Dayton Beer here! Books finally in hand


Photo showing a stack of nine boxes containing 300 copies of Dayton Beer.
Here's what 300 copies of Dayton Beer looked like on my front porch.

© 2019 Timothy R. Gaffney

 This is how my front porch looked the other day. I finally have books in hand—300 of ‘em. They should also be showing up in local stores, and I’ll publish a list of places carrying the book as soon as I get it.

Below is how my living room looked a few minutes later. I hope to be selling and signing a good portion of these books in the near future on my History and a Pint™ book tour.

Photo of a stack of boxes containing 300 copies of Dayton Beer in my living room.
Welcome to my living room.

 I hope you'll join me to talk about local brewing history over a pint, but you must do one of two things: 1), show up; or 2), find my event page on Facebook and click “Going,” and then show up.

 I’ll save you the searching. I made all the event pages under one Facebook business page, “Dayton Beer Book Tour.”
Facebook page cover image for Dayton Beer Book Tour

 And here are links to each individual Facebook event page:

 Wednesday Aug 7—5:00 pm
Warped Wing Brewing Co.
26 Wyandot St. Dayton

 Thursday Aug 15—5:30 pm
The Barrel House
417 E. Third St. Dayton

 Friday Aug 23—5:30 pm
Star City Brewing Co.
320 S. 2nd St. Miamisburg

 Tuesday Sep 10—6 pm
Eudora Brewing Co.
3022 Wilmington Pike, Dayton

 Wednesday Sep 18—6 pm
Lock 27 Brewing
329 E. First St. Dayton

 Saturday, Oct 5—3 pm
Carillon Brewing Co.
1000 Carillon Blvd. Dayton

 Saturday, Oct 12—1 pm
Moeller Brew Barn-Maria Stein
8016 Marion Dr. Maria Stein

 Thursday Oct 17—6 pm
Mother Stewart's Brewing
109 W. North St. Springfield

 If you don't use (or don't like) Facebook, you can grab a PDF copy of my schedule by clicking here.

 About Dayton Beer
Beer brewing was one of the Miami Valley's first industries. From Minster's small but mighty Wooden Shoe brewery to Dayton's big brewing combine, breweries filled our glasses across the region until Prohibition obliterated them nearly overnight. Dayton Beer reveals the history and rebirth of brewing in Dayton and six Ohio counties—Auglaize, Clark, Darke, Miami, Montgomery and Shelby.
Location: Dayton, OH, USA

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