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Bell's beer event roundup: Multiple dinners, Beer and Brat Festival and more
Below is a look at our events this week in Michigan, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky.
Michigan
May 22
Bell's Beer Dinner: Four Roses Cafe, Plainwell, 6:30 p.m. - Multi-course dinner featuring Bourbon Barrel Aged Batch 9,000, Roundhouse IRA and others. Call 269-685-1077 for more information.
Bell's Spring Beer Dinner: Terry B's, Dexter, 6:30 p.m. – Take a look at the menu.
Bell's Beer Dinner: Penny Black, Rochester - Reservations are required for this dinner, but sample flights will be open to everyone. The dinner will feature 7 oz. pours of Oarsman, Raspberry Ale, Sparkling Ale, Roundhouse IRA, Hell Hath No Fury and Hopslam plus a food pairing from the kitchen for each course.
May 23
Bell’s Patio-Palooza: The Nuthouse Sports Grill, Lansing - Oberon, Two Hearted, Oarsman and Amber
May 25
8th Annual Beer and Brat Festival: Crystal Mountain Resort, 3-8 p.m. - Oberon, Two Hearted, Amber, SparklingAle, Black Note and Third Cost Old Ale
Florida
May 23
Bell's Tasting: ABC Liquor, Orlando, 6-8 p.m.
Illinois
May 24
Two Hearted 3 Ways: The Beer Bistro (North & West Loop), 5:30 p.m. (North), 7:30 p.m. (West Loop) - Sample Two Hearted three different ways: On Draft, in a bottle and from a firkin.
May 26
Bell's Brewery Night: World of Beer, Naperville, 6 p.m. - Oberon, Two Hearted and our entire Jazz Series - Le Batteur, Le Contrebassiste and Le Pianiste
Indiana
May 24
Free Samplings: Buffalo Wild Wings in La Porte and Michigan City, 6:30-7:30 p.m. - free swag and free Oberon
Bell's Tasting: 21st Amendment Liquors, Indianapolis, 4-6 p.m. - Year round beers plus Oberon
Ohio
May 25-27
Taste of Cincinnati: Downtown Cincinnati - Amber, Midwestern Pale Ale, Two Hearted and Oberon
Kentucky
May 25
Third Anniversary Tapping (1 of 2): The Beer Trappe, Lexington, 2 p.m. - Raspberry Ale
May 27
Third Anniversary Tapping (2 of 2): The Beer Trappe, Lexington, 5 p.m. - Bourbon Barrel Aged Batch 9,000
Looking ahead
Bell's beer event roundup: Plenty on tap for American Craft Beer Week
A look at our events this week in Michigan, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Minnesota.
Michigan
May 13
Monday Night Slow Jams/Multi-Tap Event: Woodbridge Pub, Detroit, 9 p.m. – Bourbon Barrel Aged Cherry Stout, Hopslam, Oberon, Porter and Two Hearted
May 13-18
American Craft Beer Week Tap Takeover: Central City Tap House, Kalamazoo - On tap throughout the week: Black Note, Bourbon Barrel Aged Batch 9000, Raspberry Ale, Kal-Haven Ale, Roundhouse IRA, Red Nose ESB, Oberon, Two Hearted, Amber, Oarsman, Midwestern Pale Ale, Le Contrebassiste, Le Pianiste and a firkin of Amber.
May 16
Bell's Beer Dinner: Sophie's Steakhouse, South Haven, 6:30 p.m. - Four courses each paired with a different beer - Oarsman Ale, Two Hearted Ale, Kalamazoo Stout and Raspberry Ale. Take a look at the menu.
2nd Anniversary Party: Fuel Wood-fire Grill, Port Huron, 5 p.m. - Bourbon Barrel Aged Batch 9,000, Hopslam, Two Hearted, Sparkling Ale, Consecrator Doppelbock, Smitten Golden Rye, Oberon, Hell Hath No Fury, and a firkin of Amber Ale. (Image at left.)
May 17-18
2013 World Expo of Beer: Heritage Park, Frankenmuth - We'll be pouring Oberon, Two Hearted, Oarsman, Amber Ale, Black Note and one other surprise specialty beer.
May 18
Tap Takeover: FireRock Grille, Caledonia, 5 p.m. - Live music, samplers and 8 different beers on tap: Black Note, Hell Hath No Fury, Oberon, Quinannan Falls Special Lager, Raspberry Ale, Smitten, Two Hearted and This one goes to 11
Florida
May 17
Jacksonville Craft and Import Beer Festival, 6-10 p.m. - Sample more than 300 beers from more than 45 different breweries. Several local restaurants will be there to serve up great food to pair with the wide selection of beer and live entertainment.
Illinois
May 16
Bell's Beer Dinner: Chapin's Restaurant, Morris, 6:30 p.m. - Five course dinner paired with four different Bell's beers. Call 815-942-1880 for more information.
May 19
Michigan Tap Takeover: The Owl, Chicago, 7 p.m. - Raspberry Ale, Black Note, Double Cream Stout and Quinannan Falls Special Lager
Indiana
May 16
American Craft Beer Week Tapping: The Downtown Eatery & Spirits, Warsaw, 7 p.m. - Celebrate American Craft Beer Week with Oberon, Two Hearted, Roundhouse IRA and Lager of the Lakes.
May 17
American Craft Beer Week Outdoor (Free) Tasting: Cap N' Cork, Fort Wayne, 5-7 p.m.
May 18
Beoir Go Leoir Festival: JK O'Donnell's Irish Ale House, Fort Wayne, 1-6 p.m.
Bluegrass & Bell's: The Mousetrap, Indianapolis, 8 p.m. - 5 Bell's beers on tap including the last keg of The Oracle in the state of Indiana, Roundhouse IRA, Two Hearted, Oberon and Special Double Cream Stout
Kentucky
May 13
Black Note Flights - Lexington Beer Week: The Beer Trappe, Lexington, 4 p.m. - The Beer Trappe will kick-off the first Lexington Beer Week starting at 4 p.m. on May 13 with Expedition Stout and Special Double Cream Stout on tap along with bottles of Black Note for special flights.
Pennsylvania
May 18
Pints for Pets 2013: People's Natural Gas Field, Altoona, 1-4 p.m. & 6-9 p.m. - Come out and support the Central Pennsylvania Humane Society at the 6th Annual Pints for Pets Brewfest! Over 75 breweries will be present and Bell's will be there in full effect! 100% of the ticket proceeds will go to the Central Pennsylvania Humane Society. Tickets can be purchased online in advance.
Minnesota
May 13
Beer, Jazz and Dancing - American Craft Beer Week: Republic Seven Corners, Minneapolis - In celebration of American Craft Beer Week, we're releasing three varieties of our acclaimed Jazz Beer: Le Contrebassiste, Le Batteur & Le Pianiste.
Looking ahead
We’re hosting beer dinners in Michigan, pouring beer at the 8th Annual Beer and Brat Festival and more. Take a look at our full calendar.
Kalamazoo Bike Week events include a Bell's to Bell's ride and special screening of 'Rising from Ashes'
Kalamazoo Bike Week kicks-off on May 9 and to celebrate, we have two events planned at the Eccentric Café.
The first is also part of the Kalamazoo Bicycle Film Festival and will feature a screening of “Rising from Ashes.”
The synopsis:
“Rising from Ashes” is a feature length documentary about two worlds colliding when cycling legend Jock Boyer moves to Rwanda, Africa to help a group of struggling genocide survivors pursue their dream of a national team. As they set out against impossible odds both Jock and the team find new purpose as they rise from the ashes of their past.
Admission is $5 and it will be shown at 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. (for those 21 and up) on May 14.
Money raised from ticket sales will go to Team Rwanda (cash or check please). Check out the trailer.
The other event – a Bell’s to Bell’s Bike Ride – will be held on Saturday, May 18. Registration will begin at 12:30 p.m. and at 1 p.m., we’ll ride from the Café to our Comstock Brewery for a tour.
We’ll then head back to the pub for drinks, a raffle and socializing.
Suggested donation is $10 and all proceeds will go to support the Kalamazoo River Valley Trail (KRVT) extension.
Be sure to bring your ID, a bike lock and a helmet.
Kalamazoo Bike Week aims to raise cycling awareness, promote the use of cycling as a means of transportation and explore the possibilities cycling has to offer in terms of enjoyment, health, fitness, and social and environmental benefits.
For more on Kalamazoo Bike Week 2013, go here.
