Bell's Brewery
- Regional Brewery
- Galesburg, Michigan
- Founded 1985
- Owned by a Large Brewer: Lion Little World Beverages (Kirin)
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| Name | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Silver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bronze | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ten Year Trend
Each year says whether the brewery medaled. When it did not, the status says why there is nothing to count, including years before the brewery opened.
Medal History
Field is the number of entries in the category that year. Entries per medal divides the field by the medals awarded.
| Beer Profile | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Bronze | Bell's Brewery Octoberfest | Not Found | Not Found | American Amber Lager | 126 | 42.0 | Comstock | Not Found |
| 2021 | Silver | No, Yeah | Not Found | Not Found | Golden or Blonde Ale | 152 | 50.7 | Comstock | Not Found |
Profile
- Type
- Regional Brewery
- Headquarters
- Galesburg, Michigan
- Founded
- 1985
- Employees
- Not Found
- Kitchen
- Not Found
- Website
- www.bellsbeer.comSource: Open Brewery DB
- Links
- Not Found
- Locations
- Bell's Brewery, Inc: 8938 Krum Ave, Galesburg, Michigan, 49053-9558 Map
- Known for
- Pale Ale, Lager
Current Beers
Not Found
Ownership and Investors
- Ownership
- Owned by a Large Brewer
- Parent
- Lion Little World Beverages (Kirin) (large brewer)
- Stake
- 100%, 2021
- Independent (Brewers Association Definition)
- No
- Status
- active
- Source
- Lion acquisition announced 2021 and combined with New Belgium 2022Curated from public announcements; not checked against a primary source.
Distribution
Not Found
Estimated Scale
- Barrels per Year
- 50,000 (Estimated from Brewery Type (E), Low Confidence)
No production figure is published, so this uses the typical volume for its brewery type (regional Brewery): 50,000 barrels. Estimated total: 50,000 barrels. Inputs: Barrels: 50,000 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Regional Brewery; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.
- Equivalent
- 1,550,000 gallons, or 688,889 cases of 24 twelve ounce cans. About 9,920,000 sixteen ounce cans packaged (assuming 80% packaged) and 2,480,000 pints on draft.
- Revenue (ARR)
- $30.1M (range $21.1M to $40.6M, E)
50,000 barrels times $602 per barrel, the benchmark price for its brewery type (regional Brewery), gives $30,100,000 a year. The range shown is 0.7 to 1.35 times that. Inputs: Barrels: 50,000 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Regional Brewery; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.
- Gross Margin
- 42% (gross profit $12.6M, E)
Annual revenue ($30,100,000) times a 42% gross margin, typical for its brewery type (regional Brewery), gives $12,642,000 of gross profit. Inputs: Barrels: 50,000 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Regional Brewery; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.
- EBITDA
- $1.8M at 6% (range 5% to 11%, $1.5M to $3.3M, E)
Annual revenue ($30,100,000) times a 6% EBITDA margin, typical for its brewery type (regional Brewery), gives $1,806,000. The range uses 5% to 11%, typical for self distributed breweries. Inputs: Barrels: 50,000 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Regional Brewery; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.
- Revenue per Barrel
- $602 (cost of goods assumed at $500 per barrel, E)
Annual revenue ($30,100,000) divided by 50,000 barrels. Inputs: Barrels: 50,000 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Regional Brewery; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.
- Revenue per Location
- $30.1M for its one location, E
Annual revenue ($30,100,000) divided by the number of locations (1). Inputs: Barrels: 50,000 (estimated from Brewery Type (E)); Brewery Type: Regional Brewery; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.