Bell’s Brewery, Inc./Bell’s Eccentric Cafe

Finally got to visit this place, an eccentric place indeed with many different sections downstairs and upstairs to sit. Taplist is rather small all things considering, with maybe a dozen or so taps—with little in the way of barrel aged specialties when I visited. Oh well. Flights of 4 available, charged by the beer — usually $3-4 per 5 oz pour, rather pricey. Friendly staff. Must-visit place when going between the east and west part of MI.

11/4/18 (Kalamazoo): Visited today for a brief visit, fortunate to hit the brewery and general store on All Stouts Day. Line was 15 deep when I arrived 15 minutes before open, about 50 deep when they opened. Very brick structure, mix of modern and vintage decor. Both front of house and a large back room where concerts are held, and large outside grounds open to accommodate the crowd. Nowhere to sit at the bar, you order up front (or server) and plenty of tables were available. We grabbed a table in the upper section of the back concert area Many special excellent offerings available today, the BA Expedition Stout was the highlight. 18 draft offerings, proper glassware, friendly and accommodating bartenders who handled the large crowd well. Nice to see the brewery properly staff this event. Didn't have a chance to tour the brewery beyond walking around the public areas, or have the food which looked great. Went to the General Store to look around and pick up a six pack of Two Hearted IPA. Nice supplies for home brewers are available, as well as brewery merchandise with decent pricing. Definitely want to return when I have more time for a tour, meal and several offerings.

Charming place with great food and a strong selection of Bells beer. The general store is next door and who could complain when you can pick up a case of Black Note...

As first-time visitors, the streets and lots around the complex were confusing, but we eventually found our way in. The beer is good to excellent, of course, with a good variety. The food was decent, and I was glad to substitute a tempeh patty on my burger, but the tempeh itself was a bit disappointing (it seemed like it was just a cooked piece of tempeh with no seasoning or marinade). That said, the rest of the food was pretty good. Stopped by the store afterward, where I picked up some Hopslam mechandise and a sixer of 2015 Third Coast Old Ale. I'm glad to have finally gotten here.

I was her very briefly but it was a good experience. It has a worn, feeling. Tap list has twenty or so beers. Service was kind of lacking. I was ignored for several minutes while standing at the bar, but they were nice after that. I can't imagine when I will be in Kalamazoo again and I am glad I had the chance to stop here.

3 o'clock on a Saturday and it's already packed, it must be good. We didn't want to wait an hour for a table so we just had some beers. Great beers! A cool place. Very clean and helpful staff.

This is an amazing place! The corridor to the barroom to the loft, and then the two different outside areas, at one of which (I'm pretty sure) they do live shows. The tap list was pretty awesome. I always hope for more limited, epic concoctions, but then, who doesn't? They had a cool little gift shop too, complete with growler fills to-go.

It's a nice scene, especially with the recent expansion. I've been here many many times, and it's always been good. Very large selection, something like 20 beers on per day. Food is ok, nothing to blow your hair back but certainly better than leaving to get it. The bartenders....not so sure about them. I've had a number of them give either bad or wrong information about beer, and quantity allowed. I've had multiple bad experiences with service, including total denial that a beer was infected or wrong. Not sure many of them know much about the beer they're serving. Luckily I rarely require their input.