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Von Mandl bets big on craft beer Bitter experience with Corona inspires $20 million Stanley Park Brewing launch for winery owner and Mike's Hard Lemonade founder By Glen Korstrom Anthony von Mandl's penchant for thinking long term is responsible for what he knows many think is a crazy $20 million investment in the craft brewing sector. However, given that his Mark Anthony Group Inc. generates annual revenue estimated at $415 million, von Mandl has the resources to finance what he believes will become a cash cow: Turning Point Brewing Co. He also doesn't need to consider what shareholders think, because he owns the company. "It's an insane investment. We put $20 million into building a craft brewery that we could have done for $1 million," von Mandl told a recent British Columbia Technology Industry Association luncheon. "What I've learned is that this is the largest single investment ever in the history of North America in a startup brewery. It wa...