Brent Hallenbeck

Free Press Staff Writer

The Tilt Classic Arcade and Ale House, which opened two years ago near the Palace 9 Cinemas in South Burlington, announced Friday afternoon it will close July 2.

Business partners Joshua Nickerson and Thom Dodge began Tilt off Shelburne Road on Fayette Drive on July 1, 2014.

“We wanted to create a concept that allowed for all walks of life to experience our games in a comfortable environment, with locally sourced organically driven pub fare, amazing craft beers, ciders, and meads, and genuinely friendly service,” Tilt posted on its Facebook page. “We’ve had several bumps in the road in our nearly two years of operation but I believe firmly that in the end, we have become what we set out to be.”

The post said that Tilt “in its current iteration” will close, but “interested parties” might keep something similar to Tilt in operation, though the exact future “is a bit up in the air.” The Facebook post ends, “Thank you friends… be well! Thom.”

The owners of Tilt could not be immediately reached for comment Friday afternoon by phone and messages to their Facebook page.

Despite Tilt’s closing, Burlington still has an arcade that caters to adults. The Archives opened in March at 191 College St., where the Burlington Free Press had its circulation and classified departments before moving its offices in 2014 to South Winooski Avenue and Bank Street.

This story was first posted online on June 17, 2016. Contact Brent Hallenbeck at 660-1844 or bhallenbeck@freepressmedia.com. Follow Brent on Twitter atwww.twitter.com/BrentHallenbeck.

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