By: Brittney Schering
2010 is shaping up to be a record year for the Cereal City brewer. Just three-quarters of the way through the year, Battle Creek's Arcadia Ales is reporting record growth.
This fall, Arcadia will release its seasonal Nut Brown Ale, Loch Down (formerly known as Scotch Ale), and Jaw Jacker harvest brew, in addition to its fall variety pack. All of which are set to sport new, fresh packaging.
Arcadia has also introduced new packaging for other beers including Angler's Ale, Whitsun, Sky High Rye, and IPA, as well as a vintage series of Imperial Stout, Cereal Killer Brandywine Ale, and Big Dick's Olde Ale.
According to Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Rick Suarez, the brewery's numbers are up 55% in Michigan and 39% collectively in nine outside states. The numbers will only rise as Arcadia adds two new 40-barrel fermenters to its current production line according to head brewer, Josh Davies.
In 2009, Arcadia produced and sold more than 7,091 barrels of beer throughout the midwest, east coast, and mid-Atlantic regions. So far in 2010, more than 6,000 barrels have been produced and sold. Arcadia expects to reach a record of 9,000 barrels overall at the end of this year.
As a Charter and proud member of the Michigan Brewers Guild, Arcadia Ales was established in Battle Creek in 1996 as a micro-brewery and restaurant that specialized in hand-crafted, British-inspired ales and wood-fired fare. Produced in small batches in an authentic British 25-barrel Peter Austin Brewhouse and open-fermentation cellar, the process at Arcadia represents over 250 years of world-class brewing heritage.
Arcadia's passion is the crafting of unfiltered, unpasteurized, and uncompromised ales. For more information, head over to www.ArcadiaAles.com.
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