Beer from Arcadia Brewing in Battle Creek, Michigan.
Food and beer pairings:
1) Cereal City Beer-Straw yellow/slight gold in color, flavors of grains, breads, spicy/earthy and sweet malt with aromas of golding hops. 4.2% abv, 32 IBU’s’s
Food Pairing-Parmesan encrusted whole grain bread filled with gruyere and grilled
2) Extra Special Bitter-An English Style ESB deep copper color with ruby undertones. Full bodied, caramelly toasted malt character finishes slightly sweet and is balanced by a solid hop bitterness.
ABV 5.5% IBU’s 30
Food pairing-Prosciutto wrapped cantaloupe
3) Sky High Rye(12th Anniversary Ale)- In honor of our adventurous friends at Sky Dive Inc. in Hastings, Michigan, we crafted a truly adventurous brew in Sky High Rye. A West Coast-style Pale Ale with rye malt, Sky High Rye boasts a massive floral aroma of resinous hops. The hops contribute flavor notes of lemons, peaches, and pine needles, combined with the sweet, malty flavors of toffee and bread. Rye adds a pleasant peppery, spicy note like a fresh slice of pumpernickel bread. Very well-rounded and very drinkable, Sky High Rye will surely inspire adventure in all who taste it. 6.0% ABV, 5 IBU ’s
Food Pairing-Poached Alaskan Cod with grapefruit buerre blanc atop a corn tortilla
4) Coco Loco-A truly one-of-a-kind brew, we like to call this our Triple Chocolate Milk Stout. A combination of three different chocolate malts, cocoa nibs and 63% cacao bittersweet chocolate make this a sinfully delicious brew. The addition of lactose lends the beer a creamy quality- not unlike a milkshake- while the Blackstrap Molasses adds rich, burnt, syrupy flavors. Flavors of baker’s chocolate and espresso dominate, while rich malty flavors and a subtle kiss of hops add nice balance. 7% ABV 39 IBU’s
Food Pairing-Espresso rubbed bbq beef atop bibb lettuce
5) Hop Rocket-After 11 years of brewing beer with balance, our Brew Crew took a left turn with Hop Rocket Imperial IPA, a massive Imperial that focuses on the hops! At 111 IBUs, this huge ale Rockets off the charts with a massive nose of sticky, resinous hops and flavors of grapefruit, lemon peel, spruce, earthy mushrooms and dew-covered grass. While the focus truly is on the hops, a pleasant, sweet malt base backs the beer and balances it to a delicious level of drinkability with notes of toffee and freshly baked biscuits. 9% ABV 111 IBU’s
Food pairing-Applewood bacon wrapped jalepeno filled with citrus and scallion cream cheese
6) Cereal Killer-Brewed in the traditional English style of Barleywines, Cereal Killer is an explosion of full-bodied, malty goodness. Huge syrupy flavors flow over caramel, toffee, molasses and toasty notes. All these rich malt flavors are balanced out nicely by just the right amount of citrus-like hoppy bitterness. A high alcohol content makes this a beer for the cellar. As this brew ages, it will continue to develop more sherry-like flavors and aromas similar to a cask-aged port. 9.1% ABV 45 IBU’s
Food Pairing-Grilled duck and fois gras salad crostini
7) Shipwreck Porter- This beer was aged in 10-year old whiskey barrels. A very dark brown, nearly black beer with a thick cafe au lait head. A bit of lace. Sweet chocolate aroma, and noticeable whiskey. Mostly tasted of sweet chocolate, some vanilla. 13% ABV
Food Pairing-Beef tips rubbed with green peppercorns, almond encrusted, skewered, baked and served with rosemary hollandaise.
