These Space Beers Are Inspired By Planets In Our Solar System

This is Bell’s Planet Series, a collection of beers inspired by Gustav Holst’s “The Planets,” which is of course inspired by the planets in our solar system minus Earth and Pluto. THAT’S RIGHT, I SAID PLUTO. Pluto always and 4eva, bb! The beer deets:

When Beer Inspires the Music
Of course, the inspiration runs both ways. Musicians have been writing songs about beer for decades, from country drinking anthems and barroom rock to punk, blues, folk, and plenty of stranger examples.

“Mars, The Bringer of War” – Double IPA

“Venus, The Bringer of Peace” – A Blonde Ale brewed with honey, apricot, vanilla and cardamom

“Mercury, The Winged Messenger” – A Belgian Single

“Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity” – A malt forward Brown Ale

“Saturn, The Bringer of Old Age” – A Bourbon Barrel-aged Barleywine

“Uranus, The Magician” – Black Double IPA

“Neptune, The Mystic” – A beer inspired by Dr. Bell’s Medicinal Stout, one of Larry Bell’s homebrews that also helped inspire Eccentric Ale

I will put on the soundtrack, have one of each, guzzle them back to back until I pass out, and when I wake up in the AM, I’ll have a hangover that is out of this world. See what I did there? Yeah, I hate me for it, too. Join the club! I’m the Founder. Former President, but I got voted out of the position.

Gustav Holst’s “The Planets,” for reference: