MANSFIELD — Main Street Books and The Phoenix Brewing Company have announced a collaborative book talk and signing with beer writer Rick Armon.
Armon was previously a Mansfield resident and city editor at the News Journal. He moved on to work at the Akron Beacon Journal. Rick’s latest book is called Fifty Must-Try Craft Beers of Ohio. Join him at the Phoenix on Wednesday, Nov. 15 at 6 p.m. to get yourself books and beers.
This event will consist of a 20-minute talk by the beer expert himself at 6 p.m., followed by a Q&A and a chance to get your book signed. Main Street Books will be there selling Armon’s book and Phoenix will be releasing their wildly popular seasonal beer, the Surly Gnome.
Every craft beer has a story, and part of the fun is learning where the liquid gold in your glass comes from. In Fifty Must-Try Craft Beers of Ohio, Armon picks the can’t-miss brews in a roundup that will handily guide everyone from the newest beer aficionado to those with the most seasoned palates. Some are crowd pleasers, some are award winners, some are just plain unusual—the knockout beers included in Fifty Must-Try are a tiny sample of what Ohio has to offer.
In the midst of the ongoing nationwide renaissance in local beer culture, Ohio has become a major center for the creation of quality craft brews, and Armon goes behind the scenes to figure out what accounts for the state’s beer alchemy.
He asked the brewers themselves about the great idea or the happy accident that made each beer what it is. The book includes brewer profiles, quintessentially Ohio food pairings (sauerkraut balls and Cincinnati chili!), and more.
Rick Armon has been writing about beer as a newspaper reporter and author since 1999. He covers the Ohio brewing industry for the Akron Beacon Journal and is the author of Ohio Breweries.
