8938 Krum Ave., Galesburg; 269-382-2338; bellsbeer.com
When Larry Bell got his brewery up and
running in the ’80s, did he know what an institution it would become? How many
beer drinkers thought Blue Moon, Killian’s and Newcastle were as far outside
the vast landscape of domestic lager we were allowed to travel? Then someone
introduced you to a bottle or bought you a pint of Oberon, Two Hearted, or
Third Coast Old Ale. We cannot get enough of Two Hearted’s crisp cascade of
hoppy IPA perfection, and the profile of the Third Coast barley wine still
blows our mind. But as Detroiters and Michiganders, the adoration out there for
the cloudy golden nectar that is Oberon makes it the undisputed favorite.
This article appears in Apr 25 – May 1, 2012.
