Porter: The Cost of Free Beer

by Drayton Alan

Famous beer connoisseur & publisher of the Brewmaster’s Quarterly Gazette, Del Breowan, has received dire news of a tragedy in the small medieval English town of Stratford. Fourteen men have been poisoned at the local beer festival and Del’s good friend and fellow brewer, Totalmire, has been implicated. The local beer inspector, John, has only recently been appointed aleconner in Stratford and hasn’t a clue to help him find the evildoer. Can Del and his friends help John find the mad poisoner before he strikes again? Join Del Breowan, Anklesneeze the Bard, and some of his new friends as you listen to this the third tale of this renowned craftsman whose unparalleled love for brewing has never truly faded. You will have no trouble forgiving his outlandish stories, because the beer is so good.

68 pages, Paperback

Published March 4, 2019

About the author

Drayton Alan is a multi-genre fiction author, illustrator, public speaker, and game designer. Author of four science fiction novels successfully funded on Kickstarter. Including The Founders Gifts series which reached top ten in its category on Amazon. He also wrote the humorous Custodians of the Cosmos, a wild science fiction parody that tells the story of “Those that boldly go, to clean up after those that boldly just went.”
His popular Stout Tales beer fiction fantasy series of novelettes has a loyal following among craft beer makers (and drinkers). Drayton has also written and illustrated the Narwhal themed children’s book entitled Icey Dicey, along with its associated board game. His 42-word flash fiction A Letter to Douglas was recently chosen as a winner in a Douglas Adams flash fiction contest.
Drayton Alan is the secret identity of a field engineer for a Fortune 500 aerospace company. During the day he appears as only a mild-mannered tech expert, but at night he fights evil. Well, he writes fiction where his heroes must contend with evil.
Born and raised in the Motor City Area, he now lives in Mid-Michigan, writing his novels and running his popular Social Media Page “Funny Science Fiction” along with its 160 Thousand Plus and growing fan base.