Weather conditions that decimated Michigan's tart cherry crop this spring have made it impossible for Bell's Brewery Inc. to release its seasonal Cherry Stout this year, the brewery said. Bell's issued a press release today saying the Cherry Stout, first released in 1988, will not be made this year because warm temperatures followed by multiple frosts destroyed the cherries used to make the beer, typically released in October.
Cherry Stout is made using Montmorency cherry juice made from cherries grown in the Traverse City area. Cherry Stout kegs from last year will be released in limited numbers, the brewery said.
"While we do hope that a bountiful harvest will allow us to bring this beer back to our fall stout line-up next year, more importantly, we are hopeful that it will allow Michigan's fruit growers to recover as well."
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