If you live in Michigan and are over the age of 21, chances are, you've had Oberon. The American pale wheat ale brew (5.8% ABV) marks the unofficial end of winter, according to Laura Bell, who is the marketing director for Bell's Brewery. But did you know Oberon wasn't the brew's original name? "It was released under the name Solsun in 1992," Bell said. "The name changed in 1997 due to a trademark issue with another brewery." When deciding on a new name, inspiration came from Owner Larry Bell's role as Oberon, the king of fairies, in his sixth grade production of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Since then, the name has been the only thing about the brew that's been changed. "When we moved breweries, we had to change the amount [of beer produced], but the beer is the same," Bell said when asked if there had ever been tweaks in the recipe. During the half-year while Oberon is available, it sells more than any other beer Bell's has on the market. "It was always sort of a cult thing," Bell said in regard to the momentum that the brew has built over the years. "We still get people who say ‘I used to drink it when it was Solsun.'"

Oberon is available until October at Bell's Eccentric Café and various beer retailers, and is $2.50 for a 12-oz. glass, $3.25 for a pint, and $4 for 20 oz. Bell's Eccentric Café is located at 355 East Kalamazoo Avenue in Kalamazoo. (269) 382-5712, bellsbeer.com.