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Title
Tony Lawrence Oral History Interview
Description
Tony Lawrence is the co-founder and Brewmaster at Boneyard Brewery. In this interview, Lawrence talks about growing up in Southern California, beach and hot rod culture, his interest in snowboarding, his move to Tahoe and Bend to pursue snowboarding, his work on Mt. Bachelor on the ski lifts in the late 1980s, and his early experiences working for Deschutes Brewery in the kitchen. He also talks about being persuaded by John Harris to start brewing (since washing kegs is better than washing dishes).
Taking advantage of Deschutes education program, Lawrence attended the Siebel Institute of Technology for brewing classes; he also took community college classes in welding. Lawrence left Deschutes in 2002 to take a job with former Deschutes brewer Tim Gossack at his brewery Rio Salado in Phoenix, Arizona. Lawrence left Arizona in the mid-2000s to pursue an opportunity at Firestone Walker in their packaging line, where he worked for a year until beginning consulting work. It was in his travels and exposure to other brewing facilities that Lawrence was motivated to design his own brewery, Boneyard, which was located in a garage and constructed out of pieces of equipment he had collected while consulting.
Lawrence talks about his co-founders, Clay and Melodee Storey, the early years and brews, and the company’s growth and development. He concludes with thoughts on future projects and areas of growth for the industry.
Taking advantage of Deschutes education program, Lawrence attended the Siebel Institute of Technology for brewing classes; he also took community college classes in welding. Lawrence left Deschutes in 2002 to take a job with former Deschutes brewer Tim Gossack at his brewery Rio Salado in Phoenix, Arizona. Lawrence left Arizona in the mid-2000s to pursue an opportunity at Firestone Walker in their packaging line, where he worked for a year until beginning consulting work. It was in his travels and exposure to other brewing facilities that Lawrence was motivated to design his own brewery, Boneyard, which was located in a garage and constructed out of pieces of equipment he had collected while consulting.
Lawrence talks about his co-founders, Clay and Melodee Storey, the early years and brews, and the company’s growth and development. He concludes with thoughts on future projects and areas of growth for the industry.
Creator
Tony Lawrence
Source
Oregon Hops and Brewing Archives Oral History Collection (OH 035)
Publisher
Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries
Date
September 11, 2018
Contributor
Tiah Edmunson-Morton
Format
Born Digital Video
Language
English
Type
Oral History
Identifier
oh35-lawrence-tony-20180911
Oral History Item Type Metadata
Interviewer
Tiah Edmunson-Morton
Interviewee
Tony Lawrence
Location
Boneyard Brewery, Bend, Oregon
Original Format
Born Digital Video
Duration
1:35:30
OHMS Object
Interview Format
video