The Arcadia Brewing Company (also known as Arcadia Ales) was a
brewery
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with facilities in
Battle Creek
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and
Kalamazoo, Michigan
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, United States, in operation from 1996 to 2019. At the time it ceased operations due to financing problems, it was one of Michigan's 25 largest craft breweries and distributed to eight states.
History
The business first opened in 1996 as a pub in Battle Creek, owned by Tim Suprise (founder and president) along with several other shareholders. The restaurant TC's Wood-Fired Fare was founded alongside the microbrewery. The brewery's products were distributed in
Michigan
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Pennsylvania
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; and in craft beer clubs in
Washington
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All beers were produced in the brewery's 25 bbl
Peter Austin brewhouse, and open-fermented in the brewery's cellar, using a traditional English ale yeast. In the spring of 2014, Arcadia completed a new building in
Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo ( ) is a city in the southwest region of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Kalamazoo County. At the 2010 census, Kalamazoo had a population of 74,262. Kalamazoo is the major city of the Kalamazoo-Portage Metropolit ...
, a 30,000 square foot building, capable of producing 21,000 barrels annually. The Battle Creek facility closed in 2016.
Arcadia's year-round brews included Arcadia IPA (an India pale ale), Cheap Date (a session ale), Loch Down (a Scotch ale), Mango Suprise
ic(an American IPA made with mango), Hopmouth (double IPA), Rapunzel (a wheat beer), and Sky High Rye (a pale ale).
Its seasonal beers included Porter Rico (a porter with coconut), Shipwreck Porter (bourbon-barrel-aged, 12 percent ABV), and Whitsun Ale (a wheat ale).
The company ceased operations in September 2019, following a default on its mortgage.
In June 2020, the Superfluid Supply Co. division of Elk Rapids-based
Short's Brewing announced its purchase of Arcadia's beer brands and intellectual property.
"Arcadia was influential to the development of the Michigan Craft beer scene and was doing well until a few specific errors caused its failure," said Short's CEO Scott Newman-Bale.
Superfluid relaunched Whitsun Ale under the Arcadia brand in July 2020, with plans to release other Arcadia brands in the future.
Awards
2009 Great American Beer Festival
* Bourbon barrel-aged Cereal Killer Barleywine - Gold Medal
See also
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Barrel-aged beer
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List of defunct breweries in the United States
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Michigan Brewing Company
The Michigan Brewing Company was a brewery operating in Webberville, Michigan. It operated from 1996 to 2012.
History
Michigan Brewing Company began operations in 1996 by owner Bobby Mason. Its original facility had previously been a large truck ...
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