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Title: Tour of Pale Fire Brewery with Ben Trumbo, 2016 February 11
Date(s): 2016-02-11
Contributor(s): Trumbo, Benjamin (interviewee), Hargreaves, Gregory (interviewer)
Description: This interview, conducted by Gregory Hargreaves, took place in the brewery of Pale Fire Brewing Company in Harrisonburg, Virginia, during a specially-arranged tour of the facility located at 217 South Liberty Street #105 Harrisonburg, Virginia 22801. Lead Brewer Ben Trumbo walks through the brewing process, discussing the equipment, ingredients, and processes involved in running a successful craft brewery.
Collection ID: Beer and craft brewing oral history interviews (Accession 2016.287)
Hagley ID: Brewey_Tour_2_11_16
Collection: Beer and craft brewing oral history interviews

Title: Interview with Matthew Farber, PhD, 2016 February 5
Date(s): 2016-02-05
Contributor(s): Farber, Matthew (interviewee), Hargreaves, Gregory (interviewer)
Description: This interview took place in the office of Dr. Farber on the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania campus of the University of the Sciences. Farber offers perspective on the science of brewing, and how it relates to the business and technology of the craft brewing industry. An expert on yeast, Farber's interview illustrates the craft brewing industry from the point of view of the laboratory.
Collection ID: Beer and craft brewing oral history interviews (Accession 2016.287)
Hagley ID: Matthew_Farber_2_5_16
Collection: Beer and craft brewing oral history interviews

Title: Interview with Matthew Sebastionelli, 2016 March 11
Date(s): 2016-03-11
Contributor(s): Sebastionelli, Matthew (interviewee), Hargreaves, Gregory (interviewer)
Description: This interview, conducted by Gregory Hargreaves, took place in the office of Matthew Sebastionelli at River City Cannery, located at 6660 Santa Barbara Road Elkridge, Maryland 21075. Sebastionelli discusses his background in a military family, and early career in firefighting. An injury on the job forced Sebastionelli to reconsider his career options, a process that led him into the craft brewing industry. Lacking sufficient capital and expertise to open a brewery, Sebastionelli decided to...
Show moreThis interview, conducted by Gregory Hargreaves, took place in the office of Matthew Sebastionelli at River City Cannery, located at 6660 Santa Barbara Road Elkridge, Maryland 21075. Sebastionelli discusses his background in a military family, and early career in firefighting. An injury on the job forced Sebastionelli to reconsider his career options, a process that led him into the craft brewing industry. Lacking sufficient capital and expertise to open a brewery, Sebastionelli decided to try an innovative business model providing mobile canning services for craft breweries. Sebastionelli discusses the challenges of getting his business off the ground, which involved skills development, industry networking, and extensive assistance from his wife and business partner Ashley Sebastionelli. Sebastionelli has enjoyed considerable success with his business, such that he has expanded its offerings to include packaging brokerage services and co-manufacturing, co-packaging services for alcoholic and non-alcoholic craft beverage industries.
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Collection ID: Beer and craft brewing oral history interviews (Accession 2016.287)
Hagley ID: Matthew_Sebastionelli_3_11_16
Collection: Beer and craft brewing oral history interviews

Title: Interview with Gene Muller, 2016 January 29
Date(s): 2016-01-29
Contributor(s): Muller, Gene (interviewee), Hargreaves, Gregory (interviewer)
Description: This interview took place in the conference room of Flying Fish Brewing Company in Somerdale, New Jersey. Muller discusses his experience in twenty years of craft brewing in New Jersey.
Collection ID: Beer and craft brewing oral history interviews (Accession 2016.287)
Hagley ID: Gene_Muller_1_29_16
Collection: Beer and craft brewing oral history interviews

Title: Interview with Tim Brady, 2016 January 10
Date(s): 2016-01-10
Contributor(s): Brady, Tim (interviewee), Hargreaves, Gregory (interviewer)
Description: This interview took place in the taproom of Pale Fire Brewing Company in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Brady offers perspective on multiple positions within the craft brewing industry including his role in brewpub operations, product distribution, and beer production.
Collection ID: Beer and craft brewing oral history interviews (Accession 2016.287)
Hagley ID: Tim_Brady_1_10_16
Collection: Beer and craft brewing oral history interviews

Title: Interview with Kevin Atticks, 2016 March 10
Date(s): 2016-03-10
Contributor(s): Atticks, Kevin, 1975- (interviewee), Hargreaves, Gregory (interviewer)
Description: This interview, conducted by Gregory Hargreaves, took place in the office of Kevin Atticks at Grow + Fortify, LLC, located at 6247 Falls Road Baltimore, Maryland 21209, on the morning of March 10th, 2016. In the interview, Atticks briefly discusses his personal and professional background, education and early career, before moving on to an in-depth discussion of his career in organizing and advocating for the local, craft alcohol industries in Maryland. Atticks began his career writing a book...
Show moreThis interview, conducted by Gregory Hargreaves, took place in the office of Kevin Atticks at Grow + Fortify, LLC, located at 6247 Falls Road Baltimore, Maryland 21209, on the morning of March 10th, 2016. In the interview, Atticks briefly discusses his personal and professional background, education and early career, before moving on to an in-depth discussion of his career in organizing and advocating for the local, craft alcohol industries in Maryland. Atticks began his career writing a book on Maryland wineries, which lead to deepening engagement with that industry. Atticks enjoyed considerable success leading the Maryland Wineries Association, helping to organize the industry, and winning advantageous changes to the law. Observing opportunities to replicate this success, Atticks founded Grow + Fortify, LLC to serve the trade associations of Maryland craft brewers and distillers in addition to wineries. Atticks also discusses the wide array of factors influencing the development of the craft alcohol industries, including market conditions, consumer culture, the environment, and quality control.
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Collection ID: Beer and craft brewing oral history interviews (Accession 2016.287)
Hagley ID: Kevin_Atticks_3_10_16
Collection: Beer and craft brewing oral history interviews

Title: Interview with Barry Holsten, 2016 January 29
Date(s): 2016-01-29
Contributor(s): Holsten, Barry (interviewee), Hargreaves, Gregory (interviewer)
Description: This interview began in the employee break room, and shortly moved to the conference room of Flying Fish Brewing Company in Somerdale, New Jersey. Holsten offers perspective on the brewer's profession from a variety of positions within the industry.
Collection ID: Beer and craft brewing oral history interviews (Accession 2016.287)
Hagley ID: Barry_Holsten_1_29_16
Collection: Beer and craft brewing oral history interviews

Title: Interview with Ryan Maloney, 2015 December 29
Date(s): 2015-12-29
Contributor(s): Maloney, Ryan (interviewee), Hargreaves, Gregory (interviewer)
Description: This interview took place in the administrative office of Mispillion River Brewing Company in Milford, Delaware. Maloney briefly discusses his background and early career before a more in-depth discussion of his education as a brewer and his experiences working in the brewery at Mispillion. The process of learning to brew is discussed, as are the technical aspects of the brewing process. Maloney offers perspective on the complexities of brewing as a science and a manufacturing process, and...
Show moreThis interview took place in the administrative office of Mispillion River Brewing Company in Milford, Delaware. Maloney briefly discusses his background and early career before a more in-depth discussion of his education as a brewer and his experiences working in the brewery at Mispillion. The process of learning to brew is discussed, as are the technical aspects of the brewing process. Maloney offers perspective on the complexities of brewing as a science and a manufacturing process, and the business and marketing factors that brewers must consider in their work.
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Collection ID: Beer and craft brewing oral history interviews (Accession 2016.287)
Hagley ID: Ryan_Maloney_12_29_15
Collection: Beer and craft brewing oral history interviews

Title: Interview with Jamie Long, 2016 January 9
Date(s): 2016-01-09
Contributor(s): Long, Jamie (interviewee), Hargreaves, Gregory (interviewer)
Description: This interview took place in the taproom of Pale Fire Brewing Company in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Long offers perspective on the process of designing and building a brewery.
Collection ID: Beer and craft brewing oral history interviews (Accession 2016.287)
Hagley ID: Jamie_Long_1_9_16
Collection: Beer and craft brewing oral history interviews

Title: Interview with Robert "Bob" Trostel, 2016 January 14
Date(s): 2016-01-14
Contributor(s): Trostel, Robert (interviewee), Hargreaves, Gregory (interviewer)
Description: This interview took place in the conference room of BreakThru Beverage Group, lately United Distributors of Delaware, in New Castle, Delaware.
Collection ID: Beer and craft brewing oral history interviews (Accession 2016.287)
Hagley ID: Bob_Trostel_1_14_16
Collection: Beer and craft brewing oral history interviews