Brewing and Fermentation Research Collection

Brewing and Fermentation Research Collection, 1891-2016

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Oregon State University. Libraries.
Title: Brewing and Fermentation Research Collection
Dates: 1891-2016 (inclusive)
18912016

1980-2016 (bulk)
19802016
Quantity: 24.00 cubic feet and 2.7 Gbytes, (25 boxes, including 9 oversize boxes, and 37 volumes)
Collection Number: MSS BFRC
Summary: The Brewing and Fermentation Collection consists of materials collected by the OSU Special Collections and Archives Research Center pertaining to the history, growth, and culture of the Pacific Northwest brewing industry, including regional hops and barley farming, commercial craft and home brewing, and craft cider and mead.
Repository: Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives Research Center
Special Collections and Archives Research Center
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis OR
97331-4501
Telephone: 5417372075
Fax: 5417378674
scarc@oregonstate.edu
Access Restrictions: Collectionis open for research.
Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Oregon Hops and Brewing Archives, established in 2013 at the OSU Libraries and Press' Special Collections and Archives Research Center, is the first in the U.S. dedicated to collecting, preserving, and sharing materials that explore the commercial, agricultural, social, and cultural aspects of Northwest brewing.

Originally focused on Oregon's hop production, craft brewing movement, and Oregon State University research, the collecting scope expanded in 2016 to incorporate of all facets of the regional craft brewing industries (mead, cider, beer), as well as barley breeding and farming, homebrew organizations and practitioners, and regional pre-Prohibition era history.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Brewing and Fermentation Research Collection consists of research and subject files, memorabilia, and publications related to regional hops and barley farming; home brewing; and craft beer, cider, and mead. Of note are the homebrew club newsletters, publications, articles and theses, clippings, and brewery and subject files, marketing materials, memorabilia, and ephemeral items like beer cans, coasters, and bottles from various Oregon-based and regional breweries and businesses. Electronic records are a component of this collection, including documents and photographs on craft breweries, newsletters and reports, ephemeral items like event or beer release posters, and photographs.

There are several noteworthy periodical runs including Celebrator (1988-2014), Malt Advocate (1994-2009), American Brewer (1987-2013), Beer Northwest (2007-2010), Brewing Techniques (1993-1999), Zymurgy (1984-2013), All About Beer (1979-2014), The New Brewer (1983-2010), The Oregon Hop Grower and Pacific Hop Grower (1933-1940), The Hopper (1994-1955), Northwest Brew News, Brewers Guardian (1963-2002), and the Oregon Beer Growler (2014-2016).

Electronic records included in this collection are available in the Special Collections and Archives Research Center's reading room on the researcher kiosk.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

Brewing and Fermentation Research Collection (MSS BFRC), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The Brewing and Research Fermentation Collection is arranged into four series: 1. Subject and Research Files, 1916-2016; 2. Publications, 1933-2016; 3. Ephemera, 1983-2015; and 4. Photographs and videos, circa 1935-2015.

Acquisition Information

The Special Collections and Archives Research Center began compiling this collection in 2013. Additions to the collection are made regularly.

Related Materials

The Brewing and Fermentation Research Collection is complemented by several other collections. The Oregon Hops and Brewing Archives Oral History Collection (OH 35) includes interviews from industry professionals, journalists and community members. Additional materials related Oregon State University research and manuscript collections are detailed on the Oregon Hops and Brewing Archives library research guide.

More information pertaining to the history of hop growing and brewing in Oregon can be found on the Oregon Hops and Brewing Archives website.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Series 1: Subject and Research Files, 1891-2016Return to Top

This series contains a variety of documents related to the cultivation and management of hops, the history of brewing in Oregon and internationally including Prohibition, and the promotional documents of various breweries in the state. There are also files related to wine, sake, cider, barley and homebrewing, along with documentation of women in brewing, local laws and several theses regarding beer history and production.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
1.01	Brewing Economics	2012-2016
1.02	Women in Brewing	1994-2015
1.03	International Brewing History	2013-2014
1.04	Prohibition	1995-2014
1.05	Barley	2013-2015
1.06	Wine	1977, 2014
1.07	Sake	2013
1.08	Cider	2013-2014
1.09	Hops Pest Management	2010
1.10	Fresh Hop Beer	2009-2015
1.11	Hops, Materials F/Growers and Organization	1957-2014
1.12	Hops Oregon State University	1891-1931
1.13	Hops	1935-2015
1.14	Hops	1916-2015
1.15	Homebrewing	1982-2013
1.16	Brewpub Law	1985, 2014
1.17	Henry Weinhard MA Thesis Henry Weinhard: Portland's Elusive Founding Father. Written by Aukjen Tadema Ingraham from Whitman College.	1998
1.18	McMenamins Historic Preservation PhD Dissertation Preserved in Alcohol: Case Studies of Adaptive Reuse Projects by McMenamins. Written by James H. Tichgelaar of Arkansas State University.	2012
1.19	Oregon Beer Sr. Thesis Oregon Beer: The Rise and Fall of Brewing. Written by Kevin Turnblom of Weber State University.	2006
1.20	Wyeast Labs	2013-2016
1.21	Brewing	1970-2014
1.22	Event and Festivals	1999-2015
1.23	Oregon Breweries	1983-2016
1.24	Bend Brewery Pamphlets, Promotional Materials, Menus	2015
1.25	Ale Apothecary Labels	2015
1.26	Bricktowne Brewing Memorabilia, Menus	2013-2014
1.27	BridgePort Brewing Articles	2001-2015
1.28	Caldera Brewing Menus, Beer Descriptions, Labels, Memorabilia	2013-2014
1.29	Crux Fermentation Project Articles on Larry Sidor and Brewery	2010-2014
1.30	Deschutes Brewery Labels, Tap Room, Articles	2004-2015
1.31	Double Mountain Coasters, Promotional Materials, Labels	2014-2016
1.32	Fort George Brewery Beer Descriptions, Informational Brochures	2013-2014
1.33	Full Sail Brewing Memorabilia, Articles	2014
1.34	Gigantic Brewing Labels	2015
1.35	Logsdon Farmhouse Ales Beer Descriptions	2013-2014
1.36	McMenamins Decals, Property Info, Coasters, Beer Descriptions, Articles	1995-2014
1.37	Mt. Angel Abbey Photos of Pickers, Label	1935, 2015
1.38	Nor'Wester Brewing Articles	1996-1998
1.39	Oregon Trail Brewery Beer Labels, Brewery History	2013
1.40	Pelican Pub and Brewery Labels, Beer Descriptions	2014
1.41	pFriem Brewery Menu, Beer Description, Promotional Material	2014
1.42	Portland Brewing Co. Shareholder Information and Meeting Materials, Company Materials, Beer Descriptions, Clippings	1993-2004
1.43	Rogue Ales Drink Descriptions, Events, Memorabilia	1995, 2014-2015
1.44	Standing Stone Brewery Memorabilia, Beer Descriptions, Menu	2014
1.45	Two Towns Cider Memorabilia	2013-2014
1.46	Walkabout Brewing Beer Descriptions, Labels	2014
1.47	Widmer Craft Brew Alliance Articles on Widmer Brothers Brewing, Kona Brewing and Craft Beer Alliance	2005-2014
1.48	Worthy Brewing Beer Descriptions, Memorabilia, Articles	2011-2014
	Subject and Research Files Publication list from Dr. Alfred Haunold, hops and brewing research conference proposals, beer information sheets from Logsdon Farmhouse Ales.	2014-2015

Series 2: Publications, 1933-2016Return to Top

This series includes magazines, newspapers, by-laws and newsletters covering content about beer culture, brewing and hop cultivation. The publications include newsletters from the Heart of the Valley Homebrewers (1995-2010), Cascade Brewers Society (2003-2015) and the Oregon Brew Crew (1980-2015), the magazines Beer Northwest (2007-2010), Brewing Techniques (1993-1999), The New Brewer (1983-2010), American Brewer (1987-2013), The Hopper (1944-1954), All About Beer (1979-2014), Zymurgy (1984-2013) and the Celebrator (1988-2014). Also included are the newspapers Northwest Brewing News (1999-2014), Oregon Beer Growler (2012-2016), Oregon/Pacific Hop Grower (1933-1940) and the Malt Advocate (1994-2009).

Container(s)	Description	Dates
	Journals and Periodicals	1933-2016
Box/Folder
3.01	Miscellaneous Periodicals	1977-1997
3.02	Miscellaneous Periodicals	2013
3.03	Miscellaneous Periodicals	2014
3.04	Miscellaneous Periodicals	2015
3.05	Miscellaneous Periodicals	2015-2016
3.06	Beer Northwest	2007
3.07	Beer Northwest	2008
3.08	Beer Northwest	2009
3.09	Beer Northwest	2010
3.10	Brewing Techniques	1993
3.11	Brewing Techniques	1994
3.12	Brewing Techniques	1994
3.13	Brewing Techniques	1995
3.14	Brewing Techniques	1995
3.15	Brewing Techniques	1996
3.16	Brewing Techniques	1996
3.17	Brewing Techniques	1997
3.18	Brewing Techniques	1997
3.19	Brewing Techniques	1998
3.20	Brewing Techniques	1998
3.21	Brewing Techniques	1999
4.01	The New Brewer	1983-1984
4.02	The New Brewer	1985
4.03	The New Brewer	1986
4.04	The New Brewer	1987
4.05	The New Brewer	1988
4.06	The New Brewer	1989
4.07	The New Brewer	1990
4.08	The New Brewer	1991
4.09	The New Brewer	1992
4.10	The New Brewer	1993
4.11	The New Brewer	1993
4.12	The New Brewer	1994
4.13	The New Brewer	1994
4.14	The New Brewer	1995
4.15	The New Brewer	1995
4.16	The New Brewer	1996
4.17	The New Brewer	1996
4.18	The New Brewer	1997
4.19	The New Brewer	1997
4.20	The New Brewer	1998
4.21	The New Brewer	1998
5.01	The New Brewer	1999
5.02	The New Brewer	2000
5.03	The New Brewer	2001
5.04	The New Brewer	2002
5.05	The New Brewer	2003
5.06	The New Brewer	2004
5.07	The New Brewer	2004
5.08	The New Brewer	2005
5.09	The New Brewer	2005
5.10	The New Brewer	2006
5.11	The New Brewer	2006
5.12	The New Brewer	2007
5.13	The New Brewer	2007
5.14	The New Brewer	2008
5.15	The New Brewer	2009
5.16	The New Brewer	2010
6.01	American Brewer	1987
6.02	American Brewer	1989
6.03	American Brewer	1990
6.04	American Brewer	1991
6.05	American Brewer	1992
6.06	American Brewer	1993
6.07	American Brewer	1994
6.08	American Brewer	1995
6.09	American Brewer	1996
6.10	American Brewer	1997
6.11	American Brewer	1998
6.12	American Brewer	1999
6.13	American Brewer	2000
6.14	American Brewer	2001
6.15	American Brewer	2002
6.16	American Brewer	2003
6.17	American Brewer	2004
6.18	American Brewer	2005
6.19	American Brewer	2006
6.20	American Brewer	2007
6.21	American Brewer	2008
6.22	American Brewer	2009
6.23	American Brewer	2010
6.24	American Brewer	2013
6.25	The Hopper	1944
6.26	The Hopper	1945
6.27	The Hopper	1946
6.28	The Hopper	1947
6.29	The Hopper	1948
6.30	The Hopper	1949
6.31	The Hopper	1950
6.32	The Hopper	1951
6.33	The Hopper	1952
6.34	The Hopper	1953
6.35	The Hopper	1954
7.01	All About Beer	1979-1980
7.02	All About Beer	1981
7.03	All About Beer	1982
7.04	All About Beer	1983
7.05	All About Beer	1983
7.06	All About Beer	1984
7.07	All About Beer	1985
7.08	All About Beer	1986
7.09	All About Beer	1987
7.10	All About Beer	1988
7.11	All About Beer	1989
7.12	All About Beer	1990
7.13	All About Beer	1991
7.14	All About Beer	1992
7.15	All About Beer	1993
7.16	All About Beer	1994
7.17	All About Beer	1994
7.18	All About Beer	1995
7.19	All About Beer	1995
7.20	All About Beer	1996
7.21	All About Beer	1996
7.22	All About Beer	1997
7.23	All About Beer	1997
7.24	All About Beer	1998
7.25	All About Beer	1999
7.26	All About Beer	1999
8.01	All About Beer	2000
8.02	All About Beer	2000
8.03	All About Beer	2001
8.04	All About Beer	2001
8.05	All About Beer	2002
8.06	All About Beer	2002
8.07	All About Beer	2003
8.08	All About Beer	2004
8.09	All About Beer	2005
8.10	All About Beer	2006
8.11	All About Beer	2007
8.12	All About Beer	2008
8.13	All About Beer	2009
8.14	All About Beer	2010
8.15	All About Beer	2011
8.16	All About Beer	2012
8.17	All About Beer	2013
8.18	All About Beer	2014
9.01	Zymurgy	1984
9.02	Zymurgy	1985
9.03	Zymurgy	1986
9.04	Zymurgy	1987
9.05	Zymurgy	1988
9.06	Zymurgy	1989
9.07	Zymurgy	1990
9.08	Zymurgy	1990
9.09	Zymurgy	1991
9.10	Zymurgy	1991
9.11	Zymurgy	1992
9.12	Zymurgy	1992
9.13	Zymurgy	1993
9.14	Zymurgy	1993
9.15	Zymurgy	1994
9.16	Zymurgy	1994
9.17	Zymurgy	1995
9.18	Zymurgy	1995
10.01	Zymurgy	1995
10.02	Zymurgy	1996
10.03	Zymurgy	1997
10.04	Zymurgy	1998
10.05	Zymurgy	1999
10.06	Zymurgy	2000
10.07	Zymurgy	2001
10.08	Zymurgy	2002
10.09	Zymurgy	2003
10.10	Zymurgy	2004
10.11	Zymurgy	2005
10.12	Zymurgy	2006
10.13	Zymurgy	2007
10.14	Zymurgy	2008
10.15	Zymurgy	2009
10.16	Zymurgy	2010
10.17	Zymurgy	2013
11.01	Celebrator	1988
11.02	Celebrator	1989
11.03	Celebrator	1990
11.04	Celebrator	1991
11.05	Celebrator	1992
12.01	Celebrator	1994
12.02	Celebrator	1995
12.03	Celebrator	1996
12.04	Celebrator	1997
13.01	Celebrator	1998
13.02	Celebrator	1999
13.03	Celebrator	2000
13.04	Celebrator	2001
14.01	Celebrator	2002
14.02	Celebrator	2003
14.03	Celebrator	2004
14.04	Celebrator	2005
15.01	Celebrator	2006
15.02	Celebrator	2007
15.03	Celebrator	2008
15.04	Celebrator	2009
16.01	Celebrator	2010
16.02	Celebrator	2011
16.03	Celebrator	2012
16.04	Celebrator	2013
16.05	Celebrator	2014
17.01	Northwest Brewing News	1999
17.02	Northwest Brewing News	2000
17.03	Northwest Brewing News	2001
17.04	Northwest Brewing News	2002
17.05	Northwest Brewing News	2003
17.06	Northwest Brewing News	2004
17.07	Northwest Brewing News	2005
17.08	Northwest Brewing News	2013
17.09	Northwest Brewing News	2014
18.01	Oregon Beer Growler	2012
18.02	Oregon Beer Growler	2013
18.03	Oregon Beer Growler	2014
18.04	Oregon Beer Growler	2015
18.05	Oregon Beer Growler	2016
19.01	Oregon Hop Grower	1933
19.02	Pacific Hop Grower	1934
19.03	Pacific Hop Grower	1935
19.04	Pacific Hop Grower	1936
19.05	Pacific Hop Grower	1937
19.06	Pacific Hop Grower	1938
19.07	Pacific Hop Grower	1939
19.08	Pacific Hop Grower	1940
20.01	Malt Advocate	1994
20.02	Malt Advocate	1995
20.03	Malt Advocate	1996
20.04	Malt Advocate	1997
20.05	Malt Advocate	1998
20.06	Malt Advocate	1999
20.07	Malt Advocate	2000
20.08	Malt Advocate	2001
20.09	Malt Advocate	2002
20.10	Malt Advocate	2003
20.11	Malt Advocate	2004
20.12	Malt Advocate	2005
20.13	Malt Advocate	2006
20.14	Malt Advocate	2007
20.15	Malt Advocate	2008
20.16	Malt Advocate	2009
	Brewers Guardian Brewers Guardian is an international brewing industry magazine. This subseries consists of 3 shelves of bound volumes.	1963-2002
	Newsletters	1980-2016
Box/Folder
2.01	Heart of the Valley Homebrewers Newsletters	1995-1997
2.02	Heart of the Valley Homebrewers Newsletters	1998-2000
2.03	Heart of the Valley Homebrewers Newsletters	2001-2004
2.04	Heart of the Valley Homebrewers Newsletters	2005-2008
2.05	Heart of the Valley Homebrewers Newsletters	2009-2012
2.06	Heart of the Valley Homebrewers Newsletters	2013-2015
2.07	Heart of the Valley Homebrewers By-laws	2010
2.08	Cascade Brewers Society Newsletters	2000-2003
2.09	Cascade Brewers Society Newsletters	2004-2006
2.10	Cascade Brewers Society Newsletters	2007-2009
2.11	Cascade Brewers Society Newsletters	2010-2012
2.12	Cascade Brewers Society Newsletters	2013-2015
2.13	Cascade Brewers Society Constitution
2.14	Oregon Brew Crew Newsletters	1980-1981
2.15	Oregon Brew Crew Newsletters	1982-1983
2.16	Oregon Brew Crew Newsletters	1984-1985
2.17	Oregon Brew Crew Newsletters	1986-1987
2.18	Oregon Brew Crew Newsletters	1988-1989
2.19	Oregon Brew Crew Newsletters	1990-1991
2.20	Oregon Brew Crew Newsletters	1992-1993
2.21	Oregon Brew Crew Newsletters	1994-1995
2.22	Oregon Brew Crew Newsletters	2000-2001
2.23	Oregon Brew Crew Newsletters	2002-2003
2.24	Oregon Brew Crew Newsletters	2004-2005
2.25	Oregon Brew Crew Newsletters	2006-2007
2.26	Oregon Brew Crew Newsletters	2008-2009
2.27	Oregon Brew Crew Newsletters	2010-2011
2.28	Oregon Brew Crew Newsletters	2012-2013
2.29	Oregon Brew Crew Newsletters	2014-2015
	30: Miscellaneous Newsletters, reports, etc.
	Publications, Newsletters, and Reports Electronic files for publicatons, newsletters, and reports from Agraian Ales, Block 15 Brewery, Cascade Brewers Society, Central Oregon Home Brewers Organization, Craft Beer Quarterly, Heart of the Valley Homebrewers, Oregon Brew Crew, Pink Boots Society, and Rogue Brewery and Farm.	1980-2016

Series 3: Ephemera, 1980-2015Return to Top

This series includes beer koozies, coasters, stuckers, 6-pack holders, bottles, clothing, cans, glasses, growlers, bottled beer, and tap handles from 1980 to 2015. These various items were collected from breweries including Fort George, Mazama, McMenamins, Miller, Coors, Gigantic, Burnside and Deschutes. Memorabilia was also collected from OHBA itself and events/programs sponsored by local brewing companies, such as the OSU Football program and Cinco de Mayo festivities.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
19.09	Event and beer release posters	2011-2016
21.01	Beer koozies	2014
21.02	Coasters	1990-2015
21.03	Coasters	1990-2015
21.04	Coasters	1990-2015
21.05	Coasters	1990-2015
21.06	Coasters	1980-2015
21.07	Stickers and other memorabilia	2000-2015
21.08	6-pack holders	2014-2015
21.09	6-pack holders	2014-2015
22.01	Bottles	circa 2013
23.01	Bottles	circa 2013
24.01	Tap handles and bottled beer Bottle of Cartwright ale 6-pack of Hammerhead, tap handles from McMenamins and Gigantic	1983-2015
25.01	Growlers, clothing, bottles, cans, and glasses	2000-2015
	Ephemera Graphics, posters, and other ephemeral electronic materials produced by Basecamp Brewing, Eric Steen and Beers Made By Walking, Hopworks Urban Brewery, and Travel Portland. Of special note is a scanned copy of the Feminist Guide to Beer Drinking zine.	2010-2016

Series 4: Photographs and videos, circa 1935-2015Return to Top

This series includes electronic photographs and video files.

Description	Dates
Photographs and Audio-Video This folder includes 236 electronic photographs of bottles, Bridgeport Brewing, Crosby family pictures, Southern Oregon, Widmer Bros. Brewing, as well as an OSU Fermentation Sciences video and OHBA Stories, an Oregon Hops and Brewing Archives promotional video.

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