Days of the Beer, July 28

The beer for today is Bells Special Double Cream Stout.

On July 28, 1972, in Farmington Hills Michigan, Elizabeth Berkley was born. She most famous for two things, Saved by the Bell, where she played Jessica 'Jessie' Myrtle Spano, from 1989 to 1993; and Nomi Malone in 1995's Showgirls.

Elizabeth originally auditioned for the role of Kelly, but they cast Tiffani Thiessen instead. They wound up creating the Jessie character, who was smart and a feminist.

She auditioned for Nomi Malone, beating out Jenny McCarthy, Denise Richards and Charlize Theron to get the role. The movie was chock full of sex and nudity and was given an NC-17 rating. It was a box office bomb. Elizabeth won two Razzie awards for her role.

Since then, Showgirls became number 36 on Entertainment Weekly's list of the Top 50 Cult Movies. It is also one of the top 20 highest grossing movies of all time for MGM.

As for the beer, Bells also grew up outside of Detroit in Michigan (just a little further away) in Kalamazoo.

Sweeter and smoother than Kalamazoo Stout. A beer for special winter occasions. Great with chocolate desserts. Available October-March.

It's a 97% on Ratebeer, and an A-/B+ on Beer Advocate.

I had this beer November 14 last year, as beer 1010. I've also got several bottles of it aging in my basement.