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Bell’s Best Brown Ale Returns a Little Late in 2021

Posted on November 23, 2021 by mashingin

Bell’s Brewery (Comstock, Michigan) has officially announced that its Best Brown Ale will return for its annual Seasonal Release in late November 2021.

Returning to shelves and taps a little later than normal this year, Best Brown is a “smooth, toasty” American Brown Ale brewed with American hops and “offers hints of cocoa and caramel.” Coming in at 5.8% ABV, Best Brown “is well-balanced and bridges the gap between lighter-bodied beers and malty stouts.”

Best Brown is scheduled to return in late November/early December 2021 and will hang around throughout the cooler months at the start of 2022. You can expect to find this Seasonal offering available in 6-packs of 12 oz. bottles and on draft at select craft beer-friendly establishments located in Alabama, Florida, Michigan and throughout the rest of the brewery’s distribution area. Prost!

Vital Information for Best Brown from Bell’s Brewery

Release – Seasonal/Specialty; returning late November/early December 2021
Style – American Brown Ale
ABV – 5.8%
IBUs – 34
Calories – 187
Carbs – 16.0
Shelf Life – 6 months
Recommended Glassware – Nonic
Suggested Pairings – “Savory: Lamb and pork chops, sausage, steak, aged Gouda, toasted almonds or walnuts | Sweet: Pear, maple syrup, caramel | The Eccentric Way: Sweetbreads”
Availability – 6-packs of 12 oz. bottles & draft
Beer Finder – https://www.bellsbeer.com/beer-finder

Bell’s Best Brown Ale Makes Seasonal Return With New Look

Posted on August 20, 2020 by mashingin

Bell’s Brewery (Comstock, Michigan) has officially announced that its long-standing Best Brown Ale will be rocking a new look when it makes its Seasonal return in September 2020.

Originally released in 1988, Best Brown is a “smooth, toasty” American Brown Ale that “offers hints of cocoa and caramel” balanced by American hops. Coming in at 5.8% ABV, Best Brown is “incredibly balanced and bridges the gap between lighter-bodied beers and malty stouts.”

For its 2020 release, Best Brown will be adorned with new-look packaging and label designs featuring a modern take on the beloved owl that has been on the beer’s label since 1993.

“It’s a mix of the old and the new. It hearkens back to our original labels while paying homage to the heritage of the brand, a modernized nod to the history of Best Brown.”
– Larry Bell, president and founder of Bell’s Brewery

Best Brown Ale is scheduled to release in September and will hang around through October 2020. You can expect to find this Seasonal Release available in 6-packs and 12-packs of 12 oz. bottles, 6-packs of 12 oz. cans, 4-packs of 16 oz. cans and on draft at select craft beer-focused establishments located in Alabama, Florida, Michigan and throughout the rest of Bell’s Brewery’s distribution area. Prost!

Vital Information for Best Brown Ale from Bell’s Brewery

Release – Seasonal; September – October 2020
Style – American Brown Ale
ABV – 5.8%
IBUs – 34
Calories – 187 (per 12 oz. serving)
Carbs – 16 grams (per 12 oz. serving)
Recommended Glassware – Nonic
Availability – 6-packs & 12-packs of 12 oz. bottles, 6-packs of 12 oz. cans, 4-packs of 16 oz. cans & draft
Beer Finder – https://www.bellsbeer.com/beer-finder

Bell’s Brewery Presents 2020 Release Calendar

Posted on February 19, 2020 by mashingin

Beer calendar season is still alive and well, and this week we are here to offer you a look at the 2020 Release Calendar from Bell’s Brewery (Comstock, Michigan).

Just as we do with pretty much every beer calendar around here, we have posted the full 2020 Release Calendar from Bell’s Brewery below for you take in at your own leisure. With that said, the brewery has plenty of exciting releases in store for all of us and we feel it necessary to quickly go over a few of those highlights. Let’s get to it:

Light Hearted IPA officially joined the brewery’s Year-Round lineup in late January. A Lo-Cal IPA, this member of the Hearted family shares many of the characteristics of Bell’s award-winning Two Hearted Ale. At 3.7% ABV and only 110 calories (per 12 oz. serving), Light Hearted is available in 6-packs of 12 oz. cans and on draft. 12-packs of 12 oz. cans will also ship in February in Michigan.
Speaking of the Hearted family, Double Two Hearted – a Double American IPA – will return in August for another wide release.
This year’s Seasonal lineup will consist of three returning favorites: Bright White | December 2019 – March 2020; Oberon Ale | March – August; and Best Brown | September – November.
The Flamingo Fruit Fight Series will continue in 2020 with the return of Flamingo Fruit Fight Passionfruit and Lime Tart Ale in May and the introduction of Lemon Lime Flamingo Fruit Fight in July.
Previously only available as a Bell’s General Store Exclusive, Incessant – a Double New England-style IPA – will see a wider release in May. This Specialty Release will be available in 4-packs of 16 oz. cans and on draft.
Lampshade Party Ale, a Double IPA previously only released in 2018, is scheduled to return as a Specialty Release in November 2020. This offering will be available in 6-packs of 12 oz. bottles and on draft.
The brewery’s Leaves of Grass series, seven beers each inspired by a different Walt Whitman poem, will conclude in 2020 with three remaining offerings. Song of the Open Road, a Winter Warmer Ale, is available now. Salut au Monde will ship in March and Spontaneous Me will conclude the series in May.

“Now, this isn’t all we have lined up for 2020. We always like to keep a few things close to the vest. We’ll have plenty more to share in due time.”

– Larry Bell, president and founder of Bell’s Brewery

That should just about cover all the releases we wanted to mention, but there are still quite a few exciting brews left for you to discover on the calendar below. Give it a good look and get ready for lots of good times with Bell’s Brewery in 2020. Prost!