Tour through Bell's history
A lot has happend since 1985.
Installation of the first set of 400-barrel fermentation vessels in 2006
A toast...
Brewing Eccentric Ale
Larry & his children in the brewery office, back in 1990
A Bell family portrait, circa 1990
Flag-raising at the dedication ceremony of the main production brewery in 2003
John & Gary checking out construction of the new brewery in 2002
An exterior view of the grain silos & brew house in 2005
Four new 200-barrel fermenters being delivered in 2004
A 200-barrel fermenter being maneuvered into the Comstock location
A 200-barrel fermenter being maneuvered into the Comstock location
A draft handle sticking out of the old beige festival van
Patrons hanging out with Michael Jackson during the old days
400-barrel fermenters during installation in 2006
Lowering the new kettle through the roof in 2007
Installation of our custom-designed kettle in 2007
The last tank being lowered into place during installation of the second set of 400-bbl vessels in 2008; note the person in the lower left corner!
Lowering the last of the new 400-barrel fermenters in 2008
Looking out over the second set of 400-barrel fermenters before the roof went on
The only way to get the new kettle into the brew house was through the ceiling
A view down our array of 400-barrel fermenters
A set of plastic drums serving at fermenting vessels
Checking on an active fermentation in one of the earliest fermenting vessels
A 200-barrel fermenter being maneuvered into the Comstock location
A 200-barrel fermenter being maneuvered into the Comstock location
An open house at the brewery, several years before the Eccentric Cafe opened
Part of the 30-barrel brew house, several of these vessels are actually still in use in our current brewing system.
Early fermenters circa 1990; this space is now used for our wood-aging projects
The building that became the brewery was many things over the years, the last being a hardware store.
One of our early grain mills
Brewing on Eccentric Day 2007
Setting up to fill a run of side-fill kegs in the '90s
The vacant lot behind the Eccentric Cafe that eventually became the Beer Garden.
Rik, managing a boil
Hand-stacking cases in 2001 at the original brewery
The grain silos and milling area at the original brewery
Preparing to fill kegs in the late 1990s
A 200-barrel fermenter being lifted off a truck in 2004
A 200-barrel fermenter being maneuvered into the Comstock location
Fermenter installation in 2004
A view of the 50-barrel brew house in 2005
Installation of the 50-barrel brew house at the Comstock location in 2002
Tom, preparing to transfer beer when we still bottled at the downtown location
Open-top vessels in the Comstock brewery's fermentation cellar
Our first expansion: the 1-barrel brewing system
A view from the homebrew shop's original location on Burdick Street
The lauter tun from our former 30-barrel system. This vessel has been moved over to our 15-barrel system for specialty batches.
Filling cases with bottles in 2001
Filled kegs being lifted off the conveyor onto waiting pallets. This line can be run anywhere between 150-280 kegs per hour, depending on demand.
A view of our fermentation area during installation of 400-barrel fermenters
Exterior view of the new atrium & nearly completed patio area
More of the refurbished patio & deck seating area
Looking up at the atrium ceiling
Construction site of the new music hall; the stage is in the background
The beer garden's refurbished patio nearing completion
The balcony under construction in the new music space
