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Mick Flanagan Oral History Interview, November 18, 2015

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00:00:15 - Early life and childhood

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Partial Transcript: So, let's start with your birth date and where you were born

Segment Synopsis: Mick talks about his early life moving from Sydney, Australia to the United States, how he found Portland, and why he stayed in the city after he graduated high school.

Keywords: 1980s; Portland; Portland, Oregon

Subjects: 1980s; Porland; Portland, Oregon

00:02:21 - Work at BridgePort + Changes to the brewpub

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Partial Transcript: When did you start here? What was the year you started at BridgePort?

Segment Synopsis: Mick talks about his first part-time job working for BridgePort, how big the company was and what the atmosphere was like and how it changed as he spent more time there.

Keywords: BridgePort; BridgePort Brewing Company

Subjects: BridgePort; BridgePort Brewing Company

00:14:25 - Importance of an artisan space + Beer life in Portland

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Partial Transcript: So do you feel like your job is fundamentally the same as it was or do you feel like the work that you do is drastically different just based on size?

Segment Synopsis: Mick discusses the importance of artisan spaces within a community and how beer culture in Portland has grown and changed over the years. He finishes the interview by talking about his hopes for the brewing industry.

Keywords: BridgePort; Portland; craft brewing; microbrewing

Subjects: BridgePort; Portland; craft brewing; microbrewing