Teri Fahrendorf Oral History Interview, April 19, 2014

Partial Transcript: So talk about your first beer experience as you were growing up.

Segment Synopsis: Teri discusses her early interest in baking, especially with yeast, as well as her home life and her homebrewing.

Keywords: Wisconsin; baking; beer; beer culture; homebrewing; midwestern beer culture; yeast

Subjects: Wisconsin; baking; beer; beer culture; homebrewing; midwestern beer culture; yeast

Partial Transcript: And even if we weren't I probably would have played around a little bit, had I been able to get a hold of what I needed. So after College I, when I graduated, I moved to California, that's where I got a job.

Segment Synopsis: Teri talks about meeting people in the brewing industry, going to college, and her job at the Golden Gate Brewing Company

Keywords: Alaskan Brewing Company; Charlie Papazian; Don Outterson; GABF; John Meyer; Siebel Institute; beer; golden gate brewing company; great american beer festival; oregon; schirf brewing; university of Wisconsin; utah

Subjects: Alaskan Brewing Company; Charlie Papazian; Don Outterson; GABF; John Meyer; Siebel Institute; beer; golden gate brewing company; great american beer festival; oregon; schirf brewing; university of Wisconsin; utah

Partial Transcript: So I'm curious about at that point, so they're, essentially I'm assuming at that point in the old brewer network there were no other women

Segment Synopsis: Teri talks about some of the other women working in brewing when she started, and her move from Triple Rock brewing to Steelhead brewing in Eugene, Oregon.

Keywords: Carrol Stout; Mellie Pullman; Siebel institute; Triple Rock brewing company; american brewer magazine; brewing; california; oregon; oregon brewers guild; steelhead brewing company; women in brewing

Subjects: Carrol Stout; Mellie Pullman; Siebel institute; Teri Fahrendorf; Triple Rock brewing company; american brewer magazine; brewing; california; oregon; oregon brewer guild; steelhead brewing company; women in brewing

Partial Transcript: Where there any other micro-breweries in the Oregon...or in Eugene?

Segment Synopsis: Teri talks about moving to Eugene, what it was like while she was working there, and her time working for Steelhead Brewing Company.

Keywords: Eugene, Oregon; Mcmenamin's; Steelhead Brewery; beer culture in the 90s; brewpub; eugene beer culture; microbrewery; microbrewing; oregon lumber crash

Subjects: Eugene, Oregon; Mcmenamin's; Steelhead Brewery; beer culture in the 90s; brewpub; eugene beer culture; microbrewery; microbrewing; oregon lumber crash

Partial Transcript: And so how did you, when did you start seeing new breweries opening up, when did you leaving Steelhead and then what was that, that time from when you started to when you left, the brewing scene, how was its evolution going.

Segment Synopsis: Teri talks about her time on the road, brewing at many different breweries and how the broader economic down turn in 2008 affect brewers.

Keywords: OSU; beer blogging; economic depression; hops crash; hops farmers; hops symposium; hops vendors; microbrewing; road brewing; road trip; steelhead brewing company

Subjects: OSU; beer blogging; economic depression; hops crash; hops farmers; hops symposium; hops vendors; microbrewing; road brewing; road trip; steelhead brewing company

Partial Transcript: So was that, was there a point around that time that you felt there was some shifting more towards thinking about educating brewers, so what was the transition like from being at Steelhead, going on the road trip, to education, and I know your main job isn't education...

Segment Synopsis: Teri talks about beginning to education brewers, writing articles, and meeting Laura Alrick.

Keywords: Jamie Martin; Laura Alrick; brewing; brewing education; brewing network; education; mentoring women; women brewers

Subjects: Jamie Martin; Laura Alrcik; brewing; brewing education; brewing network; education; mentoring women; women brewers

Partial Transcript: So I was at Stonebrewing and I'm having dinner with Laura Alrick and it's really clear that she needed to network and mentor with other women...

Segment Synopsis: Teri talks about the constipation and development of the Pink Boots Society, how they grew, what they've achieved so far, and what they expect to achieve in the future.

Keywords: Denise Ratfield; Emily Engdahl; Teri Fahrendorf; american society of brewing chemists; barley's angels; great western malting and country malt group; master brewers association; pink boots; scholarships; women beer leadership conference; women in brewing

Subjects: Denise Ratfield; Emily Engdahl; Teri Fahrendorf; american society of brewing chemists; barley's angels; great western malting and country malt group; master brewers association; pink boots; scholarships; women beer leadership conference; women in brewing

Partial Transcript: This is my diploma from the Siebel Institute in Chicago, the world's largest diploma, I don't know if they're still doing them this large, but it's pretty cool...

Segment Synopsis: Teri talks about her time learning at the Siebel Institute and her prior work in the computer science industry in the early days of programming.

Keywords: Siebel institute; brewing school; computer programming; homebrewing

Subjects: brewing school; computer programming; homebrewing; siebel institute