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Title
Lisa Morrison Oral History Interview
Description
Lisa Morrison is the majority owner at Belmont Station in Portland. In her interview, Morrison talks about growing up in Oklahoma, moving to Colorado for high school, and college experiences at Colorado State University. It was at CSU that her interest in imported and local microbrews was sparked. After graduating with a degree in Technical Journalism, Morrison was a television news reporter and anchor, a career she continued after moving to Portland in 1989. In addition to exploring the rapidly expanding beer culture in Portland, she began home brewing with her husband and soon joined the Oregon Brew Crew. Soon this personal interest or avocation turned into a career when she started to write about beer for local and national publications, and then later a radio show where she interviewed people from all aspects of the brewing community. Morrison talks about her process for identifying and chronicling beer culture, experiences as a woman in the journalism and brewing industries, beer education/appreciation classes she taught (including Sud Sisters, Barleys Angels), experiences mentoring and encouraging exploration of styles, and her impact on the industry, as well as her work establishing well-known festivals like PDX Beer Week, Craft Beer Month, and Fred Fest.
Creator
Lisa Morrison
Source
Oregon Hops and Brewing Archives
Publisher
Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries
Date
March 15, 2017
Contributor
Tiah Edmunson-Morton
Format
Born Digital
Language
English
Type
Oral History
Identifier
OH35-morrison-lisa-20170315
Oral History Item Type Metadata
Interviewer
Tiah Edmunson-Morton
Interviewee
Lisa Morrison
Location
Belmont Station, Portland, Oregon
Original Format
Born Digital
Duration
2:10:31
OHMS Object
Interview Format
video