio. We have composted in the past, but...

April 10, 2017 - 11:49am

PSA: Be aware of construction near the Eccentric Café this summer

April 13, 2017: Lane closures will begin April 14 at Michigan Avenue and Harrison Street, just east of the Café (read more) Spring is here and construction is underway out front of the Eccentric Café and in the Beer Garden. The city of Kalamazoo is doing construction work outside of the Café on Kalamazoo Avenue and M-43 throughout the summer. Entrances and some...

October 31, 2016 - 2:40pm

B1 BEER: GET TO KNOW Double Brown Ale

This post is part of an occasional series looking at the beers we develop at our original brewery, or B1. Tasting notes: Rich and malty, excellent hop, malt balance This recipe is the latest version of a Double Brown Ale to be brewed here at Bell’s. Another great beer to enjoy in the fall, this Double Brown Ale has a higher ABV, 8.5%. Best Brown Ale to...

September 24, 2016 - 9:10am

B1 BEER: GET TO KNOW Imperial Red Ale, A BEER dry-hopped more than Hopslam

This post is part of an occasional series looking at the beers we develop at our original brewery, or B1. Tasting notes: Tropical, dank and stone fruit hop aroma, caramel malt Dry-hopped at a rate that is twice that of Hopslam, Imperial Red is brewed with 11 different types of hops. Much like a double IPA, it has a higher ABV and higher hop intensity than a...

September 16, 2016 - 10:00am

Records shattered during our 10th Annual Hot Dog Eating Compeition

More than 20 men and six women braved the challenge that is the Bell's Hot Dog Eating Competition on Sept. 10! Now in its 10th year at the Eccentric Cafe, the winner of this annual event takes home a trophy and Bell's gift card.  This year's men's division winner, Frank the Tank, ate 17 hot dogs, shattering the previous record of 13.  The record for our...

September 15, 2016 - 11:22am

The Eccentric Cafe, our Comstock Brewery and General Store will have special hours for a few days

The Eccentric Café and our General Store will be closed on Sept. 19, with our brewery closed Sept. 19-21. Why is that? Every year, we shut down our brewery for three days and our pub for one day, so we can take some time to regroup as a family. Those three days will consist of meetings, professional development, presentations, activities and fun events in...

October 1, 2015 - 10:57pm

We’re Rolling Out the Barrel for the Third Year in a Row

What happens when you take some of your favorite brews and age them in a barrel? You end up with an eclectic list of beers truly deserving of Bell’s Eccentric Café.  On Sunday. Oct 4 at 11 a.m., we’ll be rolling out over 20 barrel-aged beers at the Café for our Third Annual Roll Out the Barrel Celebration. Tickets are not required for this event, but quantities of these...

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