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EPISODE · Oct 28, 2025 · 32 MIN

Chris Andrus, Mitten Brewing Co: So You Want to Run a Successful (and Haunted) Brewery?

from So You Want to Run a Restaurant?

🍕🍺 From Firehouse to Fan Favorite! We sit down with Chris Andrus, co-founder of The Mitten Brewing Company in Grand Rapids, Michigan at the Gordon Food Service Food Show - a baseball-themed brewery and pizzeria known for its motto: Eat Pizza, Drink Beer, Do Good.Chris shares how he turned a 1900s firehouse into a thriving craft brewery, the challenges of scaling to multiple locations, and why community and philanthropy are baked into everything they do.Plus… 👻 there might just be a ghost story or two from Engine House No. 9! From ghostly footprints to eerie late-night noises, Chris spills the spooky stories behind Engine House No. 9!🔥 Topics:– Building a brewery from scratch– Balancing mission + business– Keeping consistency across locations– Craft beer trends– The ghosts that continue to haunt the taproom?!

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