Aaron Brussat Oral History Interview

Interviewee: Aaron Brussat
Interviewer: Tiah Edmunson-Morton
Interview Date: May 16, 2018
Location: Brussat residence, Eugene, Oregon
Duration: 2:07:45
 

Aaron Brussat is a Eugene-based beer writer. In his interview, he talks about growing up in Maryland, visiting Washington DC, and his family’s book and record business. He talks about his decision to go to college in Maryland and how that fostered his interest in sound and filmmaking. He also talks about an important cross country trip he took with his then girlfriend, now wife, that led him to the Pacific Northwest. He discusses his interest in gardening and farming, his environmental concerns, his love of being outdoors, and his discovery of craft brewing and local ingredients.

Brussat was a beer steward at the Bier Stein, is a member of the Cascade Brewers Society (home brewing club), is a Certified Cicerone, and has completed the Beer Judge Certification Program. He transitioned to writing full-time about beer in the southern Willamette Valley in 2018. He also talks more generally about his interest in how beer reflects space and place. His interview concludes with changes he’s observed in writing and publishing with the increase in social media and online news content.

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Title

Aaron Brussat Oral History Interview

Description

Aaron Brussat is a Eugene-based beer writer. In his interview, he talks about growing up in Maryland, visiting Washington DC, and his family’s book and record business. He talks about his decision to go to college in Maryland and how that fostered his interest in sound and filmmaking. He also talks about an important cross country trip he took with his then girlfriend, now wife, that led him to the Pacific Northwest. He discusses his interest in gardening and farming, his environmental concerns, his love of being outdoors, and his discovery of craft brewing and local ingredients.

Brussat was a beer steward at the Bier Stein, is a member of the Cascade Brewers Society (home brewing club), is a Certified Cicerone, and has completed the Beer Judge Certification Program. He transitioned to writing full-time about beer in the southern Willamette Valley in 2018. He also talks more generally about his interest in how beer reflects space and place. His interview concludes with changes he’s observed in writing and publishing with the increase in social media and online news content.

Creator

Aaron Brussat

Source

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

Publisher

Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries

Date

May 16, 2018

Contributor

Tiah Edmunson-Morton

Format

Born Digital Video

Language

English

Type

Oral History

Identifier

oh35-brussat-aaron-20180516

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Interviewer

Tiah Edmunson-Morton

Interviewee

Aaron Brussat

Location

Brussat residence, Eugene, Oregon

Original Format

Born Digital Video

Duration

2:07:45

OHMS Object

Interview Format

video