Bell's Brewery in Comstock, Michigan, one of the most recognizable craft breweries in the U.S., has been sold to Australian brewer Lion, which also purchased New Belgium Brewing Co. in 2019. Larry Bell, the venerable founder of Bell's, also announced his retirement from the company. 

“I’m so proud of what we’ve been able to accomplish together,” Bell said in a release. “From our wonderful fans, to the amazing team that has helped share our beer with the world, to the ways we’ve been able to invest in causes we believe in – this has been an absolutely incredible journey.”

The full release from Bell's is below.

COMSTOCK, Mich. –– Today, Bell’s Brewery founder, Larry Bell announced that he has reached an agreement with Lion, an Australian based brewer, for the sale of Bell’s. Lion acquired Colorado’s New Belgium Brewing in 2019. The move will see the Michigan-based craft brewer come together with New Belgium – aligning two great American craft brewers.

Larry Bell, who founded Bell’s in 1985 and brewed its first beers in a 15-gallon soup kettle, shared the news – and announced his own retirement from the company he turned into a household name – at the company’s annual all-employee event.

Urban South Brewery in New Orleans, Louisiana has announced that its winter seasonal called Throwback Vibes is available now. Learn more about this West Coast IPA below.

Lawson's Finest Liquids is giving craft beer fans in the northeast a holiday treat they'll never forget. The brewery's famed Triple Sunshine IPA is making its first appearance outside the brewery's taproom. Full details on this momentous release are below.

Waitsfield, VT. – Lawson’s Finest Liquids is giving craft beer fans across the Northeast another reason to celebrate this holiday season with the first-time release of Triple Sunshine IPA outside of their Waitsfield, VT Taproom.  Triple Sunshine IPA will be available for a limited time at retailers across Lawson’s Finest Liquids nine-state distribution area (VT, CT, MA, ME, NH, NH, NY, PA and RI) beginning this week.

The beer is a culmination of Lawson’s Finest Liquids’ Sunshine series of IPAs. Triple Sunshine IPA is a proven fan-favorite in Vermont with an intense, fruity flavor profile similar to the brewery’s beloved Sip of Sunshine, Double Sunshine and Little Sip IPA. Coming in at 10.5% ABV, Triple Sunshine IPA leads the pack with Lawson’s signature hop-forward character and a higher alcohol content. The beer exudes robust aromas including a juicy, tropical fruit essence of pineapple, grapefruit and lychee with floral, herbal aromas resulting from a deluge of dry-hopping.

Back East Brewing Co. in Bloomfield, Connecticut has announced a new American light lager release called Test Depth in honor of Veterans Day. Full details are below.

In honor of Veteran's Day, we are excited to once again be releasing a new beer, brewed by one of our very own veterans.  This year's beer was developed and named by Zach, one of our cellarman.  Zach is a US Navy veteran and spent quite a bit of time in a submarine during his service to our country.  Test Depth is our first American light lager and it is absolutely delicious!! We are so excited to share this light, crisp, and refreshing beer with everyone. Test Depth is brewed with pilsner malts and corn and is very smooth on the palate with zero bitterness, everything you'd want in a great lager!

This year we will once again be donating to a charity that supports our Veterans (we will be donating $1 from every pint and $1 from every 4-pack sold in our tap room).   A small amount of cans will also be distributed in the greater Hartford area next week, so keep an eye out.  We hope you love this beer as much as we do, because we would REALLY like to brew more of it.

Test Depth will be available in our Tap Room beginning this Thursday, November 11 (Veterans Day).

As a reminder, we offer a 20% discount on beer and merchandise ALL year-round to our US service members (active and retired).