Back in Ohio, my summer afternoons were spent lounging in the sun sipping on one of my favorite beers, Bell’s Two Hearted Ale, often a friend beside me enjoying a bottle of their famous summer brew, Oberon. I have long lamented the Michigan-based Bell’s Brewery’s absence from the New York beer market, so imagine my delight when they entered the local beer scene earlier this month just in time for summer or at least the weekend’s reprieve from the Polar Vortex, Part Bajillion. With many local bodegas stocking up on six-packs, brew oases like The Sampler and Hops and Hocks filling growlers with the stuff, and Pine Box Rock Shop rocking their brews on its tap list, consider Bell’s Brewery’s New York invasion here to stay.





