In addition to being a hometown tradition since 1929, The McDowell News is currently home to a small colony of bats.
Bats, beer & teamwork: Neighboring businesses join to help winged creatures
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Jason Snyder with Mica Town Brewing Co. holds the new Bat News Double Black IPA, which he brewed especially for the bats inside The McDowell News. A portion of the money made from this IPA will go towards building houses so the bats have a safe place to live.
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On the morning of Monday, July 2, brewer Jason Snyder started the process at Mica Town of creating the special Bat News Double Black IPA to ho…
