Teri Fahrendorf Papers, 1960-2025

Note from TF: "I built 2 copies of this binder, one to keep and one to give to Steelhead's owners. They planned to start opening additional breweries in California, and they were not offering me any additional compensation to do it. So I spent about six months writing this proposal in order to get myself an appropriate raise. I included information I knew they could use in their own business plan(s) as they approached banks for funding. They loved the information in this proposal, and my plan worked: They increased my salary from $33,000 gross to $50,000 gross, but told me that after all the installations, I would have to continue to manage all the brewery locations and brewery staff (at all locations) in addition to my brewing/management duties at the original Eugene location.”

Fahrendorf brewed these recipes at the Golden Gate Brewery in Berkeley, California (March 1-May 1, 1989); Triple Rock Brewery in Berkeley, California (July 1-early September, 1989); and Steelhead Brewing in Eugene, Oregon (September 17, 1990-March 9, 2007). These notebooks have been digitized and are available upon request.

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Festival was inspired by the Pink Boots Society and held in North Carolina.

Conference was held in Austin, Texas.

Note from TF: "The professor and leader of Portland State University’s Business of Craft Brewing certificate program is/was Mellie Pullman (related to the famous Pullman train car family), who in my opinion was the first woman craft brewmaster in the USA. Here is how I see the first women craft brewmasters:

Mellie Pullman – Brewmaster & Owner, Schirf Brewing Company (Wasatch Brewery) in Park City, Utah – 1986. Mellie quit after a few years and went back to university to become a Supply Chain Management professor.

Carol Stoudt – Brewmaster & Owner, Stoudt Brewing Company – Adamstown, Pennsylvania – 1987. Carol may disagree with the date.

Teri Fahrendorf – Brewmaster (not an owner), Golden Gate Brewing Company – Berkeley, California – 1989. I attended the Siebel Institute in 1988 and consider that my career start date.”

Original logo.

Second and final logo.

Note from TF: "I put the beer mug charm on the zipper. Has the new logo."

San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf location.

Note from TF: "The company originally was called Willamette Brewery, and several of us warned Jeff Althouse that there had already been a Willamette Brewery, and that Willamette Winery owned the trademark. Sometime after opening he did change the name to Oakshire."

New logo, lists Great American Beer Festival medals through 1996. Locations in 1996 included Eugene, Burlingame, and Irvine.

Note from TF: "The Fresno location was actually called Bulldog Brewing Company because the local Fresno partner insisted on that."

Pins, stickers, and patches.

Note from TF: “Before Ray Daniels and Randy Mosher wrote their beer recipe design books, this was the Bible! This was the book I used my entire career when I needed help designing new beer recipes. Once upon a time I had a Xeroxed copy that I bought for $2 from Fred at a card table set up at the 1988 AHA Homebrewer’s Conference in Denver. I used that copy out until Fred finally got this book published.”

Note from TF: “I am mentioned on p. 73-74. George saw my presentation at the 1990 Homebrewers Conference in Oakland.”

Note from TF: “BTW, this book sort of proves that I beat Bridgeport and Karl Ockert to the Pacific NW (or West Coast) style IPA. Steelhead’s Bombay Bomber IPA was on tap on January 22, 1991, when we opened, and never came off tap (while I worked there). My last day was March 9, 2007.”

Note from TF: "All the presentations from the 1990 AHA Homebrewers Conference, held in Oakland, California."

Note from TF: "I'm on p. 72-73."

Note from TF: “It was while attending this 1988 GABF that I made the decision to 'go pro' and attend Siebel’s Brewing School.”

Note from TF: “Michael Jackson. Talks about me on p. 53. Article about me (sort of).”

Note from TF: “I’m in here. Inside front cover (Picture from 1990 AHA Conference).”

Note from TF: “I’m in here, p. 30-31. Picture of Lyon’s Brewery Depot.”

Note from TF: “Steelhead’s in here, p. 11. Article about Steelhead: I wrote article.”

Note from TF: “I’m in here, p. 6. Article about me.”

Note from TF: “I’m in here, p. 37. I wrote it.”

Note from TF: “I’m in here, p. 22. Picture - Oregon beer article.”

Note from TF: “I’m in here, p. 43. Article about me (co-opted from something I wrote)."

Note from TF: “Steelhead’s in here, p. 42. Article about Steelhead.”

Note from TF: “I’m in here, p. 64, 82. I wrote it.”

Note from TF: “I’m in here, p. 13. Article with me in it.”

Note from TF: “I spoke at this conference on grain handling.”

Note from TF: “I’m in here, p. 24. Article about me.”

Note from TF: “I’m in here, p. 40. I wrote it.”

Note from TF: “I’m in here, p. 12. Article about me.”

Note from TF: "I'm a cover girl!"

Note from TF: “I’m in here, p. 76. Article about me.”

Note from TF: “I’m in here, p. 8. Picture - OBG (Oregon Brewers Guild) Charter.”

Note from TF: “I’m in here, p. 66. I wrote it.”

Note from TF: “I’m in here, p. 93. Article with me in it.”

Note from TF: “I’m in here, p. 10. Article about me.”

Note from TF: “Steelhead’s in here. Article about Steelhead’s phone service.”

Note from TF: “I’m in here, p. 10-11. I’m mentioned by name.”

Note from TF: “I’m in here, p. 5-6, Article about me”

Note from TF: “I’m on p. 9. Article with me and Burlingame.”

Note from TF: “Our beer on p. 10. Steelhead beers mentioned.”

Note from TF: “I’m in here, p. 38. Article with me in it.”

Note from TF: “I’m in here, p. 8. Picture: with cigar at GABF (Great American Beer Festival).”

Note from TF: “I’m in here, speech #23, Picture and Bio.”

Note from TF: “I’m in here, p. 63. Article about me.”

Note from TF: “This was the MBAA National Convention I spoke at.”

Note from TF: “I’m in here, p. 6. I am mentioned.”

Note from TF: “I’m in here, p. 10-14. Recipes and Bio.”

Note from TF: “I’m in here, p. 65. Picture - First World Beer Cup.”

Note from TF: “Steelhead’s in here, p. 5. Steelhead is mentioned.”

Note from TF: “I’m in here, p. 102. I wrote it.”

Note from TF: “Article about me/Steelhead in English, Japanese, Spanish.”

Note from TF: “I’m in here, p. 32, 36. I wrote it.”

Note from TF: “I’m in here, p. 24. Article with me in it.”

Note from TF: “I’m in here, p. 7. I wrote it.”

Note from TF: “I’m in here (and Mom), p. 38, also p. 44, article about Teardrop/Blu’s Ad"

Note from TF: “I’m in here, p. 17. Article with me in it.”

Note from TF: “I’m in here - burn article, p. 42. I wrote it.”

Note from TF: "I'm in here, p. 8. Member."

Note from TF: "I'm in here, p. 43-44. I wrote it - Xmas newsletter picture with Teardrop."

Note from TF: "I'm in here, p. 33-37. Article about me."

Note from TF: "I spoke at this conference, p. 18."

Note from TF: "I spoke at this conference, p. 4"

Note from TF: "My last GABF as Steelhead's brewmaster. I continued to judge GABF World Beer Cup."

Note from TF: "I'm in here (and Don!), p. 229-230."

Note from TF: "I'm in here."

Note from TF: "Steelhead is in here, but I'm no longer brewmaster."

Note from TF: "I'm in here, photo on p. 16. Cape Cod Beer Story on p. 33."

Note from TF: "I am back page interview, p. 88. 2007 Road Brewer."

Note from TF: "I'm in here, p. 84-87. Collaboration Brews."

Note from TF: "I'm in here, p. 75-77. 2008 Road Brewer."

Note from TF: "I'm in here, p. 37."

Note from TF: "I'm in here, PBS: Brewing Ladies of the World Unite, p. 18, Spring 2008."

Note from TF: “Teri’s Article: Across America’s Beerscape, p. 38-44.”

Note from TF: “May/June, p. 80-85, The Women of Beer, Teri on p. 83.”

Note from TF: "PBS, p. 13."

Note from TF: “PBS (and me) are in here, p. 9-30, (our first PBS meeting).”

Note from TF: "Women in Brewing, I'm in here, p. 10."

Note from TF: “Itinerant Brewers, I’m in here, p. 8-9.”

Note from TF: “8 Brewers-8 Daughters, p. 57-62.”

Note from TF: "I'm in here, p. 24-25."

Note from TF: "I'm in here, p. 21A, 2007 Road Brewer."

Note from TF: "I'm in here, p. 42-44."

Note from TF: "I'm in here, p. 12."

Note from TF: "I'm in here, p. 16."

Note from TF: "I'm in here, p. 40, Oct-Nov."

The set includes early personal photos of Fahrendorf as a child making pickles, organizing events and conferences as a student, and homebrewing and fermenting wine. It documents her time at the Siebel Institute in 1988, including classroom scenes, the class project beer, graduation (where she was class president), and "Barstool Surfing." Also from 1988 are images from the Great American Beer Festival, featuring Fahrendorf with Clement Pellani, Michael Jackson, and Mellie Pullman, as well as photos of her displaying a California State Fair homebrew ribbon and posing with fellow classmate Walter Swistowicz. The 1989 photos cover Fahrendorf’s time at Golden Gate Brewery and her recovery from a serious burn injury, with scenes from the hospital, burn unit, and early rehabilitation. Additional images show Fahrendorf at Triple Rock Brewing, where she became head brewer, working with assistant brewer Pete and participating in her first beer festivals. In 1990, she is shown speaking at the American Homebrewers Association Conference in Oakland and moving to Eugene to begin brewing for Steelhead. Later images document her medal wins at the Great American Beer Festival with Steelhead and participation in a beer judging panel at the World Beer Cup. 97 files.

Photographs document Fahrendorf’s professional brewing career from 1991 through 2000. The earliest images capture the opening of Steelhead Brewing Company in Eugene in 1991, including brewhouse operations, festivals, and collaborations with assistant brewer Glen Falconer. That same year, Fahrendorf participated in judging and won her first and second gold medals at the Great American Beer Festival (GABF), where she also worked the Steelhead booth. Additional GABF photographs from 1992–2000 include medal ceremonies, industry colleagues, and brewery presentations. Photos from 1993 and 1994 document her attendance at the Microbrewery Conference, including panel discussions and networking events. The collection also includes images of her speaking at the American Homebrewers Association Conference in 1993 and at the Master Brewers Association of the Americas in 1995. In 1996, Fahrendorf participated in the World Beer Cup, which is also represented. Other highlights include extensive documentation of Steelhead’s facilities and team between 1991 and 1997, portraits of Fahrendorf at Steelhead, coverage of Michael Jackson’s visit to the brewery, scenes of her building a fourth brewery in 1997, a Celebrator Beer News "swimsuit issue" shoot, and local brewers’ gatherings. 161 files.

Great American Brewing Festival (Fahrendorf and John Graber) and scenes from the Oregon Brewers Festival, including informal group shots featuring prominent brewers such as Dick Cantwell, John Harris, Jamie Floyd, Fal Allen, and Skip Madsen with Fahrendorf. Photographs show brewers socializing and festival activities include crowds at beer lines, live music performances by brass bands, and a dunk tank. Additional photos highlight scenic shots of Mount Hood. 46 files.

Includes Jon Graber making beer donuts at the Oregon Brewers Guild table during a festival, Don Younger hosting visiting brewers from Finland at the Horse Brass Pub, Tom Dalldorf, editor and publisher of Celebrator Beer News, and the Great American Beer Festival. Also included are pictures of the “Wedding Beer” brewed for Graber and Fahrendorf by Steelhead Brewery. 29 files.

Includes images of Tom Dalldorf, Dick Cantwell, and others at the Oregon Brewers Festival. Additional photos document the Steelhead Brewery locations in Burlingame and Irvine, showing brewery equipment, brew tanks, the brewing process, and interior and exterior views. The set also features the gift shop, restaurant and lounge areas, tap handles, brewers at work, and members of the wait staff. 95 files.

Images from the Craft Brewers Conference, Holiday Ale Festival, Great American Beer Festival, and Homebrew Con, the annual conference organized by the American Homebrewers Association. Additional photos feature Oregon Brewers Guild meetings, holiday gatherings at Brew Craft USA—a company specializing in supplies for homebrewing, commercial brewing, winemaking, meadmaking, cheesemaking, and distilling, where Jon Graber worked—and various other brewing events. The collection also includes miscellaneous images of brewing equipment and related activities. 93 files.

Includes visits to American Flatbread locations in Burlington Hearth and Bloomington, featuring images of brewing equipment, restaurant interiors, staff, kitchen facilities, and pizza ovens. Also included are photos from the Craft Brewers Conference and Pink Boots Society meeting in San Diego, the Great American Beer Festival and a Pink Boots Society gathering, and a photo shoot at the Horse Brass Pub. Additional images show beer author Michael Jackson and a wine dinner event, along with event and brewery photos from trips to Montreal and Vermont. 904 files.

Images of Belmont Station, the pub and bottle shop in Portland, as well as the Craft Brewers Conference in Boston featuring a Pink Boots Society member event and Fahrendorf speaking on a panel. Also included is a series of photographs of Craig Nicholls, owner and brewer at Roots Organic Brewing. Additional photos show Fahrendorf and Jon Graber building a flatbread oven in Portland with friends, scenes from the Great American Beer Festival including judging and a Pink Boots Society meeting, and the 75th Anniversary party for Great Western Malting. The set also includes Fahrendorf bottling beer at Heater Allen with brewer Rick Allen, and images from malt and hop field trip classes showing fieldwork, processing facilities, and participants including Jeff DeSantis and Matt Letki. 188 files.

Includes images from the Craft Brewers Conference in Chicago, featuring Jon Graber at the Brew Craft USA booth, staff at the Country Malt Group booth, and a Pink Boots Society member meeting with Fahrendorf, Melissa Cole, Tonya Cornett, and group photos of attending members. Also included are photos from the Pink Boots Society meeting at the Great American Beer Festival. Additional images show Fahrendorf attending Hop Union's Hop School in Yakima, Washington, with photos of hop fields, harvest, and processing facilities, as well as images of OSU’s Barley Field Day with images of green barley, fields, and Kevin Anderson. Other photos document a Pink Boots Society board meeting held at Fahrendorf’s home, Portland chapter meetings with Lisa Morrison, Whitney Burnside, and Christine Jump (director of Barley’s Angels), and scenes from the Quadrant MOPA event, as well as photos of Don Younger and a party at Upright Brewing. 422 files.

Includes images from the American Distilling Institute Conference, Briess Malt training sessions, and the "Bring Mom Out for a Beer" event. Also featured are photos from a collaboration brew at Schooner Exact, the Craft Brewers Conference and Pink Boots Society meeting in San Francisco, and a visit to Edgefield. Additional images show the first Barley’s Angels meeting, the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, the North American Organic Brewers Festival, and OSU’s Barley Field Day. The collection also includes various Pink Boots Society gatherings and a brew day at Triple Rock Brewery. 475 files.

Images from the Craft Brewers Conference booth in San Diego, as well as miscellaneous photos of brewing equipment, events, brewery staff, and social gatherings. Additional images feature the Oregon Brewers Festival, including scenes from the parade and a Pink Boots Society meeting. 91 files.

Includes images from Cascade Barrel House and the Craft Brewers Conference in Washington, D.C., including a Pink Boots Society member meeting. Additional photos feature the Empowerment Project Brew Day, the opening of John Harris’s Ecliptic Brewing, and the Oregon Brewers Festival. Also included are scenes from a Pink Boots Society Portland regional meeting, a tour in Pocatello, and the Washington Brewers Festival. 73 files.

Images related to beer and food, featuring brewers in breweries, restaurants, brewpubs, and hop fields. Additional photos include the Craft Brewers Conference in Denver, Fred Eckhardt’s birthday celebration, and the International Women’s Collaboration Brew Day bottle share event in Portland. The collection also features scenes from the University of Kentucky Craft Writing Symposium. 197 files.

Images related to beer and food, including restaurants, Pink Boots Society brewing events, the Great American Beer Festival, and construction of the research brewery at Great Western Malting Company. Additional materials include a selection of business cards and photos from the Pink Boots Society trip to Germany. 944 files.

Includes images from the American Homebrewers Association conference in Baltimore and the Craft Brewers Conference in Philadelphia. Additional photos feature restaurants, Pink Boots Society brewing events, and the research brewery at Great Western Malting Company. The collection also includes images of the design and building of the Brewmaster’s Cottage, a two-story, 800-square-foot beer-themed vacation rental created and run by Fahrendorf and Jon Graber. The cottage featured handmade stained-glass windows by Fahrendorf illustrating the brewing process with mash tuns and fermenters, as well as a trio of electric-green hop pendants in the kitchen. A selection of business cards is also included. 315 files.

Includes images and movies related to beer and food, featuring restaurants, Pink Boots Society events, additional equipment at the research brewery at Great Western Malting Company, and a series of photographs of German beer steins. Also included is a series of miniature "Tiny Beer" paintings by Fahrendorf. The collection features pictures of the Brewmaster’s Cottage, along with images from a trip to Germany and the Great American Beer Festival in Boulder. Additional photos document the Pink Boots Society 10th Anniversary Party, the Portland Women’s March, and pictures of the "Where’s Waldo Brewer Game"—a photo-based game created by Fahrendorf for the Brewmaster’s Cottage, which invited guests to identify Oregon and Washington brewers; this collection includes physical copies of the photos, some with handwritten names on the back in Box-Folder 6.06; images of brewers included in Digital Folder 18. 1,201 files.

As part of her work as a sales representative for the Great Western Malting Company, Fahrendorf created an extensive photographic catalog of brewers and their breweries. Spanning from 2009 to 2013, there are hundreds of images of brewers, primarily from Oregon and Washington posing in front of their brewing equipment.