Kalamazoo, Michigan Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Breweries === Kalamazoo has many local [[brewery|breweries]] and [[brewpub]]s that produce a variety of [[beer]] styles. Perhaps the best-known is [[Bell's Brewery, Inc.|Bell's Brewery]], established as the Kalamazoo Brewing Company in 1985 by Larry Bell.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.bellsbeer.com/ |title = Bell's Brewery, Inc. :: Home |work = bellsbeer.com |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160329114941/http://bellsbeer.com/ |archive-date = March 29, 2016 |access-date = December 28, 2012 }}</ref> The brewery has expanded from its original Kalamazoo location, which houses the Eccentric Cafe, to another brewery in nearby [[Comstock, Michigan|Comstock Charter Township]]. Bell's beer is distributed to 40 US states, Washington DC and Puerto Rico.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bellsbeer.com/beer-finder/|title=Beer Finder|website=Bellsbeer.com|access-date=March 10, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last = Monacelli |first = Emily |date = March 17, 2017 |title = Bell's Brewery to distribute to New Mexico in 2017 |url = http://www.mlive.com/beer/2017/03/bells_brewery_to_distribute_to_2.html |work = [[MLive.com]] |publisher = [[Booth Newspapers]] |access-date = April 13, 2017 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170317220756/http://www.mlive.com/beer/2017/03/bells_brewery_to_distribute_to_2.html |archive-date = March 17, 2017 }}</ref> Other local breweries include Tibb's Brewing Company,<ref>{{cite news |last = Monacelli |first = Emily |date = December 6, 2013 |title = Tibbs Brewing Co. owners 'excited to finally be open and serving people' in Kalamazoo |url = http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2013/12/tibbs_brewing_co.html |newspaper = MLive.com |publisher = Booth Newspapers |access-date = November 29, 2014 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141101221501/http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2013/12/tibbs_brewing_co.html |archive-date = November 1, 2014 }}</ref> Rupert's Brewhouse {{small |(2013-2019)}},<ref>{{cite news |last = Monacelli |first = Emily |date = October 25, 2013 |title = Rupert's Brew House opens Friday in downtown Kalamazoo with 7 beers on tap, live music |url = http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2013/10/ruperts_brew_house_opens_frida.html |newspaper = MLive.com |publisher = Booth Newspapers |access-date = November 29, 2014 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141205010356/http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2013/10/ruperts_brew_house_opens_frida.html |archive-date = December 5, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Lippe |first=Emil|date=10 Sep 2019 |title= Rupert's Brew House closes; owner hopes to open Kalamazoo cannabis club|url=https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/2019/09/ruperts-brew-house-closes-owner-hopes-to-open-kalamazoo-cannabis-club.html|work=mlive.com |location=Kalamazoo, MI, USA |access-date=29 Sep 2019 }}</ref> Boatyard Brewing Co. {{small |(2014-2019)}},<ref>{{cite news |last = Jones |first = Al |date = June 21, 2014 |title = Beer lovers tip a glass to officially open Boatyard Brewing Co. in Kalamazoo |url = http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2014/06/patrons_tip_a_glass_to_officia.html |newspaper = MLive.com |publisher = Booth Newspapers |access-date = November 29, 2014 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141205005817/http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2014/06/patrons_tip_a_glass_to_officia.html |archive-date = December 5, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last= Miller|first=Kayla |date= 13 Aug 2019|title=Kalamazoo's Boatyard Brewing closing; owners urge support for local brewers |url= https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/2019/08/kalamazoos-boatyard-brewing-closing-owners-urge-support-for-local-brewers.html|work= mlive.com|location= Kalamazoo, MI, USA|access-date=29 Sep 2019 }}</ref> One Well Brewing,<ref>{{cite news |last = Monacelli |first = Emily |date = November 24, 2014 |title = One Well Brewing opens Friday in Kalamazoo with a neighborhood bar feel |url = http://www.mlive.com/beer/2014/11/one_well_brewing_1.html |newspaper = MLive.com |publisher = Booth Newspapers |access-date = November 29, 2014 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141128083317/http://www.mlive.com/beer/2014/11/one_well_brewing_1.html |archive-date = November 28, 2014 }}</ref> and [[Latitude 42 Brewing Company]], the latter in the southern suburb of Portage. On a smaller scale, Olde Peninsula Brewpub, Bravo! restaurant, and Bilbo's Pizza and Brewing Company<ref>{{cite news |last = Barr |first = Jeff |date = March 7, 2009 |title = 'Be smart ... be brave': Bilbo's Pizza partners share their recipe for success |url = http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2009/03/staying_power_bilbos_story_goe.html |work = Kalamazoo Gazette |access-date = April 13, 2017 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170904203343/http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2009/03/staying_power_bilbos_story_goe.html |archive-date = September 4, 2017 }}</ref> serve their own brews. The area is also a hotbed for home brewing and partners with neighboring [[Grand Rapids, Michigan|Grand Rapids]] to form what is widely considered one of America's more important regions in American craft beer explosion. In recent years, at least two community events have evolved from the growing craft beer industry in the Kalamazoo area (Kalamazoo Beer Week (annual),<ref>{{cite news |last = Evans |first = Pat |date = January 7, 2015 |title = Breweries descend on Beer Week |newspaper = Grand Rapids Business Journal }}</ref> Kalamazoo Craft Beer Festival<ref>{{cite news |last = Wetterholt |first = Rob Jr. |date = November 1, 2014 |title = Kalamazoo Craft Beer festival educates consumers, brings brewers together to share ideas and techniques |url = http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2014/11/kalamazoo_craft_beer_festival.html |newspaper = MLive.com |publisher = Booth Newspapers |access-date = January 9, 2015 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150109154330/http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2014/11/kalamazoo_craft_beer_festival.html |archive-date = January 9, 2015 }}</ref>). In 2015, the '''Give a Craft''' beer trail and passport were introduced.<ref>{{cite news |last = Monacelli |first = Emily |date = May 18, 2015 |title = New Kalamazoo Beer Trail to Promote Craft Brewers |url = http://www.mlive.com/beer/2015/05/new_kalamazoo_beer_trail_to_pr.html |newspaper = MLive.com |publisher = Booth Newspapers |access-date = May 24, 2015 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150524174706/http://www.mlive.com/beer/2015/05/new_kalamazoo_beer_trail_to_pr.html |archive-date = May 24, 2015 }}</ref> A shuttle bus (''Kalamazoo Brew Bus'') service<ref>{{cite news |last = Jones |first = Al |date = September 3, 2016 |title = Kalamazoo Brew Bus offers new shuttle service to downtown brew pubs |url = http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2016/09/kalamazoo_brew_bus_offers_new.html |work = MLive.com |publisher = Booth Newspapers |access-date = April 13, 2017 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170419112005/http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2016/09/kalamazoo_brew_bus_offers_new.html |archive-date = April 19, 2017 }}</ref> and party bike tour service<ref>{{cite news |last = Jones |first = Al |date = September 12, 2016 |title = Party bike tours to get moving in downtown Kalamazoo with P3 Tours |url = http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2016/09/pedal_pub_tours_get_moving_in.html |work = MLive.com |publisher = Booth Newspapers |access-date = April 13, 2017 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170405011414/http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2016/09/pedal_pub_tours_get_moving_in.html |archive-date = April 5, 2017 }}</ref> became available in 2016. 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