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Freshcraft: comfort food and craft beer

January 12, 2011 15:18PM

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Co-owner and cook Lucas Forgy in the kitchen at Freshcraft.
Freshcraft was a member of the class of 2010, the creation of brothers Lucas and Jason Forgy. Lucas was working as a chef in Milwaukee when brother Jason, a self-described "beer geek," approached him with the idea of opening a restaurant. Continue reading Laura Shunk's review of Freshcraft. Photos by Mark Manger.

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