Jeff Edgerton Oral History Interview

Interviewee: Jeff Edgerton
Interviewer: Tiah Edmunson-Morton
Interview Date: November 18, 2015
Location: BridgePort Brewing, Portland, Oregon
Duration: 1:10:53
 

Jeff Edgerton has been the master brewer at BridgePort Brewing Company since 2010. In this interview, he recounts his path from Blitz-Weinhard lab technician to BridgePort quality assurance manager and brewmaster. After earning a degree in microbiology at Oregon State University, Edgerton brought the practices of quality and consistency he learned at Blitz-Weinhard to the increasingly popular BridgePort Brewing in 1998. Edgerton explains the brewing industry as a “lifestyle career,” one which encouraged him to pursue further involvement with the Master Brewers Association and collaborate with OSU’s Fermentation Science students. The interview was conducted by Tiah Edmunson-Morton on November 18, 2015 at BridgePort Brewing in Portland, Oregon.

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Title

Jeff Edgerton Oral History Interview

Description

Jeff Edgerton has been the master brewer at BridgePort Brewing Company since 2010. In this interview, he recounts his path from Blitz-Weinhard lab technician to BridgePort quality assurance manager and brewmaster. After earning a degree in microbiology at Oregon State University, Edgerton brought the practices of quality and consistency he learned at Blitz-Weinhard to the increasingly popular BridgePort Brewing in 1998. Edgerton explains the brewing industry as a “lifestyle career,” one which encouraged him to pursue further involvement with the Master Brewers Association and collaborate with OSU’s Fermentation Science students. The interview was conducted by Tiah Edmunson-Morton on November 18, 2015 at BridgePort Brewing in Portland, Oregon.

Creator

Jeff Edgerton

Source

Oregon Hops and Brewing Archives Oral History Collection

Publisher

Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries

Date

November 18, 2015

Contributor

Tiah Edmunson-Morton

Format

Born Digital

Language

English

Type

Oral History

Identifier

OH35-edgerton-jeff-20151118

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Interviewer

Tiah Edmunson-Morton

Interviewee

Jeff Edgerton

Location

BridgePort Brewing, Portland, Oregon

Original Format

Born Digital

Duration

1:10:53

OHMS Object

Interview Format

video