Dayton Beer's 'History and a Pint' Tour




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Printable flyer for History and a Pint™ book tour

 © 2019 Timothy R. Gaffney

  (Update, Aug. 14, 2019: New tour dates added.)

Want to know how I feel right now?

 Just climb into a barrel, have someone seal it, and then have them toss you over Niagara Falls.

 I always get this sense of an inexorable, uncontrollable rush as my book approaches publication. Dayton Beer is scheduled to come off the press by July 22, and less than three weeks later—August 7—I'll launch my book tour, History and a Pint™, at Warped Wing Brewing. After that, I'll be visiting one brewpub and tap house after another in rapid succession.

 And there's no turning back. I'm already over the falls. Dayton Daily News food columnist Mark Fisher saw to that on Monday, July 1, when he published the first review of my book. Now, it's official.

 This will be different from anything I've tried before. I'm used to signing books in book shops and at traditional speaking events. With Dayton Beer, it just seemed more appropriate to ask brewpubs and tap houses to host my events. I mean, if we're going to talk about beer history, let's do it over a beer.

 Fortunately, places that sell really good beer agreed, and I'm grateful that several establishments have agreed to host me. So, here's where you'll find me from August through October:

 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

 Saturday Aug 24—4 pm
AleFest 2019
Dayton Convention Center

 Saturday Sep 7—4 pm
Barnes & Noble Booksellers
2619 Miamisburg Centerville Rd, Miami Twp.

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
Thursday Nov 7: 7 pm
Annual meeting speaker, Auglaize County Historical Society 
206 W. Main Wapakoneta

Check back with my blog for future events.

Location: Dayton, OH, USA

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