MUSKEGON, MI – After announcing plans to reopen with a full-service bar and restaurant nearly a year ago, 18th Amendment Spirits is now for sale.

The historic Savings and Loan Bank at 350 W Western Ave. in downtown Muskegon, which most recently housed 18th Amendment Spirits, is currently listed on Core Realty Partners’ website for $1.3 million.

According to the listing, the offer price includes the furniture, equipment and the distillery license.

The building “offers an exceptional opportunity for the restaurateur or a comparable operator,” the tender states.

18th Amendment Spirits has been quiet since the business announced on its Facebook page last September that it would temporarily close and reopen as a full-service bar and restaurant at a later date.

The distillery said at the time that it had received the required license from the city of Muskegon, but that it would “take some time and cooperation with the state of Michigan to complete the process.”

“We plan to reopen when everything is ready and look forward to serving you with an expanded offering and a new menu/experience!” the post said.

There have been no further updates about the project on Facebook and the distillery’s website is no longer active.

The owner of the building did not immediately respond to a request for comment by press time.

18th Amendment Spirits, which first opened its doors in downtown Muskegon in April 2017, is the brainchild of Michael Brower, co-owner of Pigeon Hill Brewing Company, and Mark Fellwock, co-founder of Holland-based Coppercraft Distillery.

In a 2015 statement announcing the project, Fellwock and Brower said, “We are a group of partners who deeply care about and believe in downtown Muskegon. We are passionate about spirits, craft cocktails and great food.”

The venue itself featured an old Brunswick bar, originally built in Muskegon, and a speakeasy atmosphere.

The shop boasted “exceptionally well-mixed cocktails at reasonable prices” and a limited menu consisting primarily of wood-fired pizzas, all made with fresh ingredients.

The name of the distillery goes back to the 18th Amendment to the US Constitution, which prohibited alcoholic beverages in the United States until its repeal in 1933.

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