Oregon Beer History
Want to know more? Click here for the finding aid. WHAT IS THE HOP GROWERS OF AMERICA? The Hop Growers of America Records document the functioning of the organization. The HGA organization was founded in 1956 in Washington State. Its mission is to create a healthier and more efficient United States hops industry for corporations […]
Want to know more? Click here for the finding aid. WHAT IS THE BARLEY’S ANGELS? The Barley’s Angels organization is a collection of individual chapters throughout the world that focuses on increasing craft beer appreciation for female consumers. It was originally founded in 2011 as the consumer education section of the Pink Boots Society organization. […]
Want to know more? Click here for the finding aid. WHAT IS THE PINK BOOTS SOCIETY? The Pink Boots Society was inspired by a 2007 cross-country trip taken by Teri Fahrendorf, which she documented on her blog “The Road Brewer.” Fahrendorf had recently left her position as head brewer at Steelhead in Eugene, Oregon, and […]
Want to know more? Click here for the finding aid. WHAT IS THE OREGON BREWERS GUILD? Note: this information was part of the finding aid published in 2021 and staffing has changed. The Oregon Brewers Guild was founded in 1992 and is a non-profit trade, marketing, and lobbying association that represents the Oregon Craft Brewing […]
Want to know more? Click here for the finding aid. WHAT ARE THE HOPS RESEARCH REPORTS? Efforts at Oregon State University to improve hop production scientifically started in the 1890s, but were largely abandoned with the beginning of Prohibition. Following repeal of Prohibition, the hop industry quickly recovered, only to be threatened again by the […]
Want to know more? Click here for the finding aid. WHO WAS RUBEN SCHNEIDER? Ruben Schneider (1915-2012) was an American brewer and brewing industry executive who spent the majority of his career as a technical and operational leader at the Lucky Lager Brewing Company. Born in San Francisco, California, on January 25, 1915, Schneider earned […]
Want to know more? Click here for the finding aid. WHAT IS THE OREGON HOP GROWERS ASSOCIATION? Willamette Valley growers formed the Oregon Hop Growers Association (OHGA) in 1955. A voluntary organization, the OHGA broadly aimed to assist with marketing and grower education, but also to foster relationships in a tight knit community. This dual […]
Want to know more? Click here for the finding aid. WHO IS ALFORD SOLEY? Alford Harold Soley (1916-1987) was a lifelong Portland resident who spent more than three decades as an engineer at the Blitz-Weinhard Brewery in Portland, eventually becoming Chief Engineer. The notebook in this collection comes from a correspondence course Soley took in […]
Want to know more? Click here for the finding aid. WHO IS TERI FAHRENDORF? Fahrendorf is a pioneering American brewer, industry advocate, and founder of the Pink Boots Society. Raised in a German-American family in Wisconsin, she developed an early interest in fermentation, starting with bread baking at age 10. Her curiosity about brewing was […]
When I started the Oregon Hops and Brewing Archives just over 11 years ago, I didn’t know that much about the Oregon beer industry. I dove into the university records to learn about the history of hops research and legacy of food science, but had a lot to do if I was going to tiptoe […]