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Title
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
Oral History Item Type Metadata
Interviewer
Tiah Edmunson-Morton
Interviewee
Gary Nance
Location
McMenamins Monroe brewery, Corvallis, Oregon.
Original Format
Born Digital
Duration
1:19:58
OHMS Object
Interview Format
video