It's a Bell's seasonal beer that's been around for close to twenty years, and this year, that beer is not only getting a new look, but also a new name.
For local fans of the beer voted the best beer in the country, Monday may have the feel of Oberon Day, annually celebrated in late March, coinciding with the release of Oberon. MLive reports Double Two Hearted Ale, a power-packed offshoot of Two Hearted Ale will be available at Bell's Eccentric Cafe
The language would be too flowery if we said something like "starting in humble beginnings, Two-Hearted Ale rose to be the number one beer in the country."
The press release starts with this daunting question: "Are your homebrew skills enough to get your beer served alongside Two Hearted, Bell’s Amber Ale, Oberon and others? Here’s your chance to prove it."
One thing the craft beer revolution has done, for better or worse in some people's opinion, is that it's raised beer drinking to a classier, or some might say, pretentious level. Now, while Bud Light commercials can make fun of that, you can't deny craft beer has changed the beer industry
With the longest night and shortest day of the year coming up (the Winter solstice) on Friday (December 21st), it's also a week dark beer lovers look forward to,
It's not an IPA flavor you see everyday, but an Apricot IPA must have something going for it, as it picked up first place in Bell's annual Homebrew Competition.