Arcadia Ales - Battle Creek, MI

The first stop on our last brewery tour day was between Kalamazoo and Ann Arbor.  It is called Arcadia Ales.  This place is located in a small town off the thruway that is very unique.  It had a quaint feel to the town, little shops and whatnot and felt like one of these small towns you see in a movie where everyone knows one another.  We got there around opening time so it was dead. There are tons of tables and a long bar to sit at. We sat at the bar and ordered a sampler.  We wanted to order food, however it seemed like the bartender (maybe the manager also?) was being pulled in 100 different directions even though there were many other workers just standing around...long story long she didn't come to ask us what we wanted to order food wise til we were DONE with our beers 30 minutes later so we didn't eat here.

-As for the beer we had the Hopmouth which was strong and malty but smooth, IPA wasn't bad, B Craft Black IPA was decent, Toaster Flight Blonde Ale was nice, Big Finish not bad, Whitsun was eh, Apollyon was decent, the Pills was different, Sky High Rye was decent and Starboard Stout was watery.

-I liked the setting, the tables were made of doors..yes DOORS which I thought was awesome, the art is cool for their beers and they posters for only 3$ which is a steal compared to most breweries.

-I would say if you have time, stop in it's a fun area, the beer isn't bad nothing spectacular, and I can't speak about the food, but it's fun...you make the choice in the mean time check em out..www.arcadiaales.com

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