Hype is an amazing thing. The same driving force that makes you want to get something now makes you weary about it. In the craft beer scene, hype can come from so many places. Sometimes the scarcity of a product creates a frenzy to get it. Other times, raters on Beer Advocate or Ratebeer give a beer such glowing reviews that we swallow the pill and do anything we can to get our hands on it. Other times, many people aren’t sure where the fervor comes from. There are many articles about hyped beers that can’t really pinpoint the reason for hype…which in turn create more talk about the beer to feed the hype machine.

Image courtesy of cursed thing Drink of the Week: Bell’s Brewery beers Where: Bourbon, Rustico, The Big Hunt Illinois is a funny place. That their weirdly coiffed (former) governor was impeached this week is only the beginning of the story. They also have some rather complicated alcohol distribution laws that give distributors a ton of power. How does that relate to us? Bell’s Brewery founder Larry Bell decided to get out of the Illinois…