Arcadia Ales celebrates 18 years with its annual Highland Christmas

Owner Tim Suprise has immense pride in Arcadia, as well as Battle Creek and Scotland. It was particularly evident on Saturday as the Battle Creek brewery celebrated its 18th Anniversary and Highland Christmas at its original location.

“One of the nice things about owning your own brewery is that you can decide what kind of things you make that become resonating annual events,” said Suprise. “This has been one of them.”

The festivities began at 9 a.m. with breakfast — including Arcadia’s famous corned beef hash — and progressed well into the evening with special menu offerings, timed beer releases and live music.

Around the supper hour, the Kalamazoo Pipe Band played as a cast of characters assembled to perform Robert Burns’ “Address to a Haggis.” The traditional poem was recited by Suprise, dressed in authentic Scottish garb including a kilt of tartan representing his heritage in clan Gordon. A sgian-dubh tucked into the top of kilt hose and a sporran made from a river otter completed

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