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David Nilsen

Bean to Barstool

Greenville, OH

USA

Personal bio

I am a beer writer and educator living near Dayton, Ohio. I am an award-winning member of the North American Guild of Beer Writers as well as a member of the National Book Critics Circle, and run the Bean to Barstool podcast about craft beer and bean to bar chocolate.

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