Jon Abernathy is an author and beer blogger. In his interview, Abernathy shares family stories, his experiences growing up in Alfalfa (10 miles from Bend), going to school in Redmond, and continuing his education at Central Oregon Community College…
Veronica Vega is the Research and Development Brewmaster at Deschutes Brewery. In this follow up to her June 2017 interview, Vega talks about how her position and the company have changed in the past year. Specifically, Vega talks about her new…
Christine Jump is the Executive Director of Barley’s Angels, a network of international chapters by and for women to learn about and study beer. In her interview, Jump talks about growing up in Kentucky, her introduction to beer by Glen Falconer,…
In this interview, Johnson describes her cosmopolitan childhood spent in Germany, New Mexico, the Middle East, and California, which she later credits for her appreciation for international foods, beers, and cultures. She also discusses her early…
Beth Hartwell was the co-founder and co-owner of Hart Brewing (later Pyramid Brewing) in Kalama, Washington. When it opened in 1984, Hart Brewing was fourth craft brewery to open in Washington State and second-ever to operate in Kalama. Hartwell was…
Gayle Goschie is a third-generation hop grower and co-owner of Goschie Farms in Silverton, Oregon. She and her two brothers, Gordon and Glenn, grow hops, grapes, and other crops on land her family has cultivated for more than 100 years. In this…
Henry Geschwill was a hop grower in Woodburn, Oregon. In his interview, Geschwill talks about how his father, Fred, came to Oregon from Germany in 1924, how the family adjusted to new mechanical innovations, his transition away from active management…
Tonya Cornett is the head of Research and Development at 10 Barrel Brewing. In her interview, Cornett talks about growing up in Indiana; moving to Fort Collins in the 1990s, where she attended college and discovered home brewing; her job in packaging…
Warren Aney is alum of Oregon State University who received his Master's degree in the 1970s. He went on to work as a wildlife ecologist. Aney met Charles Coury when he moved to Oregon due to their mutual interest in wine. He joined Coury's wine…
Gary and Susan Wyatt are the founders and owners of Tumalo Hops, a farm often regarded as the first of its kind in Central Oregon. After the economic downturn of the early 2000s, the Wyatts chose to utilize five acres of their land to grow hops,…