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Category: Sturdy Shelter Brewing

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Crafty Brewers podcast host Brian Noonan (left) interviews Sturdy Shelter Brewing Owner Frank Mercadante (right) at his taproom in Batavia, Illinois

This Award-Winning Brewer Says Beer Alone Isn’t Enough — Here’s What He Built Instead (Sturdy Shelter Brewing)

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A mission-driven brewer explains why “beer alone isn’t enough” — and how a 45-year-old wedding invite, an accidental World Beer […]

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