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Alicia Hicks Oral History Interview
Alicia Hicks is the Quality Assurance Assistant Manager at Deschutes Brewing. In her interview, Hicks talks about moving around a lot as a child, her family relationships, and her early interest in science and Math. She also talks about her schooling…
Jeff Alworth Oral History Interview
Jeff Alworth is a writer and podcaster in Portland, Oregon. In his interview Alworth talks about growing up in Boise, Idaho; and attending high school in Salt Lake City; his coursework in Religious Studies at Lewis & Clark College (BA, 1990) and…
Shannon Adair and John Spencer Oral History Interview
Shannon Adair is the owner of 1188 Brewing in John Day, Oregon. John Spencer has been the brewer there for a year. Adair and Spencer talk about how the brewery started, what it meant to open a brewery in John Day, how it has impacted the community,…
Michael LaLonde Oral History Interview
Michael LaLonde took as position at Deschutes Brewery as the Chief Operating Officer in 2005 and, as of June 2017, is both the President and CEO of the company. In this interview LaLonde talks about growing up in Atlanta, moving to Chicago as a…
Ginger Johnson Oral History Interview
Ginger Johnson is the founder of Women Enjoying Beer, an educator, consultant, and author. In her interview, Johnson talks about growing up in Minnesota, her family activities, and the ways they supported her interests in art. She also talks about…
Pat Gerhart Oral History Interview
Pat Gerhart is the director of Human Resources at Deschutes Brewery, a position she has held since 2004. In her interview, Gerhart talks about growing up in Oregon, living with her family as caretakers for a golf course in eastern Oregon, moving to…
John Foyston Oral History Interview
John Foyston, former Oregonian beer columnist, describes personal events that led him to write about Oregon's emergent beer culture. Foyston recounts his time studying journalism at the University of Oregon, as well as the importance of influences…
Kari Doyle Oral History Interview
Kari Doyle is the Brewing Logistics Specialist at Deschutes Brewery. Doyle grew up in a family that moved regularly because of her father’s job with government, and she reflects on living in different places, meeting new people and experiences…
William Dettwyler Oral History Interview
William Dettwyler grew up on a hop farm in Silverton, Oregon. In his interview he talks extensively about his family farm, processing facilities, and operations in the 1930s through the 1950s.
Blake Crosby Oral History Interview (2 of 2)
A fifth-generation hop grower, Blake Crosby owns and operates Crosby Hop Farm in Woodburn, Oregon with his father, Kevin. Since 1900, the Crosby family has grown a variety of aromatic and bittering hops. In this interview, Crosby briefly discusses…