BATTLE CREEK —

will make a pale ale for the

.

Arcadia owner/founder Tim Suprise, of Kalamazoo, said The Big Finish Ale will be a "nice, approachable"

using "middle-of-the-road hops and malts."

"It will be nice and easy to drink, something you'd feel like have a couple of after running 26 miles," he said.

Although there is a label for the beer, it will not be sold in bottles, Suprise said.

The Kalamazoo Marathon weekend will be May 6-8. The marathon will start the morning of May 8. The beer will be sold in a beer tent at the event starting at noon, May 8, organizers said.

"That's one of the first questions we got from runners, 'Are you going to have beer at the finish line?'" said Karen Townsend, marathon coordinator.

Suprise said a portion of the profits from sales will be donated to the

for use with the four charities associated with the event.