Dayton Beer author plans unique book tour


For Immediate Release

July 24, 2019 (Updated July 31) 
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937.219.8277 | daytonbeerbook@gmail.com

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History… and a Pint? Dayton Beer author plans unique book tour 

DAYTON, Ohio—A one-of-a-kind book tour will kick off Wednesday, Aug. 7 at Warped Wing Brewing Co. in downtown Dayton.

Instead of book shops, the “History and a PintTM” tour by local author Timothy R. Gaffney will stop exclusively at brewpubs and tap houses across the Dayton region.

The reason? Gaffney’s new book, Dayton Beer: A History of Brewing in the Miami Valley (The History Press, $21.99) is focused on the 200-plus year history of beer brewing in the Miami Valley. What better way to talk about brewing history than over a pint of beer?

Warped Wing, at 26 Wyandot Street downtown, is in the heart of Dayton’s original brewing district, close to where Irish immigrant George Newcom built Dayton’s first brewery about 1810.

Gaffney will describe the brewing industry that flourished in Dayton and surrounding communities until the 19th Amendment—Prohibition—signaled its doom one century ago this year. He will also explore the aftermath of Prohibition and the rebirth of local breweries in the last decade. Books will be available for sale.

Following the kickoff at Warped Wing, Gaffney will be at The Barrel House, 417 E. Third St., at 5:30 on Aug. 15 and at Star City Brewing, 320 S. 2nd St. in Miamisburg, at 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 23.

Here are the other tour stops:

Sept. 10: Eudora Brewing Co., 3022 Wilmington Pike, Kettering
Sept. 18: Lock 27 Brewing, 329 E. First St., Dayton
Oct 5.: Carillon Brewing, Carillon Historical Park, Dayton
Oct. 12: Moeller Brew Barn, Maria Stein, Mercer County
Oct. 17: Mother Stewart's Brewing, 102 W. Columbia St., Springfield

About the author
Timothy R. Gaffney was born in Dayton in 1951 and has lived in the Miami Valley most of his life. After earning a bachelor’s degree from The Ohio State University in Columbus in 1974, he worked for the Piqua Daily Call, the Kettering-Oakwood Times and the Dayton Daily News, where he retired in 2007. Since then he has held positions as assistant media relations director for Wright State University and director of communications for the National Aviation Heritage Area. He is a volunteer trustee for the United States Air and Trade Show Inc., the nonprofit producer of the Vectren Dayton Air Show. He lives in Miamisburg, Ohio, with his wife, Jean. They have four grown children, two grandchildren and two dogs. 

About Dayton Beer
Title: Dayton Beer: A History of Brewing in the Miami Valley
Publisher: The History Press, Mt. Pleasant, SC
ISBN: 9781467138925
Retail price: $21.99
Format: 6x9, softcover, 192 pages
Release date: Now available



Location: Dayton, OH, USA

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