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MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota ( WCCO ) -- A new beer at the Minnesota State Fair is making waves for more than just its taste. Behind it is a brewer with a powerful story — and a mission to give back.

This year's Minnesota State Fair features 70 brand-new specialty beers and drinks.

Below the bubbles is a beer called Galaxy Groove.

"It's light crisp, has a lot of tropical notes and some citrus as well. Still a good malty backbone to it," said Jeremy Brown, creator behind the American pale ale. "I am legally blind. Growing up, it was a lot of struggles getting around and trying to find things I can do and working the taproom has been great for that."

Brown's beer won the Boston Beer Company Homebrew competition and was picked up by Sam Adams.

His longti

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