Slow Food Detroit Presents An Inspired Brewery Tour
May 23, 2008
On June 21,  Slow Food Detroit is having an extremely special event. It is the tour of Bell’s Brewery. This is even more special giving the fact that they don’t give tours anymore. Not impressed yet? Rex Halfpenny will be giving a speech on the modern craft brewery industry in Michigan. The tour will be led by head brewer Ken Belau. On top of that you will get to sample small batch beer brewed at Bell’s and only offered at the Eccentric Cafe. Oh yeah, then you have an optional stop at Dark Horse on the way home. Well, I’ve sold it enough, although I believe it sells itself. The details are below.
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Saturday, June 21
Tour begins at 11:00 am
Bell’s Brewery 8938 Krum Ave. • Galesburg
Lunch and lecture follows
Sample Bell’s brews straight from the tap, including small batch brews not distributed outside of the pub.
Rex Halfpenny, publisher of Michigan Beer Guide, will talk about Bell’s and Michigan breweries.
Bell’s Eccentric Cafe 355 E. Kalamazoo Ave. • Kalamazoo
Just $18 per person! Food and beverage additional.
Send check or money order payable to:
Slow Food Detroit to
3070 Portman
Keego Harbor, MI 48320
Must be received by June 19.
Include your email address to receive an e-ticket and confirmation.
Email rsvp@slowfooddetroit.org for more information.
 ** BONUS STOP** (Optional) Dark Horse Brewing Co. Â
511 S. Kalamazoo Ave. • Marshall
Owner Aaron Morse will share the Dark Horse story and will lead a tour of the brewery
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Posted in Beer Event, Brewery/Brewpub, Michgan products, local food
May 24th, 2008 at 9:00 am
Wow, I really want to attend this… it’d be like a pilgrimage to my own personal mecca. =)
May 27th, 2008 at 9:31 am
That is the same day as Founder’s Fest. You can tour Bell’s then shoot up to the fest which starts at 3 pm
June 3rd, 2008 at 1:08 pm
I sent my registration in yesterday… can’t wait until the 21st!
Founder’s Fest sounds awesome; I just might have to see about staying overnight in Grand Rapids.
June 5th, 2008 at 8:00 am
If you guys want to take a look at some Bell’s Eccentric Cafe photo galleries or take a video tour and get a brewer bio from Aaron Morse at Dark Horse Brewing Co. in Marshall, check out the new craft beer blog from the Kalamazoo Gazette, KalamaBrew, at http://www.mlive.com/kalamabrew.