Kalamazoo stock market-themed bar closing 2 years after Detroit spot

A 15-year-old Kalamazoo firm identified for its inventory market-themed awards will shut about two years after its Detroit location closed.

The Kalamazoo Beer Alternate will provide its ultimate libations the weekend of Dec. 20, the corporate introduced in a Instagram post on Thursday, December 18.

“We invite you to hitch us in elevating a glass one final time as we rejoice the moments, recollections and group we love a lot,” the publish mentioned. “We wish to thank our unbelievable workers for his or her dedication and arduous work over time, and to all our common prospects, family and friends, whose assist has helped make the Beer Alternate actually distinctive.”

The bar contained 28 rotating beers on faucet and prices based on supply and demand. That meant screens on the partitions exhibiting the upward and downward motion of beer costs and ‘market crashes’ during which costs would drop to their lowest level.

The closure comes as a brand new enterprise by proprietor James Flora is underway. Flora could not do this instantly obtainable for remark, however the brand new facility in Kalamazoo, The Old Skool bar, already has a Fb web page that makes a promise arriving in winter 2026.

Flora beforehand opened a Detroit Beer Alternate, serving craft beers for 2 and a half years at 1260 Washington Blvd. in downtown Detroit earlier than its closure was introduced in early 2024. Parlay Detroit, which positions itself as a elite sports barthen moved to the situation.

Flora additionally tried to open a location in Lansing in 2017 underneath the identify The Beer Alternate, however that did not work out.