Bell’s Expedition Imperial Stout: better than exploding tires.

The low tonight is between -5 and +3 farenheit.  Because I like beer, I needed to find a beer that keeps me warm in the cold.  Turns out, Imperial Stouts are just the right thing for that.  The epitome of a winter beer, if I do say so myself.  So, I was interested in finding [...]

Bell’s Oracle: a vision of the future?

So, let me say, I’m an arse for not posting a picture of this beer.  I poured it without thinking, and don’t have the “appropriate” glassware or bottle at hand now.  Suffice it to say, I will attempt to review all facets of this beer with the utmost care. First off, let me tell you [...]

Eccentric Ale

We’ve reached that time of year again, when Bell’s Brewing in Kalamazoo opens its doors to those of us with certain, eccentricities, and provides us our very own beer.  Ian and I went to Eccentric day a few years ago with somewhat disastrous results, and the results were not particularly different for me this year, [...]

Bell’s Rye Stout

So this one is new for us. Neither Brian nor I have had it in the past, and it just came out this year, so we’re about it find out if Bell’s can once again live up to their reputation for excellent stouts. Brian says if this beer was a chord, it would be a [...]

Michigan Beer Month

So, thanks to the Michigan Brewer’s Guild, July is Michigan Beer Month! In honor of that, I would like to point out that you can see all of our Michigan Beer reviews here. As part of Michigan Beer Month, I will also be reviewing a whole slew of Michigan beers. Some are new, some are [...]