Art Larrance Oral History Interview

Art Larrance is the owner of the Lodge at Cascade Brewery in Portland. In his interview, Larrance talks about growing up in the Hillsboro area, his family history, his time as a student at Linfield College, his experiences in the National Guard during the Vietnam War, and his early employment. He also talks about establishing Portland Brewing with Fred Bowman and Jim Goodwin in the mid-1980s, his work on the Brewpub Bill (1985 SB 813), and his role in establishing the Oregon Brewers Festival in 1988 (he became Executive Director). He discusses the founding of Cascade Brewing in 1998 by himself and brewmaster Ron Gansberg, their role as pioneers of the Northwest sour beer movement, and the ways the brewery has changed since opening.