Portland Brewing Company Records, 1984-2021

Predominant Dates: 1993-2021

The Portland Brewing Company Records includes brewing records, photographs, promotional and training materials, and ephemera.

The Portland Brewing Company was incorporated by Fred Bowman and Art Larrance in 1983; it opened in 1986. Hart Brewing was founded by Beth Hartwell and Tom Baune in Kalama, Washington in 1984; the name was changed to Pyramid Breweries in 1996. The Portland brewery facility closed in 2021. At various points, these companies merged and purchased by other companies.

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ID: MSS PortlandBrewing

Extent: 10.0 cubic feet

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Portland Brewing Company

The Portland Brewing Company was incorporated by Fred Bowman and Art Larrance in 1983. Bert Grant, owner of Yakima Brewing Company, was hired in 1985 as a technical consultant to assist in designing the brewhouse. The company was initially funded by a small public offering in 1985 that raised $125,000.

In 1986, the brewpub opened at 1339 NW Flanders Street in an old creamery building in Northwest Portland; they only produced draft beer. In 1988, they began bottling their flagship Portland Ale in 32-ounce package and in 1989 began bottling it as a 12-ounce 6-pack. In 1991, Tony Adams and Mac and Scott MacTarnahan invested capital in the brewery, and that same year the company embarked on an ambitious financial plan to build a new brewery. In 1992, they expanded their distribution network to the seven western states and won a gold medal at the Great American Beer Festival with MacTarnahan’s Ale.

With a growing market and need for increased production, in 1992, they purchased brewing equipment from Sixenbräu in Nördlingen, Germany, including copper brewing vessels, and began production of a new brewery at 2730 NW 31st Avenue with an expected 65,000-barrel annual capacity, which was more than double the production at the Flanders facility. The new brewery met its full production level in 1993. In spring of 1995, Portland Brewing purchased and installed a new state of the art bottling line from Krones Inc., which could rinse, fill, cap, and label up to 250 bottles a minute, roughly twice the amount of the old line. With the addition of equipment and increased tank space, by 1995 the brewing capacity was 100,000 barrels annually and by 1996 was 135,000 barrels.

The company embarked on several campaigns to raise money for expansion and renovation projects. In 1992, the company offered 100,000 shares of common stock to Oregon residents (which sold in 32 days); the next year, they offered an additional 100,000 shares to Oregon and Washington residents (which sold in 60 days). These two offerings raised $1 million. In 1994, they offered an additional 490,000 shares to finance increased production capabilities, marketing efforts, and German style beer hall and restaurant; they raised $2.8 million. In 1995, they raised $2.9 million, which brought the total number of shareholders to approximately 5,500, number of outstanding shares to 2.1 million, and the total dollars raised by investors to almost $7 million. The NW Flanders Street facility was remodeled in summer 1996 and a new kitchen was added.

By 1998 the company was in financial trouble and MacTarnahan bought $3.5 million in debt in exchange for stock; as a result, Portland Brewing began using MacTarnahan labeling. Portland Brewing Company merged with Saxer Brewing Company of Lake Oswego in 2000.

Hart Brewing and Pyramid Breweries

Hart Brewing was founded by Beth Hartwell and Tom Baune in Kalama, Washington in 1984; the name of the brewery was a contraction of Hartwell. Five investors from Seattle acquired Hart Brewing in 1989 and then purchased Thomas Kemper Brewing Company from Poulsbo, Washington in 1992. They also moved to a new, larger facility in 1992 and by 1994, Hart Brewing was the fourth largest craft brewery in the United States. In 1995, Hart Brewing opened a new brewery in Seattle, known as the Seattle Alehouse (closed in 2020). Also in 1995, the company became a publicly traded company on the NASDAQ exchange, issuing 2.6 million shares. The name was changed to Pyramid Breweries in 1996. In 1997, Pyramid Brewery opened a brewing facility and restaurant in Berkeley, California (closed in 2015).

Hart Brewing’s first beer was Pyramid Pale ale, and it was followed in 1985 by Pyramid Wheaten Ale, the first year-round wheat beer made in America since Prohibition. Pyramid Snow Cap Ale was released in 1986. They began making a Hefeweizen in 1993 and an Apricot Ale in 1994.

Portland Brewing and Pyramid Breweries

In 2004, MacTarnahan, then 88 years old, sold the Portland Brewing Company to Pyramid Breweries of Seattle. The Portland Brewing facility was renamed “MacTarnahan's Brewing Company.” MacTarnahan died later that year.

In 2008, Pyramid Breweries was acquired by Magic Hat Brewing Company, which was subsequently bought by North American Breweries of Rochester, New York in 2010. In 2012, the company was purchased by the Costa Rican company Florida Ice & Farm Co. In 2013, the brewery announced it would return to the Portland Brewing Company name.

After declining revenue, the company closed the Portland taproom and restaurant in 2018 and ceased production entirely in 2021.

Author: Tiah Edmunson-Morton

Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.

Arrangement

Preferred Citation: Portland Brewing Company Records (MSS PortlandBrewing), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Acquisition Note: These materials were donated to the Special Collections and Archives Research Center by Ryan Pappe in 2021.

Acquired: 2021.

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Container List

Series 1: Brewing Records, 1993-2021 Add to Shelf

The brew house and cellar logs record data about ingredients, temperatures, waste, and other measurements of the brewing process and when the beer is in storage. A Bright Tank is a tank used to hold beer in preparation for packaging; the term “bright” refers to “bright beer,” which is beer that has been rendered clear by filtration, centrifugation, fining, and/or maturation. Pilot brewing systems are the secondary systems used by breweries; typically, they produce a fraction of the beer compared to the main system and are used for experimenting with new styles or ingredients. Of note is the Pyramid Breweries recipe archive, Pyramid beer lab reports, and the Craft Brand trademark portfolio (Dundee, Magic Hat, Portland Brewing, Pyramid) and includes beer information sheets and marketing materials.

Box-Folder 1.01: Brew sheets and cellar sheets, 1993 Add to Shelf: Number 001-049
Box-Folder 1.02: Brew sheets and cellar sheets, 1993 Add to Shelf: Number 050-114
Box-Folder 1.03: Brew sheets and cellar sheets, 1994 Add to Shelf: Number 115-121, 001-049
Box-Folder 1.04: Brew sheets and cellar sheets, 1994 Add to Shelf: Number 053-099
Box-Folder 1.05: Brew sheets and cellar sheets, 1994 Add to Shelf: Number 100-149
Box-Folder 1.06: Brew sheets and cellar sheets, 1994 Add to Shelf: Number 150-199
Box-Folder 1.07: Brew sheets and cellar sheets, 1994 Add to Shelf: Number 200-249
Box-Folder 1.08: Brew sheets and cellar sheets, 1994 Add to Shelf: Number 250-326
Box-Folder 1.09: Brew sheets and cellar sheets, 1995 Add to Shelf: Number 001-149
Box-Folder 1.10: Brew sheets and cellar sheets, 1995 Add to Shelf: Number 050-149
Box-Folder 1.11: Brew sheets and cellar sheets, 1995 Add to Shelf: Number 150-249
Box-Folder 1.12: Brew sheets and cellar sheets, 1995 Add to Shelf: Number 250-349
Box-Folder 1.13: Brew sheets and cellar sheets, 1995 Add to Shelf: Number 350-449
Box-Folder 1.14: Brew sheets and cellar sheets, 1995 Add to Shelf: Number 450-553
Box-Folder 1.15: Brew sheets and cellar sheets, 1996 Add to Shelf: Number 001-099
Box-Folder 1.16: Brew sheets and cellar sheets, 1996 Add to Shelf: Number 100-199
Box-Folder 2.01: Brew sheets and cellar sheets, 1996 Add to Shelf: Number 285-349
Box-Folder 2.02: Brew sheets and cellar sheets, 1996 Add to Shelf: Number 350-449
Box-Folder 2.03: Brew sheets and cellar sheets, 1996 Add to Shelf: Number 450-499
Box-Folder 2.04: Brew sheets and cellar sheets, 1996 Add to Shelf: Number 500-596
Box-Folder 2.05: Brewhouse reports, 1997 Add to Shelf: Number 001-099
Box-Folder 2.06: Brewhouse reports, 1997 Add to Shelf: Number 100-199
Box-Folder 2.07: Brewhouse reports, 1997 Add to Shelf: Number 200-299
Box-Folder 2.08: Brewhouse reports, 1997 Add to Shelf: Number 300-358
Box-Folder 2.09: Brewhouse reports, 1998 Add to Shelf: Number 001-099
Box-Folder 2.10: Brewhouse reports, 1998 Add to Shelf: Number 100-199
Box-Folder 2.11: Brewhouse reports, 1998 Add to Shelf: Number 200-299
Box-Folder 2.12: Brewhouse reports, 1998 Add to Shelf: Number 300-399
Box-Folder 2.13: Brewhouse reports, 1998 Add to Shelf: Number 400-450
Box-Folder 2.14: Brewhouse reports, 1999 Add to Shelf: Number 001-199
Box-Folder 2.15: Brewhouse reports, 1999 Add to Shelf: Number 100-199
Box-Folder 2.16: Brewhouse reports and cellar sheets, 1999 Add to Shelf: Number 200-299
Box-Folder 3.01: Brewhouse reports and cellar sheets, 1999 Add to Shelf: Number 300-399
Box-Folder 3.02: Brewhouse reports and cellar sheets, 1999 Add to Shelf: Number 400-497
Box-Folder 3.03: Brewhouse reports and cellar sheets, 2000 Add to Shelf: Number 001-099
Box-Folder 3.04: Brewhouse reports and cellar sheets, 2000 Add to Shelf: Number 100-199
Box-Folder 3.05: Brewhouse reports and cellar sheets, 2000 Add to Shelf: Number 200-299
Box-Folder 3.06: Brewhouse reports and cellar sheets, 2000 Add to Shelf: Number 300-399
Box-Folder 3.07: Brewhouse reports and cellar sheets, 2000 Add to Shelf: Number 400-449
Box-Folder 3.08: Brewhouse reports and cellar sheets, 2000 Add to Shelf: Number 450-499
Box-Folder 3.09: Brewhouse reports and cellar sheets, 2000 Add to Shelf: Number 500-580
Box-Folder 3.10: Brewhouse reports and cellar sheets, 2001 Add to Shelf: Number 001-099
Box-Folder 3.11: Brewhouse reports and cellar sheets, 2001 Add to Shelf: Number 100-199
Box-Folder 3.12: Brewhouse reports and cellar sheets, 2001 Add to Shelf: Number 200-299
Box-Folder 3.13: Brewhouse reports and cellar sheets, 2001 Add to Shelf: Number 300-399
Box-Folder 3.14: Brewhouse reports and cellar sheets, 2001 Add to Shelf: Number 400-449
Box-Folder 3.15: Brewhouse reports and cellar sheets, 2001 Add to Shelf: Number 450-531
Box-Folder 4.01: Brewhouse reports and cellar sheets, 2002 Add to Shelf: Number 001-099
Box-Folder 4.02: Brewhouse reports and cellar sheets, 2002 Add to Shelf: Number 100-199
Box-Folder 4.03: Brewhouse reports and cellar sheets, 2002 Add to Shelf: Number 200-299
Box-Folder 4.04: Brewhouse reports and cellar sheets, 2002 Add to Shelf: Number 300-399
Box-Folder 4.05: Brewhouse reports and cellar sheets, 2002 Add to Shelf: Number 401-443
Box-Folder 4.06: Pyramid brewhouse reports and cellar sheets, 2002 Add to Shelf: Number 229-349
Box-Folder 4.07: Pyramid brewhouse reports and cellar sheets, 2002 Add to Shelf: Number 350-435
Box-Folder 4.08: Pyramid Breweries, Inc. brewhouse reports, 2005 Add to Shelf: Number 001-199
Box-Folder 4.09: Pyramid Breweries, Inc. brewhouse reports, 2005 Add to Shelf: Number 200-399
Box-Folder 4.10: Pyramid Breweries, Inc. brewhouse reports, 2005 Add to Shelf: Number 400-599
Box-Folder 4.11: Pyramid Breweries, Inc. brewhouse reports, 2005 Add to Shelf: Number 600-750
Box-Folder 4.12: Pyramid Breweries, Inc. brewhouse reports, 2009 Add to Shelf: Number 001-199
Box-Folder 4.13: Pyramid Breweries, Inc. brewhouse reports, 2009 Add to Shelf: Number 200-399
Box-Folder 4.14: Pyramid Breweries, Inc. brewhouse reports, 2009 Add to Shelf: Number 400-599
Box-Folder 4.15: Pyramid Breweries, Inc. brewhouse reports, 2009 Add to Shelf: Number 600-753
Box-Folder 5.01: Pyramid Breweries, Inc. brewhouse reports, 2010 Add to Shelf: Number 001-199
Box-Folder 5.02: Pyramid Breweries, Inc. brewhouse reports, 2010 Add to Shelf: Number 200-399
Box-Folder 5.03: Pyramid Breweries, Inc. brewhouse reports, 2010 Add to Shelf: Number 400-599
Box-Folder 5.04: Pyramid Breweries, Inc. brewhouse reports, 2010 Add to Shelf: Number 600-786
Box-Folder 5.05: Pyramid Breweries, Inc. brewhouse reports, 2011 Add to Shelf: Number 001-199
Box-Folder 5.06: Pyramid Breweries, Inc. brewhouse reports, 2011 Add to Shelf: Number 200-399
Box-Folder 5.07: Pyramid Breweries, Inc. brewhouse reports, 2011 Add to Shelf: Number 400-599
Box-Folder 5.08: Pyramid Breweries, Inc. brewhouse reports, 2011 Add to Shelf: Number 600-763
Box-Folder 5.09: Pyramid Breweries, Inc. brewhouse reports, 2012 Add to Shelf: Number 001-199
Box-Folder 5.10: Pyramid Breweries, Inc. brewhouse reports, 2012 Add to Shelf: Number 200-399
Box-Folder 5.11: Pyramid Breweries, Inc. brewhouse reports, 2012 Add to Shelf: Number 400-599
Box-Folder 5.12: Pyramid Breweries, Inc. brewhouse reports, 2012 Add to Shelf: Number 600-775
Box-Folder 5.13: Pyramid Breweries, Inc. brewhouse reports, 2013 Add to Shelf: Number 001-199
Box-Folder 6.01: Pyramid Breweries, Inc. brewhouse reports, 2013 Add to Shelf: Number 200-398
Box-Folder 6.02: Portland Brewing brewhouse reports, 2013 Add to Shelf: Number 399-599
Box-Folder 6.03: Portland Brewing brewhouse reports, 2013 Add to Shelf: Number 600-854
Box-Folder 6.04: Portland Brewing brewhouse reports, 2014 Add to Shelf: Number 001-199
Box-Folder 6.05: Portland Brewing brewhouse reports, 2014 Add to Shelf: Number 200-399
Box-Folder 6.06: Portland Brewing brewhouse reports, 2014 Add to Shelf: Number 400-599
Box-Folder 6.07: Portland Brewing brewhouse reports, 2014 Add to Shelf: Number 600-799
Box-Folder 6.08: Portland Brewing brewhouse reports, 2014 Add to Shelf: Number 800-1028
Box-Folder 6.09: Portland Brewing bright tank logs, 2015 Add to Shelf: January through March.
Box-Folder 6.10: Portland Brewing bright tank logs, 2015 Add to Shelf: April through June.
Box-Folder 6.11: Portland Brewing bright tank logs, 2015 Add to Shelf: July through September.
Box-Folder 6.12: Portland Brewing bright tank logs, 2015 Add to Shelf: October through December.
Box-Folder 6.13: Portland Brewing cellar sheets, 2015 Add to Shelf: Number 001-251
Box-Folder 6.14: Portland Brewing cellar sheets, 2015 Add to Shelf: Number 252-503
Box-Folder 6.15: Portland Brewing cellar sheets, 2015 Add to Shelf: Number 504-750
Box-Folder 6.16: Portland Brewing cellar sheets, 2015 Add to Shelf: Number 751-951
Box-Folder 6.17: Portland Brewing Company fermentation and cellar logs, 2015 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 7.01: Pyramid Portland daily transfer log, 2015 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 7.02: Portland Brewing brew sheets, 2015 Add to Shelf: Number 001-199
Box-Folder 7.03: Portland Brewing brew sheets, 2015 Add to Shelf: Number 200-399
Box-Folder 7.04: Portland Brewing brew sheets, 2015 Add to Shelf: Number 400-599
Box-Folder 7.05: Portland Brewing brew sheets, 2015 Add to Shelf: Number 600-799
Box-Folder 7.06: Portland Brewing brew sheets, 2015 Add to Shelf: Number 800-951
Box-Folder 7.07: Portland Brewing brew sheets, 2015 Add to Shelf: Pilot brews
Box-Folder 7.08: Pyramid Portland bright tank logs, 2016 Add to Shelf: January through March.
Box-Folder 7.09: Pyramid Portland bright tank logs, 2016 Add to Shelf: April through June.
Box-Folder 7.10: Pyramid Portland bright tank logs, 2016 Add to Shelf: July through September.
Box-Folder 7.11: Pyramid Portland bright tank logs, 2016 Add to Shelf: October through December.
Box-Folder 7.12: Portland Brewing cellar sheets, 2016 Add to Shelf: Number 001-202
Box-Folder 7.13: Portland Brewing cellar sheets, 2016 Add to Shelf: Number 203-499
Box-Folder 7.14: Portland Brewing cellar sheets, 2016 Add to Shelf: Number 500-782
Box-Folder 7.15: Portland Brewing fermentation and cellar logs, 2016 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 7.16: Portland Brewing brew sheets, 2016 Add to Shelf: Number 001-199
Box-Folder 7.17: Portland Brewing brew sheets, 2016 Add to Shelf: Number 200-399
Box-Folder 7.18: Portland Brewing brew sheets, 2016 Add to Shelf: Number 400-599
Box-Folder 8.01: Portland Brewing brew sheets, 2016 Add to Shelf: Number 600-782
Box-Folder 8.02: Portland Brewing brew sheets, 2016 Add to Shelf: Pilot brews
Box-Folder 8.03: Pyramid Breweries bright tank logs, 2017 Add to Shelf: January through March.
Box-Folder 8.04: Pyramid Breweries bright tank logs, 2017 Add to Shelf: April through June.
Box-Folder 8.05: Pyramid Breweries bright tank logs, 2017 Add to Shelf: July through September.
Box-Folder 8.06: Pyramid Breweries bright tank logs, 2017 Add to Shelf: October through December.
Box-Folder 8.07: Portland Brewing cellar sheets, 2017 Add to Shelf: Number 001-202
Box-Folder 8.08: Portland Brewing cellar sheets, 2017 Add to Shelf: Number 203-398
Box-Folder 8.09: Portland Brewing cellar sheets, 2017 Add to Shelf: Number 400-676
Box-Folder 8.10: Portland Brewing brew sheets, 2017 Add to Shelf: Number 001-199
Box-Folder 8.11: Portland Brewing brew sheets, 2017 Add to Shelf: Number 200-399
Box-Folder 8.12: Portland Brewing brew sheets, 2017 Add to Shelf: Number 400-599
Box-Folder 8.13: Portland Brewing brew sheets, 2017 Add to Shelf: Number 600-676
Box-Folder 8.14: Pyramid Portland daily transfer forms, 2017 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 8.15: Portland Brewing brew and cellar sheets, 2017 Add to Shelf: Pilot brews
Box-Folder 8.16: Portland Brewing fermentation and cellar sheets, 2017 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 8.17: Pyramid Breweries bright tank logs, 2018 Add to Shelf: January through March.
Box-Folder 8.18: Pyramid Breweries bright tank logs, 2018 Add to Shelf: April through June.
Box-Folder 8.19: Pyramid Breweries bright tank logs, 2018 Add to Shelf: July through September.
Box-Folder 8.20: Pyramid Breweries bright tank logs, 2018 Add to Shelf: October through December.
Box-Folder 9.01: Portland Brewing cellar sheets, 2018 Add to Shelf: Number 001-300
Box-Folder 9.02: Portland Brewing cellar sheets, 2018 Add to Shelf: Number 301-588
Box-Folder 9.03: Portland Brewing brew sheets, 2018 Add to Shelf: Number 001-199
Box-Folder 9.04: Portland Brewing brew sheets, 2018 Add to Shelf: Number 200-399
Box-Folder 9.05: Portland Brewing brew sheets, 2018 Add to Shelf: Number 400-588
Box-Folder 9.06: Pyramid Portland daily transfer forms, 2018 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 9.07: Portland Brewing pilot brew and cellar sheets, 2018 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 9.08: Portland Brewing fermentations sheets, 2018 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 9.09: Pyramid Breweries bright tank logs, 2019 Add to Shelf: January through March.
Box-Folder 9.10: Pyramid Breweries bright tank logs, 2019 Add to Shelf: April through June.
Box-Folder 9.11: Pyramid Breweries bright tank logs, 2019 Add to Shelf: July through September.
Box-Folder 9.12: Pyramid Breweries bright tank logs, 2019 Add to Shelf: October through December.
Box-Folder 9.13: Portland Brewing cellar sheets, 2019 Add to Shelf: Number 001-250
Box-Folder 9.14: Portland Brewing cellar sheets, 2019 Add to Shelf: Number 251-451
Box-Folder 9.15: Portland Brewing brew sheets, 2019 Add to Shelf: Number 001-199
Box-Folder 9.16: Portland Brewing brew sheets, 2019 Add to Shelf: Number 200-451
Box-Folder 9.17: Pyramid Portland daily transfer forms, 2019 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 9.18: Portland Brewing pilot brews and cellar sheets, 2019 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 9.19: Portland Brewing fermentation sheets, 2019 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 10.01: Pyramid Breweries bright tank logs, 2020-2021 Add to Shelf: January through March.
Box-Folder 10.02: Pyramid Breweries bright tank logs, 2020 Add to Shelf: April through June.
Box-Folder 10.03: Pyramid Breweries bright tank logs, 2020 Add to Shelf: July through October.
Box-Folder 10.04: Pyramid Breweries bright tank logs, 2020-2021 Add to Shelf: October through February.
Box-Folder 10.05: Portland Brewing cellar sheets, 2020 Add to Shelf: Number 001-150
Box-Folder 10.06: Portland Brewing cellar sheets, 2020 Add to Shelf: Number 151-304
Box-Folder 10.07: Portland Brewing brew sheets, 2020 Add to Shelf: Number 001-149
Box-Folder 10.08: Portland Brewing brew sheets, 2020 Add to Shelf: Number 150-305
Box-Folder 10.09: Portland Brewing pilot brew and cellar sheets, 2020-2021 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 10.10: Portland Brewing fermentation sheets, 2020-2021 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 10.11: Portland Brewing brew sheets, 2021 Add to Shelf: Number 001-010
Box-Folder 10.12: Pyramid Breweries recipe archive, 2003-2007 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 10.13: Pyramid Breweries recipe archive, 2004-2007 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 10.14: Pyramid beer lab reports, 1995-1996 Add to Shelf: Wheaten, Apricot, Hefeweizen, Pale Ale, Kalsch, Kolsch, Snow Cap, Porter, Stout, B. Brown, Rye Ale.
Box-Folder 10.15: Pyramid Pale Ale, 1990-1995 Add to Shelf: Brewing lab reports, correspondence, lab reports.
Box-Folder 10.16: Pyramid Brewing Kalama, 1996-1997 Add to Shelf: Brewing audit, correspondence, hop rub spreadsheet.
Box-Folder 10.17: Craft Brand trademark portfolio, 2014 Add to Shelf: Dundee and Magic Hat.
Box-Folder 10.18: Craft Brand trademark portfolio, 2014 Add to Shelf: Portland Brewing and Pyramid.

Series 2: Portland Brewing Company, 1991-2014 Add to Shelf

Pictures of equipment, packaging, parties, and equipment; reports for brew house; marketing and promotional items such as coasters, labels, posters, and packaging; building plans and drawings; and news clippings.

Box-Folder 10.19: Photographs, 1993-1999 Add to Shelf: Pictures of equipment, packaging, parties, and equipment. Of note is the installation of a bright tank; beer filtration system equipment from Germany; Portland Brewing grand opening party; original installation of system from Sixenbräu in Nördlingen, Germany; and the installation of a 520-barrel tank (accessed through a cut out in the wall). 42 pictures total.
Box-Folder 10.20: Brew house and marketing reports, 1991-1997 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 10.21: Marketing and promotional items, 1994-2005 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 10.22: Newspaper clippings and company newsletter, 1992-2014 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 10.23: Training manual, 2000 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 10.24: Packaging, 2010 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 11.01: Photographs Add to Shelf: Group picture in Portland Brewing pub, picture of building and people working in the brewery.
Box-Folder 11.02: Marketing and promotion materials, undated Add to Shelf: Various posters including Portland Brewing Unipiper Hazy IPA poster, signed and dated 2019, and Oregon Honey Beer, Portland Brewing Company metal sign,
Map-Folder 1: Building plans and promotional materials, 1992-1996 Add to Shelf: Portland Brewing Company tenant improvements building plans (Arthur James Engineer, 2 pages), early schema of product flow through the Portland facility, poster for MacTarnahan's beer showing Mac MacTarnahan in running attire with beer medals around his neck, mounted article about Portland Brewing Company.

Series 3: Hart Brewing, 1984-1993 Add to Shelf

Scrapbook with items that reflect the growth and changes in the company in the first years. Included are drafts of company description and purpose statements; photographs of events, company offices, employees, and equipment; coasters and product table tents; invitations (e.g. Northwest Regional Wine Tastings); fliers for tastings (e.g. Western Washington Beverage tasting at Rays Boathouse) or events (e.g. The Great Northwest Beer Festival); correspondence related to events or donations (e.g. Bellevue's Peter Puget Festival and The Xerces Society); advertisements; and menus. Also included are news clippings by authors such as Vince Cottone and Fred Eckhardt with highlighted sections for information about Hart, including the opening of Hart Brewing, beer releases, regional sales, articles about Beth Hartwell and Tom Baune; and information about their sale of the brewery in 1989. This scrapbook was disassembled for preservation and access.

Box-Folder 10.25: Marketing and promotional items, circa 1993 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 10.26: Scrapbook, 1985-1987 Add to Shelf: Menus, coasters, labels, event invitations, correspondence.
Box-Folder 10.27: Scrapbook pictures, 1988-1990 Add to Shelf: 30 photographs of events, brewing facilities, and brewers.
Box-Folder 10.28: Scrapbook news clippings, 1984-1990 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 11.03: Ephemera, 1995 Add to Shelf: Plaque for Hart Brewery and Pub from Seattle Times and “Lads of Seattle, 2034” parody poster.

Series 4: Pyramid Breweries, 1997-2010 Add to Shelf

Marketing and promotional items including labels and posters, a training manual for new employees, and news clippings about the company and products.

Box-Folder 10.29: Marketing and promotional items, 1997-2007 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 10.30: Newsclippings, 2004-2006 Add to Shelf
Box-Folder 10.31: Training manual, 2010 Add to Shelf

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Related Materials

The Portland Brewing Collection is complemented by several other collections. The Fred Bowman Papers feature digital surrogates of papers and photographs documenting the creation and expansion of one Portland Brewing Company. The Art Larrance Collection, including digital surrogates of articles of incorporation for Portland Brewing, company newsletters, and pre-Prohibition hops and brewing advertising and company materials (items in this collection have been digitized and are available online.)

The Oregon Hops and Brewing Archives Oral History Collection (OH 35) includes interviews from industry professionals, journalists, and community members. Notable are interviews with Portland Brewing founders Fred Bowman and Art Larrance, Hart Brewing founder Beth Hartwell, and brewers Ryan Pappe and Doug Hodges.

The Fred Eckhardt Papers include photographs and research files for Portland Brewing, Hart Brewing, and Pyramid Breweries. The Brewing and Fermentation Research Collection (MSS BFRC) contains information pertaining to the Pacific Northwest brewing industry; included are newsletters for homebrew clubs, ephemera, news clippings, and noteworthy industry publications.

Further information regarding the values, logistics, and goals of the burgeoning regional brewing community can be found in organizational collections like the Heart of the Valley Homebrewers Records, Ninkasi Brewing Company Collection (MSS Ninkasi), McMenamins Brewery Collection, and the Oregon Brewers Guild Records. The personal research collections of Denny Conn, Pete Dunlop, Abram Goldman-Armstrong, and Robert Daly contain additional information regarding the beer writing process and beer culture.

Collections linked to Oregon State University research, as well as other manuscript collections, are described on the Oregon Hops and Brewing Archives research guide. More information pertaining to the history of hop growing and brewing in Oregon can be found on the Oregon Hops and Brewing Archives website.