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Title: Interview with Ben Trumbo, 2016 January 9
Date(s): 2016-01-09
Contributor(s): Trumbo, Benjamin (interviewee), Hargreaves, Gregory (interviewer)
Description: This interview took place in the taproom of Pale Fire Brewing Company in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Trumbo offers perspective on the work and professional life of brewers, and how the beer industry looks from the brewer's point of view.
Collection ID: Beer and craft brewing oral history interviews (Accession 2016.287)
Hagley ID: Ben_Trumbo_1_9_16
Collection: Beer and craft brewing oral history interviews

Title: Interview with Taylor Smack, 2016 January 8
Date(s): 2016-01-08
Contributor(s): Smack, Taylor (interviewee), Hargreaves, Gregory (interviewer)
Description: This interview took place on an enclosed porch adjacent to the dining balcony at Blue Mountain Brewery in Afton, Virginia. Smack offers perspective on the complicated ways in which regulation shapes business; and how major business decisions at Blue Mountain Brewery were informed by regulation.
Collection ID: Beer and craft brewing oral history interviews (Accession 2016.287)
Hagley ID: Taylor_Smack_1_8_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 Sam Calagione, 2016 January 21
Date(s): 2016-01-21
Contributor(s): Calagione, Sam (interviewee), Hargreaves, Gregory (interviewer)
Description: This interview took place in the conference room of Dogfish Head Craft Brewing in Milton, Delaware. Calagione offers perspective on the importance of craft brewing as a cultural and business movement. The persistent hum in the background of the recording came from machinery in an adjacent utility room, with the apologies of the interview subject.
Collection ID: Beer and craft brewing oral history interviews (Accession 2016.287)
Hagley ID: Sam_Calagione_1_21_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 Robert Murray, 2016 March 9
Date(s): 2016-03-09
Contributor(s): Murray, Robert (interviewee), Hargreaves, Gregory (interviewer)
Description: This interview took place surrounded by cases of beer stacked to the ceiling in a storage room at State Line Liquors in Elkton, Maryland. Murray offers perspective on the craft brewing industry from the point of view of the alcohol retailer, detailing the evolution of the beer retail space over several decades. The environment yeilded excellent recording conditions, with the exception of music and occasional announcements coming over the public address system.
Collection ID: Beer and craft brewing oral history interviews (Accession 2016.287)
Hagley ID: Robert_Murray_3_9_16
Collection: Beer and craft brewing oral history interviews