Arcadia Brewing Company

The Arcadia Brewing Company (also known as Arcadia Ales) was a brewery in Kalamazoo, MI, U.S. The pub first opened in 1996 in Battle Creek, and its products were distributed in Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania and in craft beer clubs in Washington and Canada. It was created under the leadership and guidance of entrepreneur Tim Suprise [Founder and President] along with several other shareholders. TC's Wood-Fired Fare was the accompanying restaurant that was founded alongside the microbrewery.

Arcadia Brewing Company
IndustryAlcoholic beverage
Founded1996
FounderTimothy Suprise
HeadquartersBattle Creek, Michigan
ProductsBeer

All beers were produced on the brewery's 25 bbl Peter Austin brewhouse, and open-fermented in the brewery's cellar, using a traditional English Ale yeast.

In spring 2014, Arcadia completed a new building in Kalamazoo, Michigan — a 30,000 square foot building, capable of producing 21,000 barrels annually.[1] The Battle Creek facility closed in 2016. The company ceased operations in September 2019, following a default on its mortgage.[2]

It made seven beers including an American IPA made with mango, Hopmouth (8 percent alcohol by volume), double IPA and Mango Suprise (6.5 percent ABV). It produced three Porter style beers: Porter Rico (5.5 percent ABV, winter seasonal) American porter and bourbon-barrel-aged Shipwreck Porter (12 percent ABV).[3] It distributed to eight states, including Michigan, plus Washington, D.C. Kalamazoo's Bell's Brewery and Grand-Rapids-based Founders Brewing Company brew much more beer than Arcadia, but state tax data ranked it as "one of Michigan's 25 largest craft breweries."[3]

Awards

2009 Great American Beer Festival

  • Bourbon barrel-aged Cereal Killer Barleywine - Gold Medal [4]

See also

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-26. Retrieved 2014-04-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Devereaux, Brad (September 18, 2019). "Arcadia Brewing stops making beer; will be replaced by new bar, restaurant". mlive.
  3. Allen, Robert. "Arcadia Brewing Co. faces foreclosure in Kalamazoo; owner 'optimistic'". Detroit Free Press December 6, 2018. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  4. Association, Brewers. "Past Winners".
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