Gary Nance Oral History Interview

Interviewee: Gary Nance
Interviewer: Tiah Edmunson-Morton
Interview Date: March 17, 2017
Location: McMenamins Monroe brewery, Corvallis, Oregon.
Duration: 1:19:58
 

Gary Nance is the brewer at the McMenamins on Monroe in Corvallis, Oregon. Nance started brewing professionally in 1995, working as the assistant brewer at Spencer's Restaurant and Brewhouse in Springfield, Oregon, where he helped develop Oregon's first certified organic ale in 1998. After Spencer's closed, he had short stints working at West Bros. and Steelhead before taking a job at the McMenamins Thompson Brewery and Public House in Salem in August 2002. Nance moved to the new Monroe Street facility when it opened in 2006. In his interview, Nance talks about growing up in Oklahoma, moving to the West Coast, living in Eugene, his growing interest in brewing, and his experiences at several different breweries in different cities. He also talks about McMenamins culture and balancing brewing experimentation with the expected standardization in a company.

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Gary Nance Oral History Interview

Description

Gary Nance is the brewer at the McMenamins on Monroe in Corvallis, Oregon. Nance started brewing professionally in 1995, working as the assistant brewer at Spencer's Restaurant and Brewhouse in Springfield, Oregon, where he helped develop Oregon's first certified organic ale in 1998. After Spencer's closed, he had short stints working at West Bros. and Steelhead before taking a job at the McMenamins Thompson Brewery and Public House in Salem in August 2002. Nance moved to the new Monroe Street facility when it opened in 2006. In his interview, Nance talks about growing up in Oklahoma, moving to the West Coast, living in Eugene, his growing interest in brewing, and his experiences at several different breweries in different cities. He also talks about McMenamins culture and balancing brewing experimentation with the expected standardization in a company.

Creator

Gary Nance

Source

Oregon Hops and Brewing Archives Oral History Collection (OH 35)

Publisher

Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries

Date

March 17, 2017

Contributor

Tiah Edmunson-Morton

Format

Born Digital

Language

English

Type

Oral History

Identifier

OH35-nance-gary-20170317

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Interviewer

Tiah Edmunson-Morton

Interviewee

Gary Nance

Location

McMenamins Monroe brewery, Corvallis, Oregon.

Original Format

Born Digital

Duration

1:19:58

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Interview Format

video