West, Kevin
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content: National Museum of American History (U.S.)
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content: American Beer Brewing Oral History Collection
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content: American Beer Brewing Oral History Collection / Series 1: Born-Digital Interviews
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content: 160.72 Megabytes (Total Running Time: 00:15:55, audio/wav)
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content: 2023-07-25
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content: Oral history interview with Kevin West, lead brewer at Anchor Brewing Company in San Francisco, California. Topics covered includes West's childhood in Ohio; his arrival at Anchor Brewing Co. in 1990; his varied jobs at Anchor Brewing Co.; Fritz Maytag's relationship to Anchor employees and communication of the company's history; West's favorite aspects of brewing and of the Anchor brewery; and Anchor's unique approach to brewing and care of its yeast strain. West also discusses Anchor employees' reactions to the July 12, 2023 announcement that Sapporo USA would liquidate Anchor Brewing Co. on August 1, 2023.