USA, MI: Bell’s Brewing Inc. to expand capacity within latest project

Michigan’s largest craft brewer is preparing to undertake an aggressive expansion, MiBiz reports on April 27.

Galesburg-based Bell’s Brewing Inc. plans to expand its manufacturing facility to be able to produce 1 million barrels of beer annually, up from about 319,000 barrels last year, according to industry data.

The craft brewer will add approximately 200,000 square feet to its brewing and corporate office campus in Comstock, east of Kalamazoo, according to a statement posted on the website of Detroit-based general contractor Walbridge Co., which will serve as the project’s construction manager.

Bell’s is the second Michigan-based craft brewery to announce an expansion in capacity nearing the 1-million-barrel mark. By comparison, the entire state of Michigan produced 582,909 barrels of beer in 2013, according to data from the national Brewers Association.

29 April, 2015