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A Kingsville, Ont. brewer is dedicating sales of a special beer this month in honour of his late mother.

Top Dog Brewing Company owner Kieran Buzek lost his mother Shelley in December 2023 after a 15-year battle with breast cancer. His loss prompted him to take part in the Fine N’ Dandy Project to raise awareness for local cancer research.

“April is Cancer Awareness Month,” said Buzek. “Response has been good. The first batch I’ve completely sold out of. I’ve got the next batch coming up that’ll be ready by the end of this week.”

Buzek’s lemon raddler is dandelion root infused, which is the main rule to participate in the craft beer initiative.

“It has a little bit of an earthiness and kind of bitterness to the back end of your palate,” Buzek explained. “So that’s why I decided to do a lemon raddler with it, just to kind of balance it out.”

The Fine N’ Dandy Project began in 2016 when Walkerville Brewery brewer …