By Tiah Edmunson-Morton
Collection Overview
Title: Portland Brewing Company Records, 1984-2021
Predominant Dates: 1993-2021
ID: MSS PortlandBrewing
Primary Creator: Portland Brewing Company
Extent: 10.0 cubic feet. More info below.
Arrangement: The Portland Brewing Company records are arranged into four series: 1. Brewing Records, 1993-2021; 2. Portland Brewing Company, 1991-2014; 3. Hart Brewing, 1984-1993; 4. Pyramid Breweries, 1997-2010.
Date Acquired: 00/00/2021
Languages of Materials: English [eng]
Abstract
The Portland Brewing Company Records includes brewing records, photographs, promotional and training materials, and ephemera.
The Portland Brewing Company was incorporated by Fred Bowman and Art Larrance in 1983; it opened in 1986. Hart Brewing was founded by Beth Hartwell and Tom Baune in Kalama, Washington in 1984; the name was changed to Pyramid Breweries in 1996. The Portland brewery facility closed in 2021. At various points, these companies merged and purchased by other companies.
Scope and Content Notes
The Portland Brewing Company Records includes brewing records, photographs, promotional and training materials, and ephemera.
The bulk of the collection is in Series 1, Brewing Records. These are arranged chronologically and by type of record. There are a few exceptions for early Hart Brewing beers, but most of these records document production at the Portland facility. However, the name of the company and the title of the forms changed several times, and that is reflected on the folder titles.
Series 2 through 4 are organized by company. The Portland Brewing Company materials include photographs of facilities, events, and equipment; marketing, promotional, packaging items; news clippings; building plans; and training materials. The Hart Brewing Company materials include marketing and promotional items, as well as a scrapbook with photographs, correspondence, ephemera, and news clippings. The Pyramid Breweries, Inc. materials include marketing and promotional items, news clippings, and a training manual.
Biographical / Historical Notes
The Portland Brewing Company was incorporated by Fred Bowman and Art Larrance in 1983; it opened in 1986. Hart Brewing was founded by Beth Hartwell and Tom Baune in Kalama, Washington in 1984; the name was changed to Pyramid Breweries in 1996. The Portland brewery facility closed in 2021. At various points, these companies merged and purchased by other companies.
Portland Brewing Company
The Portland Brewing Company was incorporated by Fred Bowman and Art Larrance in 1983. Bert Grant, owner of Yakima Brewing Company, was hired in 1985 as a technical consultant to assist in designing the brewhouse. The company was initially funded by a small public offering in 1985 that raised $125,000.
In 1986, the brewpub opened at 1339 NW Flanders Street in an old creamery building in Northwest Portland; they only produced draft beer. In 1988, they began bottling their flagship Portland Ale in 32-ounce package and in 1989 began bottling it as a 12-ounce 6-pack. In 1991, Tony Adams and Mac and Scott MacTarnahan invested capital in the brewery, and that same year the company embarked on an ambitious financial plan to build a new brewery. In 1992, they expanded their distribution network to the seven western states and won a gold medal at the Great American Beer Festival with MacTarnahan’s Ale.
With a growing market and need for increased production, in 1992, they purchased brewing equipment from Sixenbräu in Nördlingen, Germany, including copper brewing vessels, and began production of a new brewery at 2730 NW 31st Avenue with an expected 65,000-barrel annual capacity, which was more than double the production at the Flanders facility. The new brewery met its full production level in 1993. In spring of 1995, Portland Brewing purchased and installed a new state of the art bottling line from Krones Inc., which could rinse, fill, cap, and label up to 250 bottles a minute, roughly twice the amount of the old line. With the addition of equipment and increased tank space, by 1995 the brewing capacity was 100,000 barrels annually and by 1996 was 135,000 barrels.
The company embarked on several campaigns to raise money for expansion and renovation projects. In 1992, the company offered 100,000 shares of common stock to Oregon residents (which sold in 32 days); the next year, they offered an additional 100,000 shares to Oregon and Washington residents (which sold in 60 days). These two offerings raised $1 million. In 1994, they offered an additional 490,000 shares to finance increased production capabilities, marketing efforts, and German style beer hall and restaurant; they raised $2.8 million. In 1995, they raised $2.9 million, which brought the total number of shareholders to approximately 5,500, number of outstanding shares to 2.1 million, and the total dollars raised by investors to almost $7 million. The NW Flanders Street facility was remodeled in summer 1996 and a new kitchen was added.
By 1998 the company was in financial trouble and MacTarnahan bought $3.5 million in debt in exchange for stock; as a result, Portland Brewing began using MacTarnahan labeling. Portland Brewing Company merged with Saxer Brewing Company of Lake Oswego in 2000.
Hart Brewing and Pyramid Breweries
Hart Brewing was founded by Beth Hartwell and Tom Baune in Kalama, Washington in 1984; the name of the brewery was a contraction of Hartwell. Five investors from Seattle acquired Hart Brewing in 1989 and then purchased Thomas Kemper Brewing Company from Poulsbo, Washington in 1992. They also moved to a new, larger facility in 1992 and by 1994, Hart Brewing was the fourth largest craft brewery in the United States. In 1995, Hart Brewing opened a new brewery in Seattle, known as the Seattle Alehouse (closed in 2020). Also in 1995, the company became a publicly traded company on the NASDAQ exchange, issuing 2.6 million shares. The name was changed to Pyramid Breweries in 1996. In 1997, Pyramid Brewery opened a brewing facility and restaurant in Berkeley, California (closed in 2015).
Hart Brewing’s first beer was Pyramid Pale ale, and it was followed in 1985 by Pyramid Wheaten Ale, the first year-round wheat beer made in America since Prohibition. Pyramid Snow Cap Ale was released in 1986. They began making a Hefeweizen in 1993 and an Apricot Ale in 1994.
Portland Brewing and Pyramid Breweries
In 2004, MacTarnahan, then 88 years old, sold the Portland Brewing Company to Pyramid Breweries of Seattle. The Portland Brewing facility was renamed “MacTarnahan's Brewing Company.” MacTarnahan died later that year.
In 2008, Pyramid Breweries was acquired by Magic Hat Brewing Company, which was subsequently bought by North American Breweries of Rochester, New York in 2010. In 2012, the company was purchased by the Costa Rican company Florida Ice & Farm Co. In 2013, the brewery announced it would return to the Portland Brewing Company name.
After declining revenue, the company closed the Portland taproom and restaurant in 2018 and ceased production entirely in 2021.
Author: Tiah Edmunson-Morton
Administrative Information
More Extent Information:
85 photographs; 11 boxes, including 1 oversize box, and 1 map folder
Statement on Access:
Collection is open for research.
Acquisition Note:
These materials were donated to the Special Collections and Archives Research Center by Ryan Pappe in 2021.
Related Materials:
The Portland Brewing Collection is complemented by several other collections. The Fred Bowman Papers feature digital surrogates of papers and photographs documenting the creation and expansion of one Portland Brewing Company. The Art Larrance Collection, including digital surrogates of articles of incorporation for Portland Brewing, company newsletters, and pre-Prohibition hops and brewing advertising and company materials (items in this collection have been digitized and are available online.)
The Oregon Hops and Brewing Archives Oral History Collection (OH 35) includes interviews from industry professionals, journalists, and community members. Notable are interviews with Portland Brewing founders Fred Bowman and Art Larrance, Hart Brewing founder Beth Hartwell, and brewers Ryan Pappe and Doug Hodges.
The Fred Eckhardt Papers include photographs and research files for Portland Brewing, Hart Brewing, and Pyramid Breweries. The Brewing and Fermentation Research Collection (MSS BFRC) contains information pertaining to the Pacific Northwest brewing industry; included are newsletters for homebrew clubs, ephemera, news clippings, and noteworthy industry publications.
Further information regarding the values, logistics, and goals of the burgeoning regional brewing community can be found in organizational collections like the Heart of the Valley Homebrewers Records, Ninkasi Brewing Company Collection (MSS Ninkasi), McMenamins Brewery Collection, and the Oregon Brewers Guild Records. The personal research collections of Denny Conn, Pete Dunlop, Abram Goldman-Armstrong, and Robert Daly contain additional information regarding the beer writing process and beer culture.
Collections linked to Oregon State University research, as well as other manuscript collections, are described on the Oregon Hops and Brewing Archives research guide. More information pertaining to the history of hop growing and brewing in Oregon can be found on the Oregon Hops and Brewing Archives website.
Preferred Citation:
Portland Brewing Company Records (MSS PortlandBrewing), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Creators
Portland Brewing Company
Hart Brewing, Inc.
Pyramid Breweries, Inc
People, Places, and Topics
Beer--Oregon--Portland--History.
Beer industry--United States--History.
Brewing.
Brewing industry--Oregon.
Hart Brewing, Inc.
Hops and Brewing
Kalama (Wash.)
Microbreweries--United States.
Natural Resources
Portland (Or.)
Portland Brewing Company.
Pyramid Breweries, Inc.
Seattle (Wash.)
Forms of Material
Ephemera (general object genre)
Photographic prints.
Scrapbooks.
Box and Folder Listing
- Series 1: Brewing Records, 1993-2021
- The brew house and cellar logs record data about ingredients, temperatures, waste, and other measurements of the brewing process and when the beer is in storage. A Bright Tank is a tank used to hold beer in preparation for packaging; the term “bright” refers to “bright beer,” which is beer that has been rendered clear by filtration, centrifugation, fining, and/or maturation. Pilot brewing systems are the secondary systems used by breweries; typically, they produce a fraction of the beer compared to the main system and are used for experimenting with new styles or ingredients. Of note is the Pyramid Breweries recipe archive, Pyramid beer lab reports, and the Craft Brand trademark portfolio (Dundee, Magic Hat, Portland Brewing, Pyramid) and includes beer information sheets and marketing materials.
- Box-Folder 1.01: Brew sheets and cellar sheets, 1993
- Number 001-049
- Box-Folder 1.02: Brew sheets and cellar sheets, 1993
- Number 050-114
- Box-Folder 1.03: Brew sheets and cellar sheets, 1994
- Number 115-121, 001-049
- Box-Folder 1.04: Brew sheets and cellar sheets, 1994
- Number 053-099
- Box-Folder 1.05: Brew sheets and cellar sheets, 1994
- Number 100-149
- Box-Folder 1.06: Brew sheets and cellar sheets, 1994
- Number 150-199
- Box-Folder 1.07: Brew sheets and cellar sheets, 1994
- Number 200-249
- Box-Folder 1.08: Brew sheets and cellar sheets, 1994
- Number 250-326
- Box-Folder 1.09: Brew sheets and cellar sheets, 1995
- Number 001-149
- Box-Folder 1.10: Brew sheets and cellar sheets, 1995
- Number 050-149
- Box-Folder 1.11: Brew sheets and cellar sheets, 1995
- Number 150-249
- Box-Folder 1.12: Brew sheets and cellar sheets, 1995
- Number 250-349
- Box-Folder 1.13: Brew sheets and cellar sheets, 1995
- Number 350-449
- Box-Folder 1.14: Brew sheets and cellar sheets, 1995
- Number 450-553
- Box-Folder 1.15: Brew sheets and cellar sheets, 1996
- Number 001-099
- Box-Folder 1.16: Brew sheets and cellar sheets, 1996
- Number 100-199
- Box-Folder 2.01: Brew sheets and cellar sheets, 1996
- Number 285-349
- Box-Folder 2.02: Brew sheets and cellar sheets, 1996
- Number 350-449
- Box-Folder 2.03: Brew sheets and cellar sheets, 1996
- Number 450-499
- Box-Folder 2.04: Brew sheets and cellar sheets, 1996
- Number 500-596
- Box-Folder 2.05: Brewhouse reports, 1997
- Number 001-099
- Box-Folder 2.06: Brewhouse reports, 1997
- Number 100-199
- Box-Folder 2.07: Brewhouse reports, 1997
- Number 200-299
- Box-Folder 2.08: Brewhouse reports, 1997
- Number 300-358
- Box-Folder 2.09: Brewhouse reports, 1998
- Number 001-099
- Box-Folder 2.10: Brewhouse reports, 1998
- Number 100-199
- Box-Folder 2.11: Brewhouse reports, 1998
- Number 200-299
- Box-Folder 2.12: Brewhouse reports, 1998
- Number 300-399
- Box-Folder 2.13: Brewhouse reports, 1998
- Number 400-450
- Box-Folder 2.14: Brewhouse reports, 1999
- Number 001-199
- Box-Folder 2.15: Brewhouse reports, 1999
- Number 100-199
- Box-Folder 2.16: Brewhouse reports and cellar sheets, 1999
- Number 200-299
- Box-Folder 3.01: Brewhouse reports and cellar sheets, 1999
- Number 300-399
- Box-Folder 3.02: Brewhouse reports and cellar sheets, 1999
- Number 400-497
- Box-Folder 3.03: Brewhouse reports and cellar sheets, 2000
- Number 001-099
- Box-Folder 3.04: Brewhouse reports and cellar sheets, 2000
- Number 100-199
- Box-Folder 3.05: Brewhouse reports and cellar sheets, 2000
- Number 200-299
- Box-Folder 3.06: Brewhouse reports and cellar sheets, 2000
- Number 300-399
- Box-Folder 3.07: Brewhouse reports and cellar sheets, 2000
- Number 400-449
- Box-Folder 3.08: Brewhouse reports and cellar sheets, 2000
- Number 450-499
- Box-Folder 3.09: Brewhouse reports and cellar sheets, 2000
- Number 500-580
- Box-Folder 3.10: Brewhouse reports and cellar sheets, 2001
- Number 001-099
- Box-Folder 3.11: Brewhouse reports and cellar sheets, 2001
- Number 100-199
- Box-Folder 3.12: Brewhouse reports and cellar sheets, 2001
- Number 200-299
- Box-Folder 3.13: Brewhouse reports and cellar sheets, 2001
- Number 300-399
- Box-Folder 3.14: Brewhouse reports and cellar sheets, 2001
- Number 400-449
- Box-Folder 3.15: Brewhouse reports and cellar sheets, 2001
- Number 450-531
- Box-Folder 4.01: Brewhouse reports and cellar sheets, 2002
- Number 001-099
- Box-Folder 4.02: Brewhouse reports and cellar sheets, 2002
- Number 100-199
- Box-Folder 4.03: Brewhouse reports and cellar sheets, 2002
- Number 200-299
- Box-Folder 4.04: Brewhouse reports and cellar sheets, 2002
- Number 300-399
- Box-Folder 4.05: Brewhouse reports and cellar sheets, 2002
- Number 401-443
- Box-Folder 4.06: Pyramid brewhouse reports and cellar sheets, 2002
- Number 229-349
- Box-Folder 4.07: Pyramid brewhouse reports and cellar sheets, 2002
- Number 350-435
- Box-Folder 4.08: Pyramid Breweries, Inc. brewhouse reports, 2005
- Number 001-199
- Box-Folder 4.09: Pyramid Breweries, Inc. brewhouse reports, 2005
- Number 200-399
- Box-Folder 4.10: Pyramid Breweries, Inc. brewhouse reports, 2005
- Number 400-599
- Box-Folder 4.11: Pyramid Breweries, Inc. brewhouse reports, 2005
- Number 600-750
- Box-Folder 4.12: Pyramid Breweries, Inc. brewhouse reports, 2009
- Number 001-199
- Box-Folder 4.13: Pyramid Breweries, Inc. brewhouse reports, 2009
- Number 200-399
- Box-Folder 4.14: Pyramid Breweries, Inc. brewhouse reports, 2009
- Number 400-599
- Box-Folder 4.15: Pyramid Breweries, Inc. brewhouse reports, 2009
- Number 600-753
- Box-Folder 5.01: Pyramid Breweries, Inc. brewhouse reports, 2010
- Number 001-199
- Box-Folder 5.02: Pyramid Breweries, Inc. brewhouse reports, 2010
- Number 200-399
- Box-Folder 5.03: Pyramid Breweries, Inc. brewhouse reports, 2010
- Number 400-599
- Box-Folder 5.04: Pyramid Breweries, Inc. brewhouse reports, 2010
- Number 600-786
- Box-Folder 5.05: Pyramid Breweries, Inc. brewhouse reports, 2011
- Number 001-199
- Box-Folder 5.06: Pyramid Breweries, Inc. brewhouse reports, 2011
- Number 200-399
- Box-Folder 5.07: Pyramid Breweries, Inc. brewhouse reports, 2011
- Number 400-599
- Box-Folder 5.08: Pyramid Breweries, Inc. brewhouse reports, 2011
- Number 600-763
- Box-Folder 5.09: Pyramid Breweries, Inc. brewhouse reports, 2012
- Number 001-199
- Box-Folder 5.10: Pyramid Breweries, Inc. brewhouse reports, 2012
- Number 200-399
- Box-Folder 5.11: Pyramid Breweries, Inc. brewhouse reports, 2012
- Number 400-599
- Box-Folder 5.12: Pyramid Breweries, Inc. brewhouse reports, 2012
- Number 600-775
- Box-Folder 5.13: Pyramid Breweries, Inc. brewhouse reports, 2013
- Number 001-199
- Box-Folder 6.01: Pyramid Breweries, Inc. brewhouse reports, 2013
- Number 200-398
- Box-Folder 6.02: Portland Brewing brewhouse reports, 2013
- Number 399-599
- Box-Folder 6.03: Portland Brewing brewhouse reports, 2013
- Number 600-854
- Box-Folder 6.04: Portland Brewing brewhouse reports, 2014
- Number 001-199
- Box-Folder 6.05: Portland Brewing brewhouse reports, 2014
- Number 200-399
- Box-Folder 6.06: Portland Brewing brewhouse reports, 2014
- Number 400-599
- Box-Folder 6.07: Portland Brewing brewhouse reports, 2014
- Number 600-799
- Box-Folder 6.08: Portland Brewing brewhouse reports, 2014
- Number 800-1028
- Box-Folder 6.09: Portland Brewing bright tank logs, 2015
- January through March.
- Box-Folder 6.10: Portland Brewing bright tank logs, 2015
- April through June.
- Box-Folder 6.11: Portland Brewing bright tank logs, 2015
- July through September.
- Box-Folder 6.12: Portland Brewing bright tank logs, 2015
- October through December.
- Box-Folder 6.13: Portland Brewing cellar sheets, 2015
- Number 001-251
- Box-Folder 6.14: Portland Brewing cellar sheets, 2015
- Number 252-503
- Box-Folder 6.15: Portland Brewing cellar sheets, 2015
- Number 504-750
- Box-Folder 6.16: Portland Brewing cellar sheets, 2015
- Number 751-951
- Box-Folder 6.17: Portland Brewing Company fermentation and cellar logs, 2015
- Box-Folder 7.01: Pyramid Portland daily transfer log, 2015
- Box-Folder 7.02: Portland Brewing brew sheets, 2015
- Number 001-199
- Box-Folder 7.03: Portland Brewing brew sheets, 2015
- Number 200-399
- Box-Folder 7.04: Portland Brewing brew sheets, 2015
- Number 400-599
- Box-Folder 7.05: Portland Brewing brew sheets, 2015
- Number 600-799
- Box-Folder 7.06: Portland Brewing brew sheets, 2015
- Number 800-951
- Box-Folder 7.07: Portland Brewing brew sheets, 2015
- Pilot brews
- Box-Folder 7.08: Pyramid Portland bright tank logs, 2016
- January through March.
- Box-Folder 7.09: Pyramid Portland bright tank logs, 2016
- April through June.
- Box-Folder 7.10: Pyramid Portland bright tank logs, 2016
- July through September.
- Box-Folder 7.11: Pyramid Portland bright tank logs, 2016
- October through December.
- Box-Folder 7.12: Portland Brewing cellar sheets, 2016
- Number 001-202
- Box-Folder 7.13: Portland Brewing cellar sheets, 2016
- Number 203-499
- Box-Folder 7.14: Portland Brewing cellar sheets, 2016
- Number 500-782
- Box-Folder 7.15: Portland Brewing fermentation and cellar logs, 2016
- Box-Folder 7.16: Portland Brewing brew sheets, 2016
- Number 001-199
- Box-Folder 7.17: Portland Brewing brew sheets, 2016
- Number 200-399
- Box-Folder 7.18: Portland Brewing brew sheets, 2016
- Number 400-599
- Box-Folder 8.01: Portland Brewing brew sheets, 2016
- Number 600-782
- Box-Folder 8.02: Portland Brewing brew sheets, 2016
- Pilot brews
- Box-Folder 8.03: Pyramid Breweries bright tank logs, 2017
- January through March.
- Box-Folder 8.04: Pyramid Breweries bright tank logs, 2017
- April through June.
- Box-Folder 8.05: Pyramid Breweries bright tank logs, 2017
- July through September.
- Box-Folder 8.06: Pyramid Breweries bright tank logs, 2017
- October through December.
- Box-Folder 8.07: Portland Brewing cellar sheets, 2017
- Number 001-202
- Box-Folder 8.08: Portland Brewing cellar sheets, 2017
- Number 203-398
- Box-Folder 8.09: Portland Brewing cellar sheets, 2017
- Number 400-676
- Box-Folder 8.10: Portland Brewing brew sheets, 2017
- Number 001-199
- Box-Folder 8.11: Portland Brewing brew sheets, 2017
- Number 200-399
- Box-Folder 8.12: Portland Brewing brew sheets, 2017
- Number 400-599
- Box-Folder 8.13: Portland Brewing brew sheets, 2017
- Number 600-676
- Box-Folder 8.14: Pyramid Portland daily transfer forms, 2017
- Box-Folder 8.15: Portland Brewing brew and cellar sheets, 2017
- Pilot brews
- Box-Folder 8.16: Portland Brewing fermentation and cellar sheets, 2017
- Box-Folder 8.17: Pyramid Breweries bright tank logs, 2018
- January through March.
- Box-Folder 8.18: Pyramid Breweries bright tank logs, 2018
- April through June.
- Box-Folder 8.19: Pyramid Breweries bright tank logs, 2018
- July through September.
- Box-Folder 8.20: Pyramid Breweries bright tank logs, 2018
- October through December.
- Box-Folder 9.01: Portland Brewing cellar sheets, 2018
- Number 001-300
- Box-Folder 9.02: Portland Brewing cellar sheets, 2018
- Number 301-588
- Box-Folder 9.03: Portland Brewing brew sheets, 2018
- Number 001-199
- Box-Folder 9.04: Portland Brewing brew sheets, 2018
- Number 200-399
- Box-Folder 9.05: Portland Brewing brew sheets, 2018
- Number 400-588
- Box-Folder 9.06: Pyramid Portland daily transfer forms, 2018
- Box-Folder 9.07: Portland Brewing pilot brew and cellar sheets, 2018
- Box-Folder 9.08: Portland Brewing fermentations sheets, 2018
- Box-Folder 9.09: Pyramid Breweries bright tank logs, 2019
- January through March.
- Box-Folder 9.10: Pyramid Breweries bright tank logs, 2019
- April through June.
- Box-Folder 9.11: Pyramid Breweries bright tank logs, 2019
- July through September.
- Box-Folder 9.12: Pyramid Breweries bright tank logs, 2019
- October through December.
- Box-Folder 9.13: Portland Brewing cellar sheets, 2019
- Number 001-250
- Box-Folder 9.14: Portland Brewing cellar sheets, 2019
- Number 251-451
- Box-Folder 9.15: Portland Brewing brew sheets, 2019
- Number 001-199
- Box-Folder 9.16: Portland Brewing brew sheets, 2019
- Number 200-451
- Box-Folder 9.17: Pyramid Portland daily transfer forms, 2019
- Box-Folder 9.18: Portland Brewing pilot brews and cellar sheets, 2019
- Box-Folder 9.19: Portland Brewing fermentation sheets, 2019
- Box-Folder 10.01: Pyramid Breweries bright tank logs, 2020-2021
- January through March.
- Box-Folder 10.02: Pyramid Breweries bright tank logs, 2020
- April through June.
- Box-Folder 10.03: Pyramid Breweries bright tank logs, 2020
- July through October.
- Box-Folder 10.04: Pyramid Breweries bright tank logs, 2020-2021
- October through February.
- Box-Folder 10.05: Portland Brewing cellar sheets, 2020
- Number 001-150
- Box-Folder 10.06: Portland Brewing cellar sheets, 2020
- Number 151-304
- Box-Folder 10.07: Portland Brewing brew sheets, 2020
- Number 001-149
- Box-Folder 10.08: Portland Brewing brew sheets, 2020
- Number 150-305
- Box-Folder 10.09: Portland Brewing pilot brew and cellar sheets, 2020-2021
- Box-Folder 10.10: Portland Brewing fermentation sheets, 2020-2021
- Box-Folder 10.11: Portland Brewing brew sheets, 2021
- Number 001-010
- Box-Folder 10.12: Pyramid Breweries recipe archive, 2003-2007
- Box-Folder 10.13: Pyramid Breweries recipe archive, 2004-2007
- Box-Folder 10.14: Pyramid beer lab reports, 1995-1996
- Wheaten, Apricot, Hefeweizen, Pale Ale, Kalsch, Kolsch, Snow Cap, Porter, Stout, B. Brown, Rye Ale.
- Box-Folder 10.15: Pyramid Pale Ale, 1990-1995
- Brewing lab reports, correspondence, lab reports.
- Box-Folder 10.16: Pyramid Brewing Kalama, 1996-1997
- Brewing audit, correspondence, hop rub spreadsheet.
- Box-Folder 10.17: Craft Brand trademark portfolio, 2014
- Dundee and Magic Hat.
- Box-Folder 10.18: Craft Brand trademark portfolio, 2014
- Portland Brewing and Pyramid.
- Series 2: Portland Brewing Company, 1991-2014
- Pictures of equipment, packaging, parties, and equipment; reports for brew house; marketing and promotional items such as coasters, labels, posters, and packaging; building plans and drawings; and news clippings.
- Box-Folder 10.19: Photographs, 1993-1999
- Pictures of equipment, packaging, parties, and equipment. Of note is the installation of a bright tank; beer filtration system equipment from Germany; Portland Brewing grand opening party; original installation of system from Sixenbräu in Nördlingen, Germany; and the installation of a 520-barrel tank (accessed through a cut out in the wall). 42 pictures total.
- Box-Folder 10.20: Brew house and marketing reports, 1991-1997
- Box-Folder 10.21: Marketing and promotional items, 1994-2005
- Box-Folder 10.22: Newspaper clippings and company newsletter, 1992-2014
- Box-Folder 10.23: Training manual, 2000
- Box-Folder 10.24: Packaging, 2010
- Box-Folder 11.01: Photographs
- Group picture in Portland Brewing pub, picture of building and people working in the brewery.
- Box-Folder 11.02: Marketing and promotion materials, undated
- Various posters including Portland Brewing Unipiper Hazy IPA poster, signed and dated 2019, and Oregon Honey Beer, Portland Brewing Company metal sign,
- Map-Folder 1: Building plans and promotional materials, 1992-1996
- Portland Brewing Company tenant improvements building plans (Arthur James Engineer, 2 pages), early schema of product flow through the Portland facility, poster for MacTarnahan's beer showing Mac MacTarnahan in running attire with beer medals around his neck, mounted article about Portland Brewing Company.
- Series 3: Hart Brewing, 1984-1993
- Scrapbook with items that reflect the growth and changes in the company in the first years. Included are drafts of company description and purpose statements; photographs of events, company offices, employees, and equipment; coasters and product table tents; invitations (e.g. Northwest Regional Wine Tastings); fliers for tastings (e.g. Western Washington Beverage tasting at Rays Boathouse) or events (e.g. The Great Northwest Beer Festival); correspondence related to events or donations (e.g. Bellevue's Peter Puget Festival and The Xerces Society); advertisements; and menus. Also included are news clippings by authors such as Vince Cottone and Fred Eckhardt with highlighted sections for information about Hart, including the opening of Hart Brewing, beer releases, regional sales, articles about Beth Hartwell and Tom Baune; and information about their sale of the brewery in 1989. This scrapbook was disassembled for preservation and access.
- Box-Folder 10.25: Marketing and promotional items, circa 1993
- Box-Folder 10.26: Scrapbook, 1985-1987
- Menus, coasters, labels, event invitations, correspondence.
- Box-Folder 10.27: Scrapbook pictures, 1988-1990
- 30 photographs of events, brewing facilities, and brewers.
- Box-Folder 10.28: Scrapbook news clippings, 1984-1990
- Box-Folder 11.03: Ephemera, 1995
- Plaque for Hart Brewery and Pub from Seattle Times and “Lads of Seattle, 2034” parody poster.
- Series 4: Pyramid Breweries, 1997-2010
- Marketing and promotional items including labels and posters, a training manual for new employees, and news clippings about the company and products.
- Box-Folder 10.29: Marketing and promotional items, 1997-2007
- Box-Folder 10.30: Newsclippings, 2004-2006
- Box-Folder 10.31: Training manual, 2010
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