Man helps Yuengling tap into Missouri's beer market

Man helps Yuengling tap into Missouri's beer market

By Kevin Holmes Click here for updates on this story     LIBERTY, Missouri (KSHB) — Trent Platz says it started as a game, as a joke. But the Liberty resident single-handedly drafted, crafted, and brewed up the recipe that landed America’s oldest beer in Missouri. “My mom always taught me the power of a handwritten letter growing up,” Platz said. “I was watching ‘Shawshank Redemption’ where Andy Dufresne writes the letters every month, asking fo…