We are the beer people. And we are the bee people. We have so much beer that our bellies are never empty. Asheville is the best place to soak up the suds with the most delicious food.
Your Mother - 12 years ago
K-ZOO !!!~!~1
Joshua - 12 years ago
Founders is better than Bell's in every way imaginable. Kalamazoo has Grand Rapids envy. KBS is better than every single beer Bell's has or will have on tap.
Lucas - 12 years ago
What the hell does bells being a good brewery have to do with kalamazoo being the best "beer" city? Bells brewery isn't even in kalamazoo. By your logic Lynchburg,TN would be the best whiskey city even though its in a dry county. I'm not saying kzoo sucks but I'm not seeing anything here but, "hurrr durrr Bells is good so kzoo!!!"
And since apparently we have to be technical, you do know Bell's brewery is not actually in Kalamazoo then, right?
Brian - 12 years ago
Kalamazoo!
And Dave.... You don't get to count the Michigan beer festival as Ann Arbor. You Ann arborites can't diss ypsi all day and claim it when it is convenient.
mitcho - 12 years ago
Kzoo - Half a dozen or more bars with 3 dozen+ brews on tap. 2 brewpubs and 1 nationally reknowned microbrewery.....
Lance Johnson - 12 years ago
Nothing better than a Bells Solsun. :)
Dave - 12 years ago
Good beer here for sure.
Kevin Brown - 12 years ago
I got a gal and a beer in Kalamazoo!
Knew Larry Bell back in '83 when we bought beer in old milk jugs. Great to see Bell's doing well.
From Fountain Hills, AZ
AD - 12 years ago
Go Kalamazoo!!! Best beer town/college town in U.S.
Bill - 12 years ago
Go Kalamazoo. Funky name, great beer!
Glenn Miller - 12 years ago
Cheers to Kalamazoo, Michigan, original home of Gibson Guitar, Checker Cab, the dissolvable pill (from The Upjohn Company), NFL's Greg Jennings, and Bell's great beers.
sharolyn - 12 years ago
Bells of Kalamazoo
Tony Davis - 12 years ago
Kalamabrew! Yeah baby
Don - 12 years ago
Go Kalamazoo and GO BELLS Home of oberion
Steve - 12 years ago
Cincinnati has a long rich history in brewing beer. With the introduction of craft brewers, Moerlein Lager House, Listermann Brewing Supply & Mfg, Mt. Carmel Brewing Company, Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery, MadTree Brewing, Triple Digit Brewing Co., Rivertown Brewing Co. , Hudepohl-Schoenling Brewing Co., Blank Slate Brewing Company and Samuel Adams it is growing very quickly.
Julz - 12 years ago
The Zoo has many fabulous brews!!!
Vern - 12 years ago
Great City - Great beer
Lynette Baber - 12 years ago
Go Bell's Brewery of Beautiful Downtown Kalamazoo, MI!!!
Lynette Baber - 12 years ago
Go Bell's Brewery of Beautiful Downtown Kalamazoo, MI!!!
Lynette Baber - 12 years ago
Go Bell's Brewery of Beautiful Downtown Kalamazoo, MI!!!
Lynette Baber - 12 years ago
Go Bell's Brewery of Beautiful Downtown Kalamazoo, MI!!!
Dan - 12 years ago
Kalamazoo beer culture is hands down the best......HopSlam and Two Hearted........yummy!......Grand Rapids is awesome as well.
Dave - 12 years ago
Kalamazoo
Pat Adams - 12 years ago
A2 is a great place for beer!
Pat Adams - 12 years ago
A2 is a great place for beer!
mike - 12 years ago
Kalamazoo hands down, its like a candy store for beer.
Gino Schafer - 12 years ago
Replying to Chris who said "Bell's is overrated. Oberon is overcommercialized pulp. "
Bell's puts out a consistent product day after day, year after year. I go to the brewery often and always find high quality flavorful, interesting beers on tap. Perhaps it is you and your inexperienced palate that are the problem.
I hear Bell's is opening a brewery in Escanaba. Can't wait to visit!
Yes.. Go Kalamazoo! Put this town on your calendar and come stay at Kara's Kottages, the most stylish and comfortable lodging in town!! Most of the brewpubs are within walking distance of it, too : ).
Shaun Wayman - 12 years ago
Sorry folks, I love all of the great beer in Michigan, but nobody beats Kazoo.
chris - 12 years ago
Bell's is overrated. Oberon is overcommercialized pulp. I went to the brewery last year and they had nothing interesting. Seems like they are cutting back on the quality of their beers to scale. Gotta give props to two hearted though.
For good beer, check out Dark Horse in Marshall or Right Brain in TC.
Luis - 12 years ago
Kzoo is a must for beer connoisseurs all over the world. From its iconic Two Hearted to the summer loving Oberon. Don't forget to visit Bell's and Beer Exchange.
Luis - 12 years ago
Kzoo is a must for beer connoisseurs all over the world. From its iconic Two Hearted to the summer loving Oberon. Don't forget to visit Bell's and Beer Exchange.
Gonzo Haner - 12 years ago
With Gonzo's Biggdogg Brewing , Boatyard, Arcadia and Bell's in downtown Kalamazoo we will be the beer mecca in the United States. Certainly some great brews to be drank.
Kalamazoo is #1 now and will be even more of a #1 with the opening of "Gonzo's BiggDogg Brewing" in the Fall of 2013. Cheers!
Jim Stoddard - 12 years ago
Kalamazoo is #1!!!
John Davis - 12 years ago
Kalamazoo!
Angelina Clark - 12 years ago
Kalamazoo of course!
Pam - 12 years ago
Go Kalamazoo, MI!!
Pamela Olivarez - 12 years ago
Kalamazoo!
Someone - 12 years ago
GR does not blow away Kalamazoo...Oberon alone makes GR look like a wet rat.
Barry Meyer - 12 years ago
Seriously, not a single NW city on the list, I guess this is a list of amateur brew cities then!
Bil - 12 years ago
Once Kalamazoo got on there as an option, it really took off!
My father in-law took a beer bus tour out of Dayton and Kalamazoo was the high light........Bell's in particular.
West Michigan is loaded with micros and brew pubs and is blessed with two of the best micros in the country - Bell's in Kalamazoo and Founder's in Grand Rapids. Of course Bell's is number 1 with Founder's a very distant 2nd. :)
RJ - 12 years ago
Kalamazoo! And it's only getting better, Arcadia, Big Dogg and others will be springing up within the year.
Grant Taylor - 12 years ago
Kalamazoo!!!!!!!!!!
Christina Danger - 12 years ago
Rob - 12 years ago
Kalamazoo, MI!
Oberon Day is nearly a city-sanctioned holiday!
Heather - 12 years ago
Ann Arbor!!
Narda - 12 years ago
Kalamazoo beer haven!
Tia - 12 years ago
Kalama-zoo-zoo-zoo
Neil Mohammed - 12 years ago
Wooo Ann Arbor!!!
George O'Donnel - 12 years ago
Dirtbag Brewery will be the best...It will define the art of beer and food.....Destination for the people of the land
Taija - 12 years ago
Kalamazoo all the way!!
Taija - 12 years ago
Kalamazoo all the way!!
Pepe - 12 years ago
its the best
Fritz Allhoff - 12 years ago
Ashley's in Ann Arbor is a fantastic place for beer; they just don't make it there. Kalamazoo--where I live--is great, but I'd still put Traverse City higher, at least in part because the beer scene is more walkable.
Tressy Caskey - 12 years ago
Kalamazoo!
John Liberty - 12 years ago
Kalamazoo
Larry Dopp - 12 years ago
Kalamazoo --Here's to you!!!!! I'm going to uncork a Bell's right now!
Ashley - 12 years ago
Kzoo!
L - 12 years ago
Seattle, WA
chad - 12 years ago
Kzoo!!!
Tabatha Hampton - 12 years ago
Bell's...nuff said!!!
Lori - 12 years ago
You know Kalamazoo has to win!!!
Lisa - 12 years ago
We have a lot of beer here
kev - 12 years ago
Oberon amd Two Hearted Ale!! KZOO
Thomas Brooks - 12 years ago
Kalamazoo is ahead!
Chris Dilley - 12 years ago
So proud to see all my fellow Kalamazooans coming out en force for the TRUE Beer City USA! Go Kalamazoo!
Kalamazoo is all about brew. Craft houses going up one after another. We have a great enthusiasm for the very best in beer, including a thriving home-brew community.
Amy - 12 years ago
Bells brewery rocks!!!
James Seay - 12 years ago
Some of the best beer comes out Kalamazoo, MI. Thank you BELL'S
Erica Hicks - 12 years ago
Vote - Kalamazoo, MI
Tammy collins - 12 years ago
kalamabrew rules!
Steward - 12 years ago
Bells Old Mission Arcadia etc etc.
A - 12 years ago
Kzoo Bell's brewery baby!
A - 12 years ago
Kzoo Bell's brewery baby!
Meagan - 12 years ago
Kalamazoo
Meagan - 12 years ago
Kalamazoo
Nichole - 12 years ago
We have bells, what more needs to be said? Hopslam is where it's at. In addition, it's the most wonderful small downtown you'll ever meet with many other great brewery's. it's perfect.
Nichole - 12 years ago
We have bells, what more needs to be said? Hopslam is where it's at. In addition, it's the most wonderful small downtown you'll ever meet with many other great brewery's. it's perfect.
Eric Johnson - 12 years ago
I'm sorry, but without Fort Collins Colorado this list is an epic failure. The city boasts 17 breweries in it's city limits and half a dozen beer fests through out the year. Hell, the dive bars have 40 odd beers on tap...
Grand Rapids is #1
kalamazoo!!!!
Kalamazoo, Michigan
We are the beer people. And we are the bee people. We have so much beer that our bellies are never empty. Asheville is the best place to soak up the suds with the most delicious food.
K-ZOO !!!~!~1
Founders is better than Bell's in every way imaginable. Kalamazoo has Grand Rapids envy. KBS is better than every single beer Bell's has or will have on tap.
What the hell does bells being a good brewery have to do with kalamazoo being the best "beer" city? Bells brewery isn't even in kalamazoo. By your logic Lynchburg,TN would be the best whiskey city even though its in a dry county. I'm not saying kzoo sucks but I'm not seeing anything here but, "hurrr durrr Bells is good so kzoo!!!"
Kalamazoo !
Brian, show me where I've "dissed" Ypsilanti.
And since apparently we have to be technical, you do know Bell's brewery is not actually in Kalamazoo then, right?
Kalamazoo!
And Dave.... You don't get to count the Michigan beer festival as Ann Arbor. You Ann arborites can't diss ypsi all day and claim it when it is convenient.
Kzoo - Half a dozen or more bars with 3 dozen+ brews on tap. 2 brewpubs and 1 nationally reknowned microbrewery.....
Nothing better than a Bells Solsun. :)
Good beer here for sure.
I got a gal and a beer in Kalamazoo!
Knew Larry Bell back in '83 when we bought beer in old milk jugs. Great to see Bell's doing well.
From Fountain Hills, AZ
Go Kalamazoo!!! Best beer town/college town in U.S.
Go Kalamazoo. Funky name, great beer!
Cheers to Kalamazoo, Michigan, original home of Gibson Guitar, Checker Cab, the dissolvable pill (from The Upjohn Company), NFL's Greg Jennings, and Bell's great beers.
Bells of Kalamazoo
Kalamabrew! Yeah baby
Go Kalamazoo and GO BELLS Home of oberion
Cincinnati has a long rich history in brewing beer. With the introduction of craft brewers, Moerlein Lager House, Listermann Brewing Supply & Mfg, Mt. Carmel Brewing Company, Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery, MadTree Brewing, Triple Digit Brewing Co., Rivertown Brewing Co. , Hudepohl-Schoenling Brewing Co., Blank Slate Brewing Company and Samuel Adams it is growing very quickly.
The Zoo has many fabulous brews!!!
Great City - Great beer
Go Bell's Brewery of Beautiful Downtown Kalamazoo, MI!!!
Go Bell's Brewery of Beautiful Downtown Kalamazoo, MI!!!
Go Bell's Brewery of Beautiful Downtown Kalamazoo, MI!!!
Go Bell's Brewery of Beautiful Downtown Kalamazoo, MI!!!
Kalamazoo beer culture is hands down the best......HopSlam and Two Hearted........yummy!......Grand Rapids is awesome as well.
Kalamazoo
A2 is a great place for beer!
A2 is a great place for beer!
Kalamazoo hands down, its like a candy store for beer.
Replying to Chris who said "Bell's is overrated. Oberon is overcommercialized pulp. "
Bell's puts out a consistent product day after day, year after year. I go to the brewery often and always find high quality flavorful, interesting beers on tap. Perhaps it is you and your inexperienced palate that are the problem.
I hear Bell's is opening a brewery in Escanaba. Can't wait to visit!
Yes.. Go Kalamazoo! Put this town on your calendar and come stay at Kara's Kottages, the most stylish and comfortable lodging in town!! Most of the brewpubs are within walking distance of it, too : ).
Sorry folks, I love all of the great beer in Michigan, but nobody beats Kazoo.
Bell's is overrated. Oberon is overcommercialized pulp. I went to the brewery last year and they had nothing interesting. Seems like they are cutting back on the quality of their beers to scale. Gotta give props to two hearted though.
For good beer, check out Dark Horse in Marshall or Right Brain in TC.
Kzoo is a must for beer connoisseurs all over the world. From its iconic Two Hearted to the summer loving Oberon. Don't forget to visit Bell's and Beer Exchange.
Kzoo is a must for beer connoisseurs all over the world. From its iconic Two Hearted to the summer loving Oberon. Don't forget to visit Bell's and Beer Exchange.
With Gonzo's Biggdogg Brewing , Boatyard, Arcadia and Bell's in downtown Kalamazoo we will be the beer mecca in the United States. Certainly some great brews to be drank.
Kalamazoo is #1 now and will be even more of a #1 with the opening of "Gonzo's BiggDogg Brewing" in the Fall of 2013. Cheers!
Kalamazoo is #1!!!
Kalamazoo!
Kalamazoo of course!
Go Kalamazoo, MI!!
Kalamazoo!
GR does not blow away Kalamazoo...Oberon alone makes GR look like a wet rat.
Seriously, not a single NW city on the list, I guess this is a list of amateur brew cities then!
Once Kalamazoo got on there as an option, it really took off!
My father in-law took a beer bus tour out of Dayton and Kalamazoo was the high light........Bell's in particular.
West Michigan is loaded with micros and brew pubs and is blessed with two of the best micros in the country - Bell's in Kalamazoo and Founder's in Grand Rapids. Of course Bell's is number 1 with Founder's a very distant 2nd. :)
Kalamazoo! And it's only getting better, Arcadia, Big Dogg and others will be springing up within the year.
Kalamazoo!!!!!!!!!!
Kalamazoo, MI!
Oberon Day is nearly a city-sanctioned holiday!
Ann Arbor!!
Kalamazoo beer haven!
Kalama-zoo-zoo-zoo
Wooo Ann Arbor!!!
Dirtbag Brewery will be the best...It will define the art of beer and food.....Destination for the people of the land
Kalamazoo all the way!!
Kalamazoo all the way!!
its the best
Ashley's in Ann Arbor is a fantastic place for beer; they just don't make it there. Kalamazoo--where I live--is great, but I'd still put Traverse City higher, at least in part because the beer scene is more walkable.
Kalamazoo!
Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo --Here's to you!!!!! I'm going to uncork a Bell's right now!
Kzoo!
Seattle, WA
Kzoo!!!
Bell's...nuff said!!!
You know Kalamazoo has to win!!!
We have a lot of beer here
Oberon amd Two Hearted Ale!! KZOO
Kalamazoo is ahead!
So proud to see all my fellow Kalamazooans coming out en force for the TRUE Beer City USA! Go Kalamazoo!
YES
Kalamazoo, Michigan is a powerhouse of brewing and beer culture.
Tasted the best brews right there in ol'Kzoo
Bells :)
A, B, C, D, E, F G, H, I GOT A BEER......IN KALAMAZOO !!!!!!
Kalamazoo is the one!
KALAMAZOO, MI!!!
KALAMAZOO MICHIGAN!
The home of Bell's should qualify us!
Kalamazoo, direct to you
Kalamazoo it is.
It's Two Hearted time.Any Time!
Suds city baby!
Go Kalamazoo... Win this 1! We are #1!!!
Kalamazoo is all about brew. Craft houses going up one after another. We have a great enthusiasm for the very best in beer, including a thriving home-brew community.
Bells brewery rocks!!!
Some of the best beer comes out Kalamazoo, MI. Thank you BELL'S
Vote - Kalamazoo, MI
kalamabrew rules!
Bells Old Mission Arcadia etc etc.
Kzoo Bell's brewery baby!
Kzoo Bell's brewery baby!
Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo
We have bells, what more needs to be said? Hopslam is where it's at. In addition, it's the most wonderful small downtown you'll ever meet with many other great brewery's. it's perfect.
We have bells, what more needs to be said? Hopslam is where it's at. In addition, it's the most wonderful small downtown you'll ever meet with many other great brewery's. it's perfect.
I'm sorry, but without Fort Collins Colorado this list is an epic failure. The city boasts 17 breweries in it's city limits and half a dozen beer fests through out the year. Hell, the dive bars have 40 odd beers on tap...