Rick Armon writes book on breweries

Rick Armon’s new book, Ohio Breweries, will be released officially on September 1 by Stackpole Books of Mechanisburg, PA . I

t's a travel book that profiles all the operating breweries in the state -- from the massive Anheuser-Busch InBev plant in Columbus to the small seasonal breweries on the Lake Erie Islands. At last count, there were nearly 50 breweries in Ohio. But that number will soon be out of date because many are slated to open later this year or early next.

The softcover book retails for $19.95. It is available now at Amazon.com, and should be available at all major bookstores and at many breweries.

Armon will have a book signing and party at Thirsty Dog Brewing Co. on Grant Street in Akron at 6 p.m. September 2. He will be signing books and giving a speech at Barley's Smokehouse in Columbus on September 1.

Armon, a reporter for a couple of decades, is a real beer enthusiast. He has been a homebrewer for more than 10 years and writes about beer in his beer blog for the Beacon Journal.

Check it out.