Our second of 12 candidates for America's Next Top Beer ...

Two-Hearted Ale
Bell's Brewery -- Kalamazoo, Mich.

"Michigan is an underrated beer Mecca," according to expert Joe Sixpack. Perhaps not for long. Bell's Brewery has been selling fine craft beers for 25 years now, spreading from their modest beginnings in Kalamazoo throughout the Midwest and into spots up and down the East Coast.

And their Two-Hearted Ale might take them even farther. Sweet, smooth and super-clean, this is what hopheads call a quintessential "session beer" (as in, the kind of beer that begs you to drink another and another during your session).

"It's a fantastic IPA," says The Beer Wench. "It was that exact beer that turned me into a hophead and inspired me to learn more about the process of making beer." It's a session beer, it's an epiphany beer ... is there anything Bell's Two-Hearted Ale can't do?

The final word:

Joe Sixpack: "Fresh"
The Beer Sommelier: "Go-to"
Jay Jankowski: "Hop-o-licious"

To see a roundup of all the nominated beers, and to get more information on our Microbrewed Beer of the Month giveaway, check out our America's Next Top Beer hub.

Which microbrew should be America's Next Top Beer?
AleSmith Anvil ESB Ale104 (1.2%)
Alpha King252 (2.9%)
B.O.R.I.S. the Crusher Oatmeal-Imperial Stout 411 (4.8%)
Bell's Two-Hearted Ale882 (10.3%)
Brooklyn Lager649 (7.5%)
Cigar City Brewing Jai Alai IPA 262 (3.0%)
Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA1198 (13.9%)
Lagunitas Brewing's IPA417 (4.9%)
New Belgium Brewing's Fat Tire Amber2488 (28.9%)
Ommegang Abbey Ale369 (4.3%)
Stone Pale Ale1204 (14.0%)
Surly Brewing Co.'s Furious361 (4.2%)