Mike Platania

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Midlothian’s Funktastic Meads branching out into beer

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“If we can attract people by offering a beverage that they’re familiar with, i.e., beer, then I can get them in the door and we can start talking more about the uniqueness of mead and the crazy things that we can do with it,” said co-owner Matt Carroll.