Oregon Beer History
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 […]