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Title
Fred Eckhardt Oral History Interview
Description
Fred Eckhardt was a prominent beer writer and critic whose work includes seminal brewing texts like A Treatise on Lager Beer and The Essentials of Beer Style. In this interview, he describes the events of his early life, recounting his time spent in a children’s home in Washington and his years as a U.S. Marine. Upon moving to Portland, Eckhardt became deeply involved with the burgeoning homebrewing and craft brewing movements—environments which he describes in depth in this interview. Eckhardt also offers information about early Pacific Northwest breweries like Olympia, Red Hook, Widmer Brothers, and McMenamins. This interview was conducted by Tiah Edmunson-Morton, Tim Hills, and John Foyston on July 23, 2014 in Portland, Oregon.
Creator
Fred Eckhardt
Source
Oregon Hops and Brewing Archives Oral History Collection
Publisher
Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries
Date
July 23, 2014
Contributor
Tiah Edmunson-Morton, John Foyston and Tim Hills
Format
Born Digital
Language
English
Type
Oral History
Identifier
OH35-eckhardt-fred-20140723
Oral History Item Type Metadata
Interviewer
Tiah Edmunson-Morton, John Foyston and Tim Hills
Interviewee
Fred Eckhardt
Location
Portland, Oregon
Original Format
Born Digital
Duration
1:49:47
OHMS Object
Interview Format
audio